dunkelblau
Recycles dryer sheets
I pulled the plug this week. Mine is a messy situation so I may have to go back for a short while, but I'm basically done now. I'm exiting totally unplanned, and I haven't taken more than two weeks off per year in over two decades of work, so we'll have to see how this free time thing goes I guess.
My former life was as an engineer in silicon valley for 20+ years. I didn't move around much so handling change is new to me. I was lucky in that I liked my job, the work environment, co-workers, and management, everything about my work was great so I'm not leaving to escape anything unpleasant. But a recent cancer scare made me realize that a few more bucks isn't going to add much, while losing my next few years to work I may regret later.
On second thought I am getting away from one work related problem, and that's the all-or-none schedule that most tech workers around here live. There's no such thing as 40hrs per week in my line, it's basically 80 or zero. The long work routine was fun for me, but it crowds out other stuff that I'm slowly realizing are an important part of life that I shouldn't willingly miss. I see it turning into "saving the best for never".
Anyway my work time was fun while it lasted and I'll have to try to find something to fill my time going forward, otherwise I may just have to wander back to the grind that I know and love. Right now my bucket list is empty and I don't have any ideas. I've been deeply immersed in work so today feels like a Rip Van Winkle wake up call. Before work I was a graduate student, and I don't remember much about those years.
I see that newcomers get a welcome message from the regulars here, and I'd like to ask if you could describe the thing you did in retirement that you enjoyed the most so far. Was it something completely new, something you planned before you retired, or something you found after retiring, and if so how did you get the idea? Thanks for any guidance, my home internet access is limited so thank you in advance.
My former life was as an engineer in silicon valley for 20+ years. I didn't move around much so handling change is new to me. I was lucky in that I liked my job, the work environment, co-workers, and management, everything about my work was great so I'm not leaving to escape anything unpleasant. But a recent cancer scare made me realize that a few more bucks isn't going to add much, while losing my next few years to work I may regret later.
On second thought I am getting away from one work related problem, and that's the all-or-none schedule that most tech workers around here live. There's no such thing as 40hrs per week in my line, it's basically 80 or zero. The long work routine was fun for me, but it crowds out other stuff that I'm slowly realizing are an important part of life that I shouldn't willingly miss. I see it turning into "saving the best for never".
Anyway my work time was fun while it lasted and I'll have to try to find something to fill my time going forward, otherwise I may just have to wander back to the grind that I know and love. Right now my bucket list is empty and I don't have any ideas. I've been deeply immersed in work so today feels like a Rip Van Winkle wake up call. Before work I was a graduate student, and I don't remember much about those years.
I see that newcomers get a welcome message from the regulars here, and I'd like to ask if you could describe the thing you did in retirement that you enjoyed the most so far. Was it something completely new, something you planned before you retired, or something you found after retiring, and if so how did you get the idea? Thanks for any guidance, my home internet access is limited so thank you in advance.
