You could try it for a year or two, and then revisit the issue.
For sure, thanks. I appreciate the tips on how to approach the "year or two." Hearing firsthand how it has been an option for others helps.
You could try it for a year or two, and then revisit the issue.
... now I run across many people whose government jobs left them with generous traditional pensions, ... I no longer underestimate the perks of working for the government.
You could try it for a year or two, and then revisit the issue.
As someone already mentioned ulcers aren’t caused by stress. If I remember correctly it’s some type of virus and there’s medication for it. You should both just work part time at something you each enjoy.
I was thinking a week or two. :>)
For sure, thanks. I appreciate the tips on how to approach the "year or two." Hearing firsthand how it has been an option for others helps.
I could tell the stress of carrying our insurance was affecting her health. Specifically, she was diagnosed with an ulcer. After I accepted the position a few weeks ago, she feels much better. Coincidence? Maybe, but I don't think so.
As I read through your posts about going back to work, it's clear you are doing this for her. That's really a loving thing to do.As I wrote above, it's much more complicated than one can or should articulate in a forum such as this. Let's just say some are more motivated by work than are others. I know my wife very well. Hobbies go only so far. She's not keen on exercise -- her choice, and she has family longevity on her side (unlike me) so she'll probably outlive me even though I run daily, etc. Post-pandemic, she's not keen on travel either, and she misses the cats when she's gone. Each of us has our own reality, and that is mine, and hers, and ours. The scenario of her working and me not would not -- as she funds our health insurance -- is not a favorable one. Quite frankly, she can't see ever retiring completely. And that's her choice -- and understandable given some circumstances in her family too complicated to explain.
The best scenario is that after I reach 59.5 in 2.5 years, I can persuade her to take low-paying job in something she really likes, like working in a garden center. "But running the cash register is something I won't do," she said. Understood.