Life's Too Short......
Discussion
XCP said:
Yes, I did a City and Guilds in Furniture making, so I make and restore stuff. I work a couple of days a week for a funeral director, for beer money but basically I decide if and when I want to work. I appreciate how lucky I am. Children are all grown up and producing grandchildren so quite a lot of time is spent with them, which is another advantage!
That's the dream ! Real quality of life right there , well done you Sir. Enjoy your grandkids
I'm finding this thread quite inspiring , glad I opened to the PH public !
ironv8]ocusRS3 said:
Nice post, you definitely nailed it there .
The corporate machine is cutting costs constantly , pay cuts are across the board in my industry together with people getting spat out.
This absolutely,work for a big utility, 30 years. Went to retirement do last week for a lad who'd done 40 years. He gave a bit of a speech on how bad the company had got in the last 10/15 years and the unnecessary stress, plus a few amusing anecdotes from the old days
. Work used to be fun, yes we still grafted but the managers were genuine and actually cared.
I've since been thinking very seriously about jacking it and going self employed, i refuse to spend my last 8 to 10 years of work hating the company that pays me.
One consideration for you may be final salary pension maybe ? At least get redundancy if poss maybe ? The corporate machine is cutting costs constantly , pay cuts are across the board in my industry together with people getting spat out.
This absolutely,work for a big utility, 30 years. Went to retirement do last week for a lad who'd done 40 years. He gave a bit of a speech on how bad the company had got in the last 10/15 years and the unnecessary stress, plus a few amusing anecdotes from the old days
. Work used to be fun, yes we still grafted but the managers were genuine and actually cared.
I've since been thinking very seriously about jacking it and going self employed, i refuse to spend my last 8 to 10 years of work hating the company that pays me.
JPJPJP said:
My dad worked for the same company for 43 years
In the latter years it was venture capital owned and massive cost cutting was underway
There was a do for the presentation of long service awards. He was the only person up for a 40 year award and was first on stage
The MD revealed the gift from beneath a cloth covered table.... a hinari microwave! About £25 in Asda at the time
My dad never even touched it, just told the MD he could keep it and walked straight out of the room to the bar. Almost everyone else followed him
Not quite sure how, but he volunteered for redundancy a few years later and they paid him out
Good for him. In the latter years it was venture capital owned and massive cost cutting was underway
There was a do for the presentation of long service awards. He was the only person up for a 40 year award and was first on stage
The MD revealed the gift from beneath a cloth covered table.... a hinari microwave! About £25 in Asda at the time
My dad never even touched it, just told the MD he could keep it and walked straight out of the room to the bar. Almost everyone else followed him
Not quite sure how, but he volunteered for redundancy a few years later and they paid him out
Funny how the people that stroll around changing people's lives don't seem to like it when it happens to them, and it will.
Well end of the first week back on the hamster wheel.
The guys I'm working with are great and the atmosphere is also very friendly.
Time will tell how it pans out but I'm giving it my best shot but with a steep learning curve at no as lots has changed and these guys are very technical .
The city doesn't get anymore enjoyable as a place to travel to each day though.
Arriving at the station is like walking with the killer zombies and London is even more packed than I remembered it.
If the job works out and becomes second nature I can stomach it for the foreseeable but I've still a target age in mind to get out unless of course they call time first . I think in this day and age you have to be very pragmatic about it all.
And remembering life is too short what will be will be.
Bloody glad it's the weekend !
The guys I'm working with are great and the atmosphere is also very friendly.
Time will tell how it pans out but I'm giving it my best shot but with a steep learning curve at no as lots has changed and these guys are very technical .
The city doesn't get anymore enjoyable as a place to travel to each day though.
Arriving at the station is like walking with the killer zombies and London is even more packed than I remembered it.
If the job works out and becomes second nature I can stomach it for the foreseeable but I've still a target age in mind to get out unless of course they call time first . I think in this day and age you have to be very pragmatic about it all.
And remembering life is too short what will be will be.
Bloody glad it's the weekend !
Well nearly 4 months in and it’s gotten monotonous already . Proving very difficult as the business has become so electronic and lack of personal interaction means relationships can count for very little .
The guys there are nice except the boss who’s shirking his responsibilities. When it’s good he’s full of praise but when it’s s
t he gets all angry and has no idea what to do about it other than point the finger and make some frankly laughable suggestions .
