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I worked in a rather small but successful aerospace machine shop in southern California. I did stop by occasionally when I was near and they were happy to see me. But I haven't for a long time now. The main boss founder and owner was nearly as old as me or maybe older and he was the brains behind the place.
He was the engineer and computer aided draftsman. Its been so long now I am kind of afraid to stop in.
No. Most people, except for a couple, whom I would wish to see retired or left the year after I did. Another one died. The kids I had my last year all graduated so I'm now just a name and a picture in old yearbooks.
When I have, I have always found it awkward. You are no longer part of the team, and there is always a distance that wasn't there before. Whether you have moved on to a different job or retired, you are no longer one of their fellow sufferers, sharing the same problems, triumphs and office intrigues. I have always felt as though the attitude was "Great to see you, gotta go now." I retired from my last job more than five years ago and have never been back.
Yes, I did about a year after I retired. I brought them a cake to celebrate the year. But they were too busy for me. I spent a few minutes with a couple co workers and with the supervisor. Then I said my good byes and went on my way. Had lunch with one of them a few months later, but that was it.
I am not retired, yet, but when anyone, retired or having left the job, stops by work, we generally have little time for them. Life goes on, work goes on. I found generally, people who stop by want to talk and talk to catch up and there just isn't time.
We moved 2,000 miles away when we retired (from DC to AZ). But I had always said I would never visit the workplace after seeing a few old-timers do that...they seemed lonely and we were a busy office and had no time to spend with them.
Since much of our family remained in DC, when we visited them I would have a few lunches with old workmates, most of whom were also retired. Kept in touch with several of my staff via email for about 5 years, in one case longer (still in touch after 14 years).
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