Thread: My work is done

Same thing for me. I was working 100-120 hours a week yet my coworkers were just hanging out being paid for doing literally nothing but busy work. I pushed back and the idiot fired me. I should have pushed it sooner. It was killing me.

Two and a half years later I feel a lot better. My new job just doubled in responsibility, and I'm being very proactive about fixing this. I'm only allowed to be paid for 40 hours so I'm only going to be working 40 hours. Weird, huh?

I'm supposed to be retired. I'm still a warranty service center in central Arizona for two U.S. guitar manufacturers. There is no service center in all of Nevada for Martin Guitars so I'm responsible for that territory also. other than that I can be very picky about the jobs I take on and the customers I deal with. My prices are "attitude adjustable". Sometimes its chicken and sometimes its feathers. I might not have work for a week and then all of a sudden, I have 10 in my shop all needing major surgery. Soc. security helps pay the bills and I pay the balance. I'm happy, happy is important.

Originally Posted by MisterClean

I'm supposed to be retired. I'm still a warranty service center in central Arizona for two U.S. guitar manufacturers. There is no service center in all of Nevada for Martin Guitars so I'm responsible for that territory also. other than that I can be very picky about the jobs I take on and the customers I deal with. My prices are "attitude adjustable". Sometimes its chicken and sometimes its feathers. I might not have work for a week and then all of a sudden, I have 10 in my shop all needing major surgery. Soc. security helps pay the bills and I pay the balance. I'm happy, happy is important.

I was privileged to have seen you perform your magic on one acoustic guitar--really amazing results indeed. :

this I know Ron, sleep is a cool thing, sometimes I even get a little, as to being happy, I love my job, its one of the reason I came back after retirement, its not the money. I will at some point give it up because of family, I,m not sure I,m wired like most, the edge is where I like to be, working crazy schedules, constantly stressing my performance. driving the crews, and being successful at it. Id do it for nothing sometimes.

I was retired, and my wife and friends and family all told me I needed to get back to work after a year. I like time off, and it was fun to be home all the time and do what normal people do but I wasn't ready. Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

I was retired, and my wife and friends and family all told me I needed to get back to work after a year. I like time off, and it was fun to be home all the time and do what normal people do but I wasn't ready. Tc

Completely agree. I have been semi-retired for 14 years, but have really been working at what I love to do full time. I was fortunate to be able to retire out of something I loved to do into something else that I love to do. My brain and body have remained active and my health has stayed really good and I am having fun with what I work at and play at.

I know too many people for whom retirement meant stopping doing something without doing something else and have become ill, passed away or had a spouse pass away shortly after retirement. For it to really work, retirement should mean you retire INTO something that gives you pleasure and stimulation rather than just stopping working.

I will be retired when I am no longer required to work, but when I have the financial ability to choose to work. At this point my retirement plan is to make wood working tools, and do wood work. I will likely be in my shop more than 40 hours a week. I applaud everyone that is happy at work, and has a plan as to what they are going to do when they are no required by finances to have a job.