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What do you do in retirement? (besides travel)

artringwald said:
I retired at 58 partly because the CEO was a foolish person that embraced the philosophy of GE's Jack Welch. Employees were expendable and you should get rid of the bottom 10% every year. That might work for a year or two, but soon management is forced to give bad appraisals to good people. Even though I wasn't in a management position, I had to do appraisals for four people. Against my wishes, they downgraded one of my appraisals to make sure they met the quota for that department. :mad: The CEO also over applied the Six Sigma methodology and used it almost everywhere. What a waste of company resources. I enjoyed my job the first 30 years, but not so much the last five.
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Hi Art, I sympathize with your previous situation. I worked for a company that did the same thing - - fire the bottom 10% once a year. So, if we had an employee that needed to be fired, we saved him/her until the end-of-year layoff period so we would have someone to "nominate". . Also, when we were hiring, sometimes we'd take a chance and hire someone who wasn't a perfect fit ... knowing that if we made a mistake that he/she would be in our "cache" of potential layoff people.
 
Tia said:
I worked in health care, hospital, and our employee insurance costs were always going higher. I am also aware that the doctors and executives had a better plan with lower costs/no costs.... found that out accidentally at the annual health fair that was put on. I was told my disability insurance plan was being paid for by the hospital as a benefit. Wow GREAT!! I had been paying so this was new. I mentioned it at check out to HR. Well seems that was a MISTAKE and I still had to pay BUT the exec's and doctors do NOT. There was a whole separate duplicate insurance plan online I had noticed one time, they probably all got their health insurance paid for too.

If anyone can here is what some do. Get a JOB in the government like the Veterans Administration and work your last 5 years there, then you can keep your health insurance through them at the low employee costs. Many doctors I knew did that for that exact reason, one anesthesiologist in my neighborhood retired at 56 and mentioned it a couple years back.
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You are correct many physicians retired from their practice and go to work with the federal government and work for five (5) uears just to received the federal health insurance plan.
 
BJRSanDiego said:
Hi Art, I sympathize with your previous situation. I worked for a company that did the same thing - - fire the bottom 10% once a year. So, if we had an employee that needed to be fired, we saved him/her until the end-of-year layoff period so we would have someone to "nominate". . Also, when we were hiring, sometimes we'd take a chance and hire someone who wasn't a perfect fit ... knowing that if we made a mistake that he/she would be in our "cache" of potential layoff people.
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We joked about hiring a loser that we could fire to fulfill the quota, but we never got the chance to find out if we'd really do it.

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JudyH said:
I started from scratch and have become a published photographer. I have placed in some small competitions. I am in two local
Camera clubs.
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I am surprised by there being 2 camera clubs! Hopefully they're not too snobbish.
 
moonstone said:
I have tried may types of syrup, but not walnut.

~Diane
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You would be able to tell the difference in a blind taste test. I don't boil mine down quite as far as normal maple syrup. It has to stay refrigerated. It has a more mellow flavor which might be partly due to to the way I make it. The whole process is the same. I think the sugar content in the raw sap may be a bit less. I don't know why but there are lots of Walnut trees around here, so this time of year it rains baseballs in our yard. My next door neighbor processes the nuts in thing that looks like a hamster wheel then sells them to a distributor.
 
AI? :ponder:
 
I have been officially retired for about 18 months. My husband retired in 2021 due to management BS. I was worried about the stress and his health and encouraged his retirement even though it was hard to leave that paycheck behind. It was the right move though, and I am thankful that we had access to the ACA - it allowed us the flexibility to leave corporate American in the rear view mirror. All we have done is home improvements and travel and to be honest, I am a bit burned out mostly with air travel. Next year we are cutting back a lot and primarily doing drive-to locations.

In addition to work, I spent 25+ years volunteering for anything and everything. It turns out that I am burned out on that too. Mostly we walk/hike. I had a bunch of overuse injuries in 2024 but rehabbed and feel pretty good now. We did a 6 mile hike in Banff with 1300' of elevation gain. In 2024 I couldn't do anything but walk on a flat trail so this was big progress for me. We have a new grandson arriving any day (his due date was 3 days ago!) so we'll be spending plenty of time with him and our granddaughter. I am so happy that we are retired and have the ability to spend time with them.

I expected retirement to be a bit more peaceful and quiet, but it turns out that life is as messy as always. At least I can make my own schedule now.
 
I've been retired since 2007. I retired early.

At the beginning of the year I sold my house and moved to an "old folks home" (CCRC type A). It is kind of like a land-based cruise ship. Our unit is like a 2 BR timeshare with an attached garage. So, it is comfortable.

We still travel - - about 8 one-week vacations a year. I still own four Marriott timeshares that I split and trade.

I have a small garden that I'm preparing for strawberries and a couple of citrus trees.

I am involved in a couple of on-campus clubs but not in a leadership roll (no interest after a lifetime of leadership roles).

I am a ham radio operator and aspire to getting back on the air. But the area is not particularly conducive for that.

We are making a bunch of casual friends.
 
I retired a little over 2 years ago, in July ‘23 at age 65. My wife had retired a few months earlier.
We have taken up Pickleball and play several times a week with likeminded (mostly) seniors. We’ve greatly expanded our social circle through this sport and enjoy it immensely. We also joined a gym where we play PB indoors and participate in classes and work out other days.

I take college courses on a non- matriculated basis under the NJ Senior Citizen Learning Program, tuition free. I can take up to 6 credits/ semester.

I am on several boards including the HOA of our Condo (vacation home) community. I serve as treasurer on a couple of these and handle banking and financial reporting.

We live in the same town as one of our daughters so we spend a fair amount of time with our 2 grandchildren (boy age 6 girl age 2 1/2) helping out with pick ups, babysitting and plenty of activities at our house and area parks, etc. This is truly a blessing and our most fulfilling time spent in retirement. Our other daughter and 2 teenage granddaughters live about 30 minutes away so we visit them frequently as well.

I try to maintain a regular lunch or ROMEO schedule with several retired friends in the area. This is a lot of fun and helps to keep us engaged socially.

I am a frequent visitor to our local library and read books as much as I can. Reading for enjoyment, many diverse types of books is a lot of fun and I learn a lot.

In the summer we spend as much time as we can at our shore condo, taking walks on the beach and hosting our kids and grandkids just about every weekend.
Oh and let’s not forget the many doctors appointments to try to stay healthy to keep doing this retirement thing for a long time!


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I try not to do any sort of work, volunteer, sporting or otherwise.
As often as I can, I relax in my recliner and play games on my tablet.
I'm annoyed whenever I need to get up to refill my glass.
 
Talent312 said:
I try not to do any sort of work, volunteer, sporting or otherwise.
As often as I can, I relax in my recliner and play games on my tablet.
I'm annoyed whenever I need to get up to refill my glass.
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same, or go to the bathroom!
 
-Serve on volunteer board of my condo HOA
- am an officer of a religious affiliated men’s club
- attend college classes at a NJ state college (non-matriculation) for free on the NJ Senior Citizen Learning Program
- play Pickleball with my wife and many others several times a week
- attend doctors appointments frequently (not sick, just compliant)
- visit library and read books extensively
- lunch with retired friends
- help and spend time with grandkids in the area


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