Retired Expat
Full time employment: Posting here.
Thoughts about going back?
8 years retired and no complaints, keep fairly busy. But recently Linkedin has been sending me notices that people are reading my profile and do I want to apply for several jobs that would be kind of perfect for me.
Well I was tempted; the money, the sense of accomplishment, the challenge etc.
I worked in high end construction and managed projects often as the owners agent, CM or GC and held my companies license in 4 states.. But we bought a new house and it needs pretty much a gut renovation that I would oversee. So thoughts of going back were put on hold..
Acting as the architect, general contractor, designer, engineer etc since my knowledge is so much greater than the locals where we live. Well a week into the project and my body clock has me waking up at 5 or 5:30 am every morning again just like when I was working, on site by 7:30am and last one out and locking up at 7:30 every night and most Saturdays. My working aggressive nature is back. Every sentence ends with “cuando” now...when? It will be finished next week....when? Ahh Wednesday... when on Wednesday? You get the picture. I can’t accept no for an answer anymore and am that pushy, NY exec who wants everything for less, and sooner.. this is who and what I was and had lost that side of me. But there it was just waiting to come out. So a little reminder is enough and have zero desire to get a real job or go back to work now!
Some of the sub contractors on the job are pushing me to go into business with them? They like the organization, details, clear lists of tasks and working with someone who anticipates their questions and needs. I think I hate it... Anybody else go back for some reason only to have it reaffirm that your work life is over?
8 years retired and no complaints, keep fairly busy. But recently Linkedin has been sending me notices that people are reading my profile and do I want to apply for several jobs that would be kind of perfect for me.
Well I was tempted; the money, the sense of accomplishment, the challenge etc.
I worked in high end construction and managed projects often as the owners agent, CM or GC and held my companies license in 4 states.. But we bought a new house and it needs pretty much a gut renovation that I would oversee. So thoughts of going back were put on hold..
Acting as the architect, general contractor, designer, engineer etc since my knowledge is so much greater than the locals where we live. Well a week into the project and my body clock has me waking up at 5 or 5:30 am every morning again just like when I was working, on site by 7:30am and last one out and locking up at 7:30 every night and most Saturdays. My working aggressive nature is back. Every sentence ends with “cuando” now...when? It will be finished next week....when? Ahh Wednesday... when on Wednesday? You get the picture. I can’t accept no for an answer anymore and am that pushy, NY exec who wants everything for less, and sooner.. this is who and what I was and had lost that side of me. But there it was just waiting to come out. So a little reminder is enough and have zero desire to get a real job or go back to work now!
Some of the sub contractors on the job are pushing me to go into business with them? They like the organization, details, clear lists of tasks and working with someone who anticipates their questions and needs. I think I hate it... Anybody else go back for some reason only to have it reaffirm that your work life is over?
