athena53
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I got a great laugh today.
I retired a year ago at age 61 rather than the planned-for age 65 because my BS bucket was full and because I could. Passive-aggressive boss (I pretty much fired myself) added the zinger to the agreement I signed that I was not eligible for re-employment (typically done only for total f-ups) and when I asked about keeping the company iPhone, said I could for $500 (I bought my own). The person behind the toxic politics that led to my resignation lasted less than a year herself.
I am, however, on very good terms with the immediate team members I worked with and one mentioned in an e-mail today that they were discussing the local corporate athletic competition- a series of events that goes on between May-June every year. When I participated for them I racked up mucho points in the endurance events (sprint triathlon, 3-mile bike race, mile and half-mile runs, 500-meter swim) , not because I'm fast but because there's very little competition in the female 60-65 age range so it's darn easy to place in the top 3. (Sometimes there are only 3.)
Anyway, she said the other person pointed out that as a retiree I could participate on the company team in future contests. Ummm, yeah. If you give me a free company T-shirt I might wipe my nose on it. Or worse. DH said maybe I could compete in a clown suit but that would be bad for my swim times.
My former coworker is a nice person and I think very highly of her. No need to spread venom. No, I won't be signing up!
I retired a year ago at age 61 rather than the planned-for age 65 because my BS bucket was full and because I could. Passive-aggressive boss (I pretty much fired myself) added the zinger to the agreement I signed that I was not eligible for re-employment (typically done only for total f-ups) and when I asked about keeping the company iPhone, said I could for $500 (I bought my own). The person behind the toxic politics that led to my resignation lasted less than a year herself.
I am, however, on very good terms with the immediate team members I worked with and one mentioned in an e-mail today that they were discussing the local corporate athletic competition- a series of events that goes on between May-June every year. When I participated for them I racked up mucho points in the endurance events (sprint triathlon, 3-mile bike race, mile and half-mile runs, 500-meter swim) , not because I'm fast but because there's very little competition in the female 60-65 age range so it's darn easy to place in the top 3. (Sometimes there are only 3.)
Anyway, she said the other person pointed out that as a retiree I could participate on the company team in future contests. Ummm, yeah. If you give me a free company T-shirt I might wipe my nose on it. Or worse. DH said maybe I could compete in a clown suit but that would be bad for my swim times.
My former coworker is a nice person and I think very highly of her. No need to spread venom. No, I won't be signing up!