Take This Job And Shove It...

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Cobar
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Re: Take This Job And Shove It...

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Congratulations
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First Shirt
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I did that last year. The choice was early retirement (I was 63 at the time) or an extended jail sentence for multiple crimes of violence. Wouldn't change a thing. Congratulations!
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I'm looking forward to retirement and I'm only 54.
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Well done sir.

So this means you are available to take the midwatch on SS Guncounter then?
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blackeagle603 wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:51 amSo this means you are available to take the midwatch on SS Guncounter then?
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Congratulations! I still have four and a half years to go, but I'm already drooling over the free time. "But you're going to be bored!" Really? There are thousands of books, movies, and a myriad musical performances I haven't experienced. I have hobbies. I love to travel. I'm still just short of being able to shoot the balls off a mosquito at 100 yards. There will be NO shortage of things to keep me amused and/or occupied.
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I've been on disability for 5 months now. Still waiting for the boredom I was warned about, even given the financial restriction placed on me by the amount of disability pay I receive. (not bitching, enough to keep the household going combined with CINCHOUSE's pay, but not enough for optional extras such as hobbies or traveling etc.)
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blackeagle603
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Re: Take This Job And Shove It...

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Came close twice in the past year to having my (now) 28+ year gig come to a close.
First was a RIF that I was spared inspite of some folks desire to see me go.
Then a division sell off that fell through and I was nearly caught up in -- and would have almost certainly been toast as part of the ensuing "right sizing" by the buyer.

59 this summer, a little early to quit I reckon but I would have had 66-67 weeks of pay as separation package. Probably would have been able to adjust the burn rate and how my funds are invested and call it a retirement. More likely would have picked up another (lower paying) gig in my field for a few years though -- maybe customer facing instead of supplier facing for a change though.

Now the company is back cooking on gas so we'll see how it goes from here for a bit. My dept is being not so gradually cut back and replaced by new company hires in Bangalore. /shrug/ Welcome to the jungle baby.
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"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic;" Justice Story
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