I suddenly and abruptly entered the ER world via layoff during the crash of an industry. I unexpectedly was able to parlay a layoff into ER, which came as a total surprise to me. Megacorp gets no credit for that, instead it was LBYM & DIY.
The first 6 months or so were the hardest. Being out and about during the weekday felt good, but yet seemed so wrong, as if I had called in sick to work and then was just driving around, thinking that people were seeing me and saying "hey, why isn't that guy at work?"
Also seemed a waste of my abilities, a lot of seasoned potential just "wasted".
But there was another voice in there too, one that said "hey bud, I think it's over, you are your own boss now, and retirement is the company!"
Considering I never thought that an ER was possible for me, it was a real surprise.
After a year or two, I was completely acclimated, and if I saw other guys out during the day, I thought "they really need to be at work and get offa my roads and outta my stores! The slackers! Get back to work! Begone till after 5 O' Clock!
And now I just
with a shining
, and if I ever drive by what is left of Megacorp, I just look over there and
No more
and
or
or
or
Now I just let others
while I slowly get
in retirement. Aaahhhhhh....