Wow- an employment questioner that a BITOGer would ace

[Pablo]

My job has a mandatory retirement at age 60.

. We are all different. It is not a match for me to sit home all day,

Not at all sure why these two are connected. Been retired for almost 4 years now, busiest I've been in my life. I do tire of the eBay gig, ALMOST done - parts near gone. The only thing I really HATE is the daily aging parent gig. No I don't hate my parents. But they were smart successful, good, well rounded people until covid, isolation and complete marble loss. Dad broke femur June 3, mom broke hip July 9................BUT other than that, if I can be active, anyone can be.

IF you want to work, you must lower your sights. Think Home Depot.

Bluntly: You must have a decent pension. No other savings?

 

[vavavroom]

The ironic thing is that surgeons are on an honor basis when it comes to putting the scalpel down no matter their state of cognitive dissonance. That said, I know a person who had inner ear surgery performed by an old surgeon in his 90s who invented the procedure and who was the only one who could do the surgery. My grandpa was in the foreign service and retired before his mandatory retirement age. Not because he was nutty but because he had become tired of the game. My dad's a surgeon and he retired at 73. His hands were still steady but he wanted to go out while still at the top of his game. I suspect I'll wake up one morning and decide to do something else. Cat grooming?

 

[Pablo]

Cat grooming?

My two dusty buggers need a good vacuuming and double brushing.

 

[GON]

Not at all sure why these two are connected. Been retired for almost 4 years now, busiest I've been in my life. I do tire of the eBay gig, ALMOST done - parts near gone. The only thing I really HATE is the daily aging parent gig. No I don't hate my parents. But they were smart successful, good, well rounded people until covid, isolation and complete marble loss. Dad broke femur June 3, mom broke hip July 9................BUT other than that, if I can be active, anyone can be.

IF you want to work, you must lower your sights. Think Home Depot.

Bluntly: You must have a decent pension. No other savings?

You appear to still be working, Ebay, Amsoil, etc.... just under your own terms. I have worked in a highly structured environment for decades, and that is what matches best for me.

Maybe Home Depot or Costco is in my future..... I might enjoy those positions, but I invested a lot of time and effort over the past decade to be employable post-retirement. In 2023 I graduated from an advanced course at Northwestern University, at age 58. I was studying and writing papers very late night, early morning, Sunday nights--- instead of doing things that were passive, like watching TV, sports, etc. Nothing wrong with watching stuff, being an observer whatsoever---- I simply prepared for this time of age 60/ retirement by taking formal/ structured education at two different demanding intuitions.

Savings is not an issue. Taking an unplanned additional $500 K USD out of savings to put down on a house is an issue. We liked the home we rented in Midway, UT in 2018. The owner couldn't find a buyer at $750k USD, so they rented to us. That home sold three years ago at over 1.5 million USD, and is likely worth 2+ million today. Nice home, but nothing overly special, and that area has become an enclave of refuges from California, departing California after they screwed up a very wonderful state, and have already started to deeply influence the greater SLC area with that same mindset.

I never forgot something an independent hotel owner in Nicaragua told me. This guy was from the U.S., and I was familiar with the town he grew up in. He had built a really nice small hotel, and next he was building a casino. Having a drink with him at his hotel's bar, I told him he had it made. He said yes, he did, but he also said he knew one day someone from the government will knock on his door, and say the hotel and casino is not his, and take it from him. He later said that every government in the history of the world has done this for centuries--or will do this if they are a new country.

 

[GON]

The ironic thing is that surgeons are on an honor basis when it comes to putting the scalpel down no matter their state of cognitive dissonance. That said, I know a person who had inner ear surgery performed by an old surgeon in his 90s who invented the procedure and who was the only one who could do the surgery. My grandpa was in the foreign service and retired before his mandatory retirement age. Not because he was nutty but because he had become tired of the game. My dad's a surgeon and he retired at 73. His hands were still steady but he wanted to go out while still at the top of his game. I suspect I'll wake up one morning and decide to do something else. Cat grooming?

