EIGHT (8) MORE DAYS TILL RETIREMENT

[RSKY]

Counting the days now. Since I gave my notice I have actually been sleeping at night. Got to bed 1:30 yesterday morning and got up at 8:30. WOW. Have only been sleeping three to four hours since before the first of the year.

I directly supervise 25 to 42 people every night. These people are doing production work running machines. The rates and standards are very high. Then there are about a dozen more people who 'service'. That is bring materials to the machines and take finished product away. The area I am supposed to cover is what two supervisors had three years ago. Most of my people are new to the job just being trained in the past nine months. All the experienced people are on the day or midnight shift.

I have conflicts every night.

Now can you understand the meaning of the word STRESS !!

 

[ragkar]

Congratulations, you're a survivor. The two most important benefits of retirement are freedom to sleep anytime you want and a reduction in stress.
And you've timed it so that your retirement starts with the beginning of spring.

I have two pieces of advice for you: Never go to bed without accomplishing something, anything, during the day. And never go to bed without planning something to do the next day. It doesn't matter if you do it, just plan to do it.

 

[RSKY]

WOW, good advice, I will try to live with that.

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

Congratulations! (seven more years for me )

 

[lhfarm]

I'm in my 7th month of retirement. I'm amazed at what a "natural" feeling it has. This is how I was meant to live. I still do lots of "work", but it is on my own time and under my control.

Good luck and enjoy your new freedom.

 

[mikim]

Congrats! now find your work gloves and get your "honeydo" list prioritized ...time to stop supervising and get to work. Difference is --you get to smile a lot over it. When my guys asked me what I was going to do in retirement I told 'em I had 10 yrs of work waiting for me to get started on. I wasn't wrong and so far I'm good with it. Sitting down doing nothing is what kills retirees early.

 

[Agrantina]

Happy for you- at my age they call in quitting not retire. .. My Dad retirered and now you cant find him or he is too busy to talk!!.. Live for today thats all we have!..

AndyG

 

[cherokeecowboy]

WOW! Enjoy every minute of it.

 

[logdog]

We all saw what happened to Roger Murtaugh when he had only a few days until retirement....He got hooked up with Martin Riggs

 

[955er]

Be sure to tell management, "It's been real. It's been fun. But lately it hasn't been real fun.":thumbsup: