timo2
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I've just come to my point where my carefully maintained professional certifications are expiring, one year after I retired at 65. (in my case it is an ISC2 cert first, soon to be followed by the PMP cert). This is the most disturbing feeling I've had in retirement. Leaving my employers, no problem. Moving to another state, some issues but not that major. But I put a lot of my energy and self worth into getting and keeping these certifications, and had great ownership in them. Much more than my places of employment or positions held. And after I purposely decided to let them go, now I'm getting periodic reminders from the organizations that my past is clearly sliding away. Even though it was me that pushed then into the slide, it's still a weird feeling.
[On the other hand, since I'm still too burned out to consider getting another professional j*b, the money to keep the certifications current will be much better used on fun stuff like beer and visiting places of interest.]
[On the other hand, since I'm still too burned out to consider getting another professional j*b, the money to keep the certifications current will be much better used on fun stuff like beer and visiting places of interest.]