hansz
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Post by hansz on Jun 5, 2013 9:38:49 GMT -5
Friday June 14 13.30 hours I will get the official status of inactive...(?) Reason: a very comforting arrangement was offered to me to facilitate the progress (...?) towards my retirement. I'm not allowed to disclose it, but it was an offer you can't refuse...  The validity is 2 years, and that leaves me 3 months to the official Dutch retirement age of 65 - which expenses will be paid from another employee benefit... So, more time to spend at hobbies, holoceen.nl and other community work (like golf...). Does this have anything to do that I was born on a Sunday?? Life is good  (as long health permits) Hans |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2013 11:32:56 GMT -5
Congratulations, Hans.
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Post by genazzano on Jun 5, 2013 13:04:19 GMT -5
Enjoy... I know how I quickly became accustomed to retirement and appreciate every day. David
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Post by mickeyobe on Jun 5, 2013 18:05:49 GMT -5
Hans,
From a 13 year veteran retiree - Life is just beginning.
Enjoy. Enjoy.
Mickey
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Post by lloydy on Jun 6, 2013 17:37:10 GMT -5
I retired at 55, it was either 'retire' or crack up! And I haven't regretted one day of it. Life is good, I take a camera for a walk every day - I prefer cameras to dogs - and generally do as I please. I did take a bit of a cut on my pension, but I live with that. I drink slightly less wine and beer, so I do economise.  Life is too short to work yourself into a stress induced early grave. Enjoy retirement, it's wonderful. |
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Post by philbirch on Apr 20, 2014 12:28:06 GMT -5
I retired at 55, it was either 'retire' or crack up! And I haven't regretted one day of it. Life is good, I take a camera for a walk every day - I prefer cameras to dogs - and generally do as I please. I did take a bit of a cut on my pension, but I live with that. I drink slightly less wine and beer, so I do economise. Life is too short to work yourself into a stress induced early grave. Enjoy retirement, it's wonderful. I've just re-visited this one. I wish I could do the same. My job is to train new people to do their job. It takes a week but the bosses want it in 2 hours. Why do I bother and put up with that sh1t? I've 9 years to wait for my retirement, would have been 8 but our government upped the retirement age for me. I'm hoping upon hope that M&S will close us down and I get redundancy in the next couple of years. |
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Post by mickeyobe on Apr 20, 2014 17:19:25 GMT -5
I retired at 55, it was either 'retire' or crack up! And I haven't regretted one day of it. Life is good, I take a camera for a walk every day - I prefer cameras to dogs - and generally do as I please. I did take a bit of a cut on my pension, but I live with that. I drink slightly less wine and beer, so I do economise. Life is too short to work yourself into a stress induced early grave. Enjoy retirement, it's wonderful. I've just re-visited this one. I wish I could do the same. My job is to train new people to do their job. It takes a week but the bosses want it in 2 hours. Why do I bother and put up with that sh1t? I've 9 years to wait for my retirement, would have been 8 but our government upped the retirement age for me. I'm hoping upon hope that M&S will close us down and I get redundancy in the next couple of years. I was 68. I loved my work and my associates but could not bear the changes that were being made when the government partnered with a private corporation and drastically lowered quality standards for which I and my co-workers strived throughout our careers. But retirement is the greatest gift without question. FREEDOM should be its other name. Mickey |
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Post by hansz on Apr 21, 2014 3:57:03 GMT -5
Freedom to start a new career!
Next week I'm on a 4 days training on the newest and hottest Microprobe Electron Microscope facility in Holland! Doing petrology and mineralogy research for the Naturalis Biodiversity Center. (My 3rd instrument in 6 months!)
Actually, I'm busier than ever - but 100% what I really like doing.
While working at Big Blue I had a simple paradigm, one always has 50% sh1t and 50% fun; the first 50% came naturally and you had to work hard to earn the second 50%...
Now it is 100% fun.
To be continued
Hans
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Post by philbirch on Apr 23, 2014 19:38:21 GMT -5
I envy you Hans having a job which you like. I had one too many years ago. Hard work but great fun, and I got a lot of satisfaction from it. All good things come to an end alas.
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(as long health permits)
Life is too short to work yourself into a stress induced early grave. Enjoy retirement, it's wonderful. 