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AK Retiree Club

yzzaj said:
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I've been retired for 15 years, and my wife has been retired for 24.

My wife (the big boss) still gives me an annual performance review, and according to her, my performance needs improvement. Therefore, no raises, no bonuses, no stock options.

I told her I don't care...in fact, I don't have a care in the world!!!
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Yes, real 'Corporate Life' has many similarities with scenes of the year 1999 movie 'Office Space', at any level of management or just an ordinary worker in 'Wage Slavery' mode. Millennials, Gen Z, and others currently have to face a PIP (Personal Improvement Plan) due to underachievement or perceived underachievement. Probably someone stole the PIP idea from that movie as a form of Negative Reinforcement, so people work more under the fear of being fired and experience even less motivation.
 
For many years I considered myself contract labor and continued working as long as I enjoyed it. One day it was the last straw and I fired my manager. No regrets at all. He made his bed and can lay in it.

FWIW, he too “retired” a few months later unexpectedly.
 
@Andyman Good for you. Unfortunately, that 'Office Space' movie was not futuristic enough to predict 'software that tracks every and all employee computer usage', or idle mode. People in that hostile, micromanaging environment should retire sooner rather than later, if at all possible. Life is too short to endure 'wage slavery' like that.
 
ElectTech said:
Yes, real 'Corporate Life' has many similarities with scenes of the year 1999 movie 'Office Space', at any level of management or just an ordinary worker in 'Wage Slavery' mode. Millennials, Gen Z, and others currently have to face a PIP (Personal Improvement Plan) due to underachievement or perceived underachievement. Probably someone stole the PIP idea from that movie as a form of Negative Reinforcement, so people work more under the fear of being fired and experience even less motivation.
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Yrs ago I worked in a corporate rental company that would take no feedback from the people doing the day to day work ! The only way to survive was to do what worked and make it look like policy ! At the time they gave me a fleet of desil trucks with no where to plug in at nite in an area with cold winters ! And forbidden using starter fluid to start them, they would fire the whole staff if they seen one can ! So what did we do we used other flammable aresols to start them ! Because that’s the only way you could start them in 10 degree weather with out plugging them in ! They required massive checks every time a vehicle went out , but no payroll to do it with !
 
Received my Medicare card on Friday. Talked with my department head yesterday about the amount of time I needed to give. He said that he might just call his boss and say he's leaving and will not be back and then said to go ahead, he could start the process on a replacement sooner.

I turned in my notice today and did it feel good. April 3 will be it.
 
BSome said:
Received my Medicare card on Friday. Talked with my department head yesterday about the amount of time I needed to give. He said that he might just call his boss and say he's leaving and will not be back and then said to go ahead, he could start the process on a replacement sooner.

I turned in my notice today and did it feel good. April 3 will be it.
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Congrats !
 
Newbie to the group.

Will be 65 in 2 years so I'm waiting to retire then to save money on health insurance.

Trying to plan now by getting healthier and looking for our retirement house. Neither one is easy, but definitely necessary!

Looking to get into a modest ranch home on some acreage with an attached garage.

For those in their "forever home", what attributes do you really appreciate or miss that I can learn from.

Thanks, and I envy all of you retiree's!

PS: my corp job's not that difficult, and my boss stays off my arse, so I can hang in for 2 more seasons.
 
Bobcat said:
For those in their "forever home", what attributes do you really appreciate or miss that I can learn from.
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We opted for a floor plan with all the main rooms (bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, dining area, etc.) on the first floor. That way we don't have to navigate steps if (or when) we aren't able to.

We also had a loft built on the second floor for our hobbies. She has a craft room, I have a train room, and we have a media center in the middle. It has worked out perfectly for us.
 
Bobcat said:
Newbie to the group.

Will be 65 in 2 years so I'm waiting to retire then to save money on health insurance.

Trying to plan now by getting healthier and looking for our retirement house. Neither one is easy, but definitely necessary!

Looking to get into a modest ranch home on some acreage with an attached garage.

For those in their "forever home", what attributes do you really appreciate or miss that I can learn from.

Thanks, and I envy all of you retiree's!

PS: my corp job's not that difficult, and my boss stays off my arse, so I can hang in for 2 more seasons.
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In a similar situation , decent job , treated well going a few more years for the Medicare to kick in and button up some loose ends before retirement !
 
Today is my last day at work.
For the last decade or so I have been working away from home, with trips home and occasional longer breaks of months in between projects. It was fun for a good long while and the money has been good, but has gotten old.... I'm tired and ready to be home. I just hope the wife is ready for me to be home all the time. ;)
 
Bobcat said:
Newbie to the group.

