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Hills of Death (HOD) May 2021 10:34am, 13 May 2021 35,656 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) I guess people want to do something after a few months ? Or do people think Nah
Northern Exile May 2021 10:50am, 13 May 2021 7,643 posts	0 Northern Exile That's the biggest, fattest Nah I am able to send short of delivering it personally. You must be joking.
macca 53 May 2021 11:09am, 13 May 2021 28,844 posts	0 macca 53 I have done a few days here and there but only a). Things that I enjoy doing, and b). I get paid a ridiculous amount of money for The thing I absolutely learned from b) above is that when your boss tells you he can’t afford to give you a pay rise he’s lying!
WtnMel May 2021 11:14am, 13 May 2021 2,210 posts	0 WtnMel HOD - in my case it was definitely a case of "Nah" for a few years. Nowadays I only do things I enjoy - and none of them are things I get paid for.
Hills of Death (HOD) May 2021 1:21pm, 13 May 2021 35,658 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) That I think will be the way I go WtnMel I’m 51 now and been a trainer (sales before that) most of my working life. People that have met me TRO and a few others know I like talking/interaction. So I will do Training of some sort possibly sports based but will be doing some contract training you get a decent day rate (and I won’t travel to London).
Bazoaxe May 2021 1:30pm, 13 May 2021 19,711 posts	0 Bazoaxe Mrs Axe has finally found something that she likes and gets paid for: Furlough
Velociraptor May 2021 2:11pm, 13 May 2021 52,611 posts	0 Velociraptor I'm doing pretty much what macca 53 does, with the benefit to my, erm, sponsor that they don't have to pay commission to an agent for my services. I could probably push for more pay but it's not primarily about the money for me (it is a bit, obvs.)
GimmeMedals May 2021 2:22pm, 13 May 2021 20,944 posts	0 GimmeMedals Nah, HoD. I’m enjoying not having to know what day or time it is.
flyingfinn May 2021 2:36pm, 13 May 2021 2,734 posts	0 flyingfinn HoD in my case "a few months" is getting close to being 5 years and apart from some occasional 'work' for an organisation that puts on trail races (and which mainly involves going for a run) and another running related project that one day may earn me a few quid the answer is definitely a big fat Nah! Apart from anything else there are still only 24 hours in a day and mine are already rammed with doing things I want to do.
HellsBells May 2021 2:43pm, 13 May 2021 27,994 posts	0 HellsBells I’m working far more hours than I did before in various roles - and getting paid half a pittance for less than a quarter of them!

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