The retirement ends
Mar. 18th, 2010 11:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bluefirebirdSo I go back to work on Monday after almost 13 months "retired". I am viewing it with some trepidation as the "retirement" came about when I volunteered for redundancy on the basis that I could live 18 months-2 years on the payoff before seriously breaking into savings. The idea was to spend more time with my folks, ride the bike more and do some of the jobs on the massive "to do" list at home.
I succeeded in spending more time with my parents - one day a week and the whole of August while Mum was in hospital for and recuperating from stomach surgery. The bike riding was sporadic - it turns out that when I have things I want to get done at home the urge to go out for a couple of hours is limited. And when it snows the urge to go out on the bike vanishes almost completely!
13 months down the line my desk at work is as empty as the day I left and awaiting my return. My old boss called and asked did I want contract work for 3 months. Actually the answer was "not really" but I'm not stupid enough to really turn it down. If I could figure out what I would really like to do with the rest of my working life I might have the confidence to say no to this, but in the meantime it has been scary having no income and several months salary will be good and likely delay real decisions for the best part of another year.
I am looking forward to seeing all my friends again. The work will be slightly different - I am a draughtsman and had allowed myself to get into a niche area of a niche job (turns out I have the mentality for that niche and not many of my colleagues do!) but will be working on more varied stuff when I go back.
It's not my old job back, as this is only a 3-6 month contract (depending on who I have spoken to) and it is going to be a reminder of exactly what I didn't like about the job which might just be enough to concentrate my mind into a decision - or not!
Someone who is not going to be happy as she has rather got used to having me around:
I succeeded in spending more time with my parents - one day a week and the whole of August while Mum was in hospital for and recuperating from stomach surgery. The bike riding was sporadic - it turns out that when I have things I want to get done at home the urge to go out for a couple of hours is limited. And when it snows the urge to go out on the bike vanishes almost completely!
13 months down the line my desk at work is as empty as the day I left and awaiting my return. My old boss called and asked did I want contract work for 3 months. Actually the answer was "not really" but I'm not stupid enough to really turn it down. If I could figure out what I would really like to do with the rest of my working life I might have the confidence to say no to this, but in the meantime it has been scary having no income and several months salary will be good and likely delay real decisions for the best part of another year.
I am looking forward to seeing all my friends again. The work will be slightly different - I am a draughtsman and had allowed myself to get into a niche area of a niche job (turns out I have the mentality for that niche and not many of my colleagues do!) but will be working on more varied stuff when I go back.
It's not my old job back, as this is only a 3-6 month contract (depending on who I have spoken to) and it is going to be a reminder of exactly what I didn't like about the job which might just be enough to concentrate my mind into a decision - or not!
Someone who is not going to be happy as she has rather got used to having me around:
