Hello Im a 46 yr old M retired after being laid off from corp. America 2 yrs ago. I had always planned to slowly turned a hobby into a business on the side while I was working and then eventually leave my corp job as an engineer. Well it was on their time frame that I was let go. So I've been working on my business which allows me alot of time unless I'm expanding which I have done since being let go. Financially, I am ok doing my thing as long as my wife works and has the benefits. Sounds great right..well it's nice having the extra time and was great the first year but I'm feeling increasingly lonely and isolated as there's no one around all day. Even when I work my business it's just me and a helper occasionally. So I'm at a point in my life of having time and enough money to do what I want but I'm beginning to hate what I do all day. I've become unstructured and mentally lazy verses when I worked I was so busy with the job plus my hobby that I had no time to even think of having "down time". Now my business is almost too large to do along with a job and my wife constantly reminds me of how stressed I was when I did both. I think I just miss the social aspect of the job and don't really want to go back but I was at the top of my game in my career. I'd like to hear any advise from the panel.
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