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  1. PatO

    PatO DI Forum Luminary Highly Rated Poster Showcase Reviewer Veteran Marines

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    Many of living here are in some form of retirement. A few years ago on this forum I asked the question what folks missed about working. The majority of response were, "nothing", "I hated working", etc., and not many actually saying positive about what they missed.
    For me, being retired 7 years and working out of the Philippines before that, I still feel the same about retirement. I miss the most obvious, monthly salary and benefits the most. I also miss the strong relationships I had and still keep in touch via email and Facebook. I traveled most of the time so I miss the food from around Asia and the U.S.
    Having said all that I am fortunate to have a great wife and son to enjoy now so no worries.
     
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  2. Dave_Hounddriver

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    When I was young I enjoyed my job. I miss being young. :clown:
     
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    I enjoy waking up knowing i do not have to do anything i dont want to, My last 2 years at sea were a drag and its only the last few that i could be bothered looking at the ocean. so NO i do not miss working
     
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    My work is a huge component in shaping who I am. Because I don't have an actual job, I can largely choose the direction of what to work on. That means the possibilities are endless for now and in the future. I doubt I will ever quit working as there will always be something that I can find to work on. Keeps life interesting.
     
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    Pat, You and I are about the same age. I have no intention to retire. I'm self employed and love what I do. If I retire I would be bored out of my mind, what little there is left of it.
     
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    I've done many different kinds of work in my life and I miss a part or parts of all of them. I caught a bit of an inspirational speaker's spiel, one that made sense for a change. He said that we are men, we solve problems, that's what we do. Since my back sidelined me to the point I can't do what I used to do, luckily I still find enough to do that I don't start taking apart stuff that still works like some people.:biggrin:

    Of course I know men that if you asked, they would tell you they did nothing yesterday and the same today because they didn't quite finish doing nothing yesterday. Whatever works.
     
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    Yes and no.
    I enjoyed the food and eating out a lot, fishing trips , hunting trips, golf, picnics, parties, general get togethers.
    Well, I enjoyed it most of the time, but not always. To many it sounded like fun, but when you are with customers it is mostly work. It's a good thing I was a crummy golfer as it was no problem to let the customer win. Little did they know I was trying to beat them, but rarely if ever did I beat them. Many of my customers became friends so I do miss them, though I do still stay in touch with quite a few now 7 years after retiring.
    I don't miss the crouchy boss or customer complaints about late jobs, prices, and so on. I also don't miss staying in hotels 100 nights a year away from home or driving 50,000 miles a year. As Pat mentioned though I do miss the obvious like money, perks, and benefits. I don't miss getting up and having to go somewhere all the time. I enjoy not having to do anything if I don't want to. Other than going to immigration I guess.
    Time for my nap now. Bye.
     
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    Yup I miss working,probably I retired too early,I do get bored here. You can only do so much socialising and stuff like that but there is a limit to this!
    I had a great business in the uk and employed a couple of guys but! Maybe it's not just the work but the country,I don't know,we shall see how things go over the next few yrs.
     
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  9. Jack Peterson

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    I will go with what my Father and Grand father said on Retirement;
    "I Wonders sometimes. how I had time to go to work."
    Plenty to do in the Garden and House.
     
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    I was recently back at my old work place and was asked the same question. My response was that I now have time to do what I want to do rather than trying to find time to do what I had to do. I'm retired now for only 11 months but apart from the social interaction of colleagues and clients (and of course the income), I don't miss anything.
     
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