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Good Lord....I so envy people who love their jobs this much.
It must make life so much easier.
A career of office work just about sent me mad. All that breathing...!
It just means they don't have hobbies and an empty personal life. Not all of them, but many. It's rather sad if you have a few days off and don't know what to do with yourself.
I would not be one minute bored if I would retire right now. There are too many things I would want do to.
Very sorry to hear , life is about experiences not work. To each their own though.
Since when is work not an experience? Work can entail many experiences, in fact: travel, meeting people of different backgrounds, all sorts of leaning (both formal and informal), intellectual challenges, and more. Please explain your statement.
Since when is work not an experience? Work can entail many experiences, in fact: travel, meeting people of different backgrounds, all sorts of leaning (both formal and informal), intellectual challenges, and more. Please explain your statement.
I travel for work and personally and while they both come with experiences they aren't remotely the same
I have no desire to disengage completely from work, as long as I can do it on my own terms (work from home, go to meetings and conferences as required or as I feel like, turn down work I don't like, etc.)
It would be nice to be wealthy enough to never need to work again but that is an almost entirely separate question.
Maybe you should have rephrased your original question to be:
Does anyone think it's odd that I want to pursue psychology after I retire from my career as a professional waiter?
It sounds to me like you're interested in psychology in the same way that other retirees are interested in learning to play piano or write a novel. Nothing odd about that and no need to wrap the label "work" around it.
It just means they don't have hobbies and an empty personal life. Not all of them, but many. It's rather sad if you have a few days off and don't know what to do with yourself.
I would not be one minute bored if I would retire right now. There are too many things I would want do to.
Ok I've been retired through ill health and no choice of my own for four years now.
You can have all the hobbies and personal life you want - other people have to work and aren't available for long lunches, hobbies only go so far and can be expensively out of reach.
I suggest most people may well run through both reasonable financial resources and Things They Want To Do, within the first year, and be in the exact same boat.
Hey if you enjoy it, by all means continue working. No one says you must retire. I myself, love not having a regular job and we survive off our rentals, investing and side business. I love setting my hours and doing what we want when we want. We are late 20s and hope to never be dependent on a job again.
theres nothing wrong at all with enjoying working and not wanting to have all that free time.. i just think your in the minority.
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It just means they don't have hobbies and an empty personal life. Not all of them, but many. It's rather sad if you have a few days off and don't know what to do with yourself.
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oh-so wrong... most dis-satisfied / angry employees I know are on the federal / gov lam. They have plenty of hobbies and interests and are professional whiners with millions of friends just like them! They just like to complain, just as they do when they have go WAY out of their comfort zone to 'serve' the public. Watch them... they may go postal! There are many people who can only do ONE THING at a time, so age 25 - 65 it is work. (because they are wearing their 'horse - blinders', No sense being exposed to outside activities! That would mean they have to make a CHOICE! (an impossible risk for many.). Or be held accountable for a choice
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Ok I've been retired through ill health and no choice of my own for four years now.
You can have all the hobbies and personal life you want - other people have to work and aren't available for long lunches, hobbies only go so far and can be expensively out of reach.
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yeah... 'hobbies' are WAY down on my 'retirement activity priority list'. In many years retired, I have never had to go down the list that far...Golfing and fishing are WAY below 'hobbies' YMMV.
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Does anyone think it's odd that I want to pursue psychology after I retire from my career as a professional waiter?
seems like a 'natural progression' to me I will meet you in Sociology class. As a technical career retiree... I find I will need to pursue yet another degree in 'Humanities'.
I did a master's program the last time I retired pre-age 50. I'm ready to go back to school (again)... looking for FREE / sponsored / scholarships. Suggestions welcomed!.
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