Weird day today

Welder Dave · May 31, 2019

Well my job officially ended today and it just feels kind of weird. The tech department I was in was eliminated so it's like the opposite of getting rewarded for doing a good job. I got an exceeds expectations performance review back in January and a 4% raise only to be out of a job now. Looking forward to having time to do my own things but still feels strange.

kshansen · May 31, 2019

Well hope things work out for you. I kind of know how it feels after 45 years at one job kind of hurt when no one tried to talk me out of retiring when I hit 65. It's not like they had five other experienced mechanics working there to pick up the load. Just one guy who was a part time helper in the shop for the last couple months.

Two years after I left I stopped in to say hi one day and he mentioned they did not know how to recharge an accumulator on a crusher hydraulic system. I reached up on the shelf next to him and pulled down a book and flipped it open to the page with the spec's!

Bls repair · May 31, 2019

Most of the pencil pushers in the office don’t have a clue what goes on in the shop or in the field . They think you can put anybody in a job and it will get done . When it doesn’t work out they can’t say to much because it was their decisions it would make them look bad,so they work around it (sub the work out to someone else)

I worked out of a union hall so I was use to getting laid off when job was done.

boaterri · May 31, 2019

When I took a buy out a number of years ago the only good by I got was the HR lady coming by 6 hours before the end of my shift demanding my card key and ID. I politely told her to stuff it as I was an employee until 11:45pm and that I would slide them under her office door.

Office weenies have no clue as to what the workers do or any appreciation of the collective knowledge held by those older workers.

hosspuller · May 31, 2019

kshansen said:
….I kind of know how it feels after 45 years at one job kind of hurt when no one tried to talk me out of retiring when I hit 65....

Likely, they were all jealous of you. Wishing, they were in your shoes as you walked out the door. Being retired, is wonderful. Having one's financial and after work retirement plan in order is a blessing.

hosspuller · May 31, 2019

Welder Dave. In my life, when a door closed, another door opened. You might have to try the window

but there's something better for you. I wish you well.

Welder Dave · May 31, 2019

They did give a good severance package, 23 weeks when all they had to give was 4.

Old Doug · May 31, 2019

I think know matter if the job was good or bad you get used to it and when it ends it leaves a hole that takes a while to fill with what has happen. Good luck i hope every thing works out.

John C. · May 31, 2019

The first couple of weeks are nice till you finish off the home projects. After that the wife started asking me if there was something I could outside of the house. By the end of the first month I was back knocking on doors of old contacts.
Enjoy your time off and good luck on the next job.

TVA · May 31, 2019

In both Hebrew and Greek word Father means source, foundation provider and maintainer - that is a nature of a MAN.

Of course it feels weird!!!
For a while you deprived of means of fulfilling your wary essence!
That’s before you’ll find something else!
So just be calm, and everything will be just fine!!!

crane operator · May 31, 2019

Good luck Dave, the 23 weeks gives you a little time to figure out what you want to do next.

TVA · May 31, 2019

crane operator said:
Good luck Dave, the 23 weeks gives you a little time to figure out what you want to do next.

I’m not sorry that I started my own gig! All I hear around me is: “ it’s hard to find qualified help”!

Ct Farmer · May 31, 2019

When I 'retired' from a regular job to farm full time and help take care of my aging parents it was really weird in the beginning. I was lost. It was different from vacation. There is no going back. Part of that was nice, other times it was an adjustment. Of course farming 7 days a week keeps you busy.

I tried some part time specialty as-you-need-me work but got bored with it. So I stopped.

Funny thing is now I often forget what day of the week it is. And you know what? I like it. I,m not rich but nobody is yelling at me or asking me to fix their mistakes. Still need to find time to go fishing though!

Welder Dave · May 31, 2019

I'm hoping the new flat track is popular. Want to have the grand opening on June 9 so will be busy next week finishing it off.

hosspuller · Jun 1, 2019

Ct Farmer said:
...

Funny thing is now I often forget what day of the week it is. And you know what? I like it. I,m not rich but nobody is yelling at me or asking me to fix their mistakes. Still need to find time to go fishing though!

How many days are there in a week for retired people ???

Answer: Seven days … Six Saturdays and one Sunday

TVA · Jun 1, 2019

There’s always a yoke for available neck!!!

joe--h · Jun 1, 2019

Funny thing is now I often forget what day of the week it is.
Got to remember what day the dump is closed.
Or go home and unload it so the racoons don't spread it all over the drive.
Joe H

thepumpguysc · Jun 1, 2019

Amen to that Joe.. I gotta quit askin the wife that.. I "finally" wrote it on a note & stuck it to the frig..
3 things I GOTTA remember>>What DAY the dump is closed.. What TIME the bank is closed & what TIME the Post Office closes for lunch..

Mother Deuce · Jun 1, 2019

hosspuller said:
How many days are there in a week for retired people ???

Answer: Seven days … Six Saturdays and one Sunday

Conceptually I love the idea of retirement. However, it not my plan to stop... ever. People in my family have a funny way of fading on retirement. I think that I will just keep bashing ahead.

Ct Farmer · Jun 1, 2019

Wait... Y'all still have a dump? They outlawed them things decades ago around here.

Brought more home from the dump then we took.

I live in the wrong place.

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