Without doubt I’m thinking it was a mistake to return to the business so I’m going to see how it goes for the next month and take it from there .
I’m now at an age where the worry and stress isn’t worth it but I have a family to support .
Have told the wife to prepare for my departure and then I’ll take some time out and regroup .
It’s a miserable boring business now with little reward and I’m not paid enough to get unwell over it.
Can see a showdown with me and the boss within the next month as I’m not going to tolorate his burst of aggression .
Watch this space and life is definitely too short!
The guys there are nice except the boss who’s shirking his responsibilities. When it’s good he’s full of praise but when it’s s
t he gets all angry and has no idea what to do about it other than point the finger and make some frankly laughable suggestions . Without doubt I’m thinking it was a mistake to return to the business so I’m going to see how it goes for the next month and take it from there .
I’m now at an age where the worry and stress isn’t worth it but I have a family to support .
Have told the wife to prepare for my departure and then I’ll take some time out and regroup .
It’s a miserable boring business now with little reward and I’m not paid enough to get unwell over it.
Can see a showdown with me and the boss within the next month as I’m not going to tolorate his burst of aggression .
Watch this space and life is definitely too short!
AndStilliRise said:
Life is too short my man, not to enjoy work. I am out of my current place next week and it feels like the burden on my shoulders is being lifted. I can see the light and a few more days of minding my own and i will be able to take a few weeks to recharge the batteries.
Tks mate . I’d like to know what you do as after this there is nowhere to turn in my industry . As previously mentioned we are trying to change lots of things in our life to allow for the enevitable .
No point looking back but I’d have stuck well out of the city if I knew how it was going to go . That said I’ve not had a bad run for a good number of years but I can’t say I’ve ever really had job satisfaction which is pretty sad .
I’m thinking ( hoping) by the end of the year many adjustments will have been made and I’ll very much take my time looking for a little retirement style part Time job that I actually enjoy
Tempest_5 said:
Life IS to short, but I'm buggered if I can work out how to chuck it all in and live a life of fulfillment, finding myself, whilst surrounded by adoring nymphets.
Anyone want to do my job for me for the fun of it and give me the cash they get ?
Apologies for that, I'm a bit sore after surgery, partly bought on by playing with old cars.
It's a nice sentiment and one I subscribe to but unless you are lucky/single/dependent free it is a bit difficult to achieve.
Having said that, I do keep getting emails from adoring nymphets who I have never met promising to love me long time......
Out of interest tempest what do you do for work ? Anyone want to do my job for me for the fun of it and give me the cash they get ?
Apologies for that, I'm a bit sore after surgery, partly bought on by playing with old cars.
It's a nice sentiment and one I subscribe to but unless you are lucky/single/dependent free it is a bit difficult to achieve.
Having said that, I do keep getting emails from adoring nymphets who I have never met promising to love me long time......
I’m thinkimh of looking into something that I’d consider a worth while job. Forgetting the money just something that I think actually makes a difference .
Been stuck inside an office for many years and I enjoy driving and meeting people .
Being a delivery driver for the nhs delivering blood and organs to critical patients I’d find rewarding but outside of London .
It’s not silly long hours, it’s likely to be an easy job to get and varied .
Dunno really , just an idea at this stage
sgtBerbatov said:
My old man told me this when I was young. It meant nothing at the time. At 14/15 I had all the time in the world.
My Dad died at 73 when I was 24, after battling lung cancer he got from cutting asbestos pipes. Worked every day since coming to the UK from Ireland at 17, gave up work because of his health made worst by his occupation (on the buildings).
Now life is far too short to be doing stuff you're unhappy doing. And never forget that youth is wasted on the young, so make of today what you can.
Do agree with this . It suddenly becomes very real on the approach to 50 that 73 is no real distance off. As you say at 15 I had all the time in the world but hey , where did that suddenly vanish to ! My Dad died at 73 when I was 24, after battling lung cancer he got from cutting asbestos pipes. Worked every day since coming to the UK from Ireland at 17, gave up work because of his health made worst by his occupation (on the buildings).
Now life is far too short to be doing stuff you're unhappy doing. And never forget that youth is wasted on the young, so make of today what you can.
I never want to retire for health reasons . I want to retire to enjoy the rest of my life
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