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No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 09:05AM |
Woohoo! I'm retiring at the end of the month, after 15 years at my present job as design manager and webmaster. Looking forward to getting back to reading the forum here more often and creating music and my own art again.
One of my last projects was a graphic for the Reuters building's digital screen in Times Square, NYC, last Monday. I worked for Reuters Financial Television for 4 years as their senior audio engineer and worked in this building for Reuters TV on and off, up to and including covering the attack on 9/11. It was nice to be back again!
JoeM
One of my last projects was a graphic for the Reuters building's digital screen in Times Square, NYC, last Monday. I worked for Reuters Financial Television for 4 years as their senior audio engineer and worked in this building for Reuters TV on and off, up to and including covering the attack on 9/11. It was nice to be back again!
JoeM
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 09:10AM |
Congrats! Time to party... but don't spend all of your money on hookers and booze.
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 09:12AM |
How did you survive times square??
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 09:13AM |
Welcome to retirement. But be warned as I found out:
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 09:40AM |
Congratulations! It took me a year to get used to it, but it wasn't difficult.
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 09:50AM |
Congratulations! Enjoy
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 10:06AM |
Sounds like you can be proud of your accomplishments! Congrats!
A throwback image to celebrate Autumn.
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A throwback image to celebrate Autumn.
Disclaimer: This post is checked for correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Any attempts at humor are solely the responsibility of the author and bear no claim that any and all readers will approve or appreciate said attempt at humor.
My name is DP, and I approve this message.
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 10:06AM |
Congrats and welcome to the club!!! It takes months to adjust but it's not painful 
Also, don't surprised to find yourself so busy that you wonder how you used to have time to work!
Also, don't surprised to find yourself so busy that you wonder how you used to have time to work!
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 10:32AM |
Congratulations!!! Enjoy!
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 11:27AM |
Congratulations on your retirement! 
I'm out for almost seven years now and don't miss work at all (32+ years as a "County Mountie").
A small RV offers an amazing amount of travel freedom. I got a 17' Casita Spirit Deluxe Travel Trailer the year before I retired (to facilitate a trip to the Burning Man Festival). In four years, I logged over 50,000 miles, crisscrossing the country several times in that Casita. In 2014, I "graduated" to a Super-C Class diesel puller motorhome (a 2015, Dynamax DX3-37RB) that, once I get my house sold, I can easily live in full time. There's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much to see, do and explore across America and, an RV is an excellent way to do it!
I'm out for almost seven years now and don't miss work at all (32+ years as a "County Mountie").
A small RV offers an amazing amount of travel freedom. I got a 17' Casita Spirit Deluxe Travel Trailer the year before I retired (to facilitate a trip to the Burning Man Festival). In four years, I logged over 50,000 miles, crisscrossing the country several times in that Casita. In 2014, I "graduated" to a Super-C Class diesel puller motorhome (a 2015, Dynamax DX3-37RB) that, once I get my house sold, I can easily live in full time. There's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much to see, do and explore across America and, an RV is an excellent way to do it!
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 01:44PM |
Congrats. I hope that this is the start of new adventures
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 04:58PM |
Thanks so much everyone! So much good advice here, I'm going to read over everyone's posts a couple of times to absorb it. I can't tell you all how many times I've wanted to read over the posts here but have been so busy and overloaded that I just couldn't. I was so busy at one point, that I actually worked from January through March with one day off. Not going to miss that!
JoeM
JoeM
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 05:03PM |
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70 hour work weeks?! Please tell me you got overtime pay. That's insane.
No, no OT, I'm a... "manager". But I did get 5 weeks vacation (usually wound up working for two of them at Christmas time). It's all good. I was fortunate to work with good friends and the company was very loyal to me over all the years so I willingly accepted the crunch and was grateful for what I had.
JoeM
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Re: No more 24/7, 70 hour work weeks for me! I'm retiring! :-) Date: January 24, 2018 05:36PM |
I can only imagine retirement.
I work a lot of overtime.
Perhaps a 40 hour week is retirement.
Hey JoeM.
Congratulations.
Here is an addictive time killer that I play on the iPad and the wife plays on her phone.
Animal Crossing Pocket Camp
it will keep you off social media.
Staunton, Virginia
I work a lot of overtime.
Perhaps a 40 hour week is retirement.
Hey JoeM.
Congratulations.
Here is an addictive time killer that I play on the iPad and the wife plays on her phone.
Animal Crossing Pocket Camp
it will keep you off social media.
Staunton, Virginia
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