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Back when I worked, I both liked and disliked it. There were some awesome moments only a solid work could provide, like meeting strange people when I worked as a bit of an everythinger at a campsite. Or the morning sunrises when I worked as a paper delivery. But I don't miss the night shifts, and I don't miss the arseholes.
The thing I miss the most about working is the freedom afterwards. Being constantly sick, tired, exhausted over nothing, and just not functional isn't a very happy place. Though I can be content with how it is now, sometimes.
Yeah, I did that a couple times -- and got involuntarily "quitted" once -- and always ended up on my feet. Of course that anti-Boomer crowd will tell you those were different times, and I have to admit I never doubted something would come along. Nowadays it might be different. Of course, nowadays I have been officially and voluntarily retired for nearly a decade now, and don't miss an official job in the least.
Congratulations, Homer! 
Biggest difference now, I think, is that people have a lot more jobs now than they did before. People don't work in the same company for 30 years and then retire like they used to. And companies don't live as long as they used to. I have nothing to back that up but observation, though.
Thanks! And we'll see. It was a very good job working for very good people. The next job will almost certainly fall short on both accounts, but I need to move on. I'm so cooked it feels like I haven't slept in a year. And I don't remember who the real Homer was after being in character for the last 8 years.Congratulations, Homer!
Don't discount the possibility of the next adventure being even better than this one.
I have had more jobs in more areas than many people ever consider. Don't want to do any of them anymore, but don't regret having done them, either. I sure as hell don't regret resigning/retiring from any of them.
I have had more jobs in more areas than many people ever consider. Don't want to do any of them anymore, but don't regret having done them, either. I sure as hell don't regret resigning/retiring from any of them.
I'd love to quit my job. I've been with the same company for ten years, and am going absolutely nowhere.
However - I've become a complete expert at it because of all that time spent. It's not challenging in the least, which is both bad and good. I'm not in poverty, and though I'll never own a house, I can afford to live alone, which is important to me. Also, I've been working from home for nearly 6 years now, and those jobs are increasingly difficult to find. No commute, get to hang out with my kitty, actually cook something for lunch, etc.
So...though I am unquestionably in a rut, it's one of the better ruts one can find themselves in.
However - I've become a complete expert at it because of all that time spent. It's not challenging in the least, which is both bad and good. I'm not in poverty, and though I'll never own a house, I can afford to live alone, which is important to me. Also, I've been working from home for nearly 6 years now, and those jobs are increasingly difficult to find. No commute, get to hang out with my kitty, actually cook something for lunch, etc.
So...though I am unquestionably in a rut, it's one of the better ruts one can find themselves in.
I tell everyone if the situation works for you, go with it. The Rut isn't a bad thing if it satisifes your needs and the possibility of advancement is tepid at best. I did the career ladder thing for a long time and got where I thought I needed to be only to find that success isn't worth the price of admission.
When I was young and unsaavy about the ways of the world, I vowed to make my life my work and not the other way around.
Oddly enough, that unreasonable goal has worked well for me.
Oddly enough, that unreasonable goal has worked well for me.