Will be 65 in 2 years so I'm waiting to retire then to save money on health insurance.

Trying to plan now by getting healthier and looking for our retirement house. Neither one is easy, but definitely necessary!

Looking to get into a modest ranch home on some acreage with an attached garage.

For those in their "forever home", what attributes do you really appreciate or miss that I can learn from.

Thanks, and I envy all of you retiree's!

PS: my corp job's not that difficult, and my boss stays off my arse, so I can hang in for 2 more seasons.
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I'm glad that things are still good for you. It used to be that way for me until this big conglomerate from out west took over. My boss and department head are still great to deal with. unfortunately, management has gone from what do you need to you screwed up.

Morale has tanked and I decided last summer I was done come spring.
 
Bobcat said:
Newbie to the group.

Will be 65 in 2 years so I'm waiting to retire then to save money on health insurance.

Trying to plan now by getting healthier and looking for our retirement house. Neither one is easy, but definitely necessary!

Looking to get into a modest ranch home on some acreage with an attached garage.

For those in their "forever home", what attributes do you really appreciate or miss that I can learn from.

Thanks, and I envy all of you retiree's!

PS: my corp job's not that difficult, and my boss stays off my arse, so I can hang in for 2 more seasons.
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First floor bedroom with a walk in / wheelchair accessible shower because you never know. Even if it is a temporary setback, nice to have. Congrats!
 
Andyman said:
For many years I considered myself contract labor and continued working as long as I enjoyed it. One day it was the last straw and I fired my manager. No regrets at all. He made his bed and can lay in it.

FWIW, he too “retired” a few months later unexpectedly.
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Your manager was probably like me: I "Quiet quit" the last couple of years before retiring. I just got tired of putting tons of work on projects only to see them cancelled.
 
Smoky4712 said:
Today is my last day at work.
For the last decade or so I have been working away from home, with trips home and occasional longer breaks of months in between projects. It was fun for a good long while and the money has been good, but has gotten old.... I'm tired and ready to be home. I just hope the wife is ready for me to be home all the time. ;)
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My job became "golden handcuffs" years before I retired. One day, while working from home during Covid I had a very mild ocular stroke and quit on the spot to reduce my stress. We started working from home for "two weeks" in April of 2020, when Covid hit, and I retired in late Summer of 2021. March of 2020 was the last time I ever saw anyone I worked with, except for one guy who remains an actual friend outside of work.

BTW, the ocular stroke only left a very small blind spot in the bottom of one of my eyes. And once I retired, my stress level went to zero and pretty much stayed there. I don't pay taxes because of how I arranged my income. It's unbelievably freeing. It's like living in the 1800's but with all the modern conveniences and safety of the 21st century. Takes me ten minutes to do my taxes.

BTW, I'm more busy than when I worked. I'm in a gigging band, I have a 9 acre yard to mow, I had a 30x60 shop/mancave built where I'm constantly working on cars, building stuff, etc. And now building the new house. But now I'm doing what I WANT to do, not what someone is PAYING me to do.
 
I spent the last 20 plus years in our medical industrial complex as I refer to it. As a grunt basically. Doing portable x-ray, C.T., C-arm fluoroscopy etc. Mainly the bread & butter was moving very large bedridden patients without help to do portable exams. Chronic back pain followed me throughout. Our healthcare system is overridden with financialized capitalism. And workers in the system are treated like a disposable air filter from a car. I retired early at 64 when where I worked was closed. A couple years from trying to hang on. But, grateful in retrospect.
Since then, I've concentrated on rehabbing myself physically going to gyms with cardio and weight work. My back issues have been greatly improved. And I've lost about 45 lbs. From the stress eating that most grizzled healthcare workers succumb to.
Like ole Jumpin Jack Flash, everything's alright now, fact it's a gas.
 
I have now officially joined the ranks of this group, today was the last one.

However, one of the nursing department heads gave me a a parting gift this morning and I had to open it in her office with her assistant there. I have always had a lot of respect for this woman.

It said Retired under new Management. See Wife for Details. The misses loved it and so did I.
 
BSome said:
I have now officially joined the ranks of this group, today was the last one.

However, one of the nursing department heads gave me a a parting gift this morning and I had to open it in her office with her assistant there. I have always had a lot of respect for this woman.

It said Retired under new Management. See Wife for Details. The misses loved it and so did I.
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Congrats !
 
Does anyone else get their Social Security checks deposited earlier than the specified Wednesday? Mine got credited at my credit union on Friday again for the second time in two months.

It’s nice getting it early, but what I can find online, it appears to be my CU crediting me early on a guaranteed deposit. Anyone else enjoying this nice spiff?
 
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