I am an admirer of Dr. Ben Carson. After retirement as one of the world's top neurosurgeons, Dr. Carson focused on serving the country that gave him so much, and the work he took on to serve his country was not easy by any means. He easily could have been at the golf course every day, staying active, but he chose to continue to give back, as he had done since he graduated medical school.

 

[vavavroom]

I am an admirer of Dr. Ben Carson. After retirement as one of the world's top neurosurgeons, Dr. Carson focused on serving the country that gave him so much, and the work he took on to serve his country was not easy by any means. He easily could have been at the golf course every day, staying active, but he chose to continue to give back, as he had done since he graduated medical school.

I admire his $32k kitchen table.

 

[CKN]

My wife and I are so busy we need to keep a Google calendar. Currently on the road for three weeks in our travel trailer (with e-bikes in the bed). Have a 70 day cruise coming up in September.
But yea-going in to retirement without a paid off home is a major mistake.

BTW-Californians moving to Utah is not having an effect in the state as a whole. Too many isolated rural counties who "think a like" for that to happen.
Plus you have a certain "group" of people there who have conservative values and are extremely influential in local elections.
Salt Lake County yes-they think the other way.

Getting a high powered "private sector" at $100,000 when your 60 years of age is darn near impossible-as the 400plus applications GON has filled out suggest.

 

[Pablo]

You appear to still be working, Ebay, Amsoil, etc.... just under your own terms. I have worked in a highly structured environment for decades, and that is what matches best for me.

Maybe Home Depot or Costco is in my future..... I might enjoy those positions, but I invested a lot of time and effort over the past decade to be employable post-retirement. In 2023 I graduated from an advanced course at Northwestern University, at age 58. I was studying and writing papers very late night, early morning, Sunday nights--- instead of doing things that were passive, like watching TV, sports, etc. Nothing wrong with watching stuff, being an observer whatsoever---- I simply prepared for this time of age 60/ retirement by taking formal/ structured education at two different demanding intuitions.

Savings is not an issue. Taking an unplanned additional $500 K USD out of savings to put down on a house is an issue. We liked the home we rented in Midway, UT in 2018. The owner couldn't find a buyer at $750k USD, so they rented to us. That home sold three years ago at over 1.5 million USD, and is likely worth 2+ million today. Nice home, but nothing overly special, and that area has become an enclave of refuges from California, departing California after they screwed up a very wonderful state, and have already started to deeply influence the greater SLC area with that same mindset.

I never forgot something an independent hotel owner in Nicaragua told me. This guy was from the U.S., and I was familiar with the town he grew up in. He had built a really nice small hotel, and next he was building a casino. Having a drink with him at his hotel's bar, I told him he had it made. He said yes, he did, but he also said he knew one day someone from the government will knock on his door, and say the hotel and casino is not his, and take it from him. He later said that every government in the history of the world has done this for centuries--or will do this if they are a new country.

Yeah - my rocket factory job was so high stress, nothing else is really work to me. Amsoil is self sustaining after 25 years. Ebay is pain, because shipping. I hate shipping. Did I mention that? But still not working for the man.

You can be the Nicaraguan or not. If you derive pleasure from working for the man, then by all means. I just see you chasing these jobs in a shotgun manner and I can't even sit on the same planet with the very thought of the analhaircut with single sheet resume on the side - then three levels of interview tribunals - only to be shot and kicked to the curb for the raccoons to gnaw. All because of my hair or something just as stupid.

 

[Pew]

I suspect I'll wake up one morning and decide to do something else. Cat grooming?

Official peanut butter taster and body wash smeller?

 

[AZjeff]

Anyone else saying they applied for 400 jobs I'd have to call BS but trying to keep up with where the OP is and what he's doing I believe it.

When you can't find a job make one.

 

[GON]

Anyone else saying they applied for 400 jobs I'd have to call BS but trying to keep up with where the OP is and what he's doing I believe it.

When you can't find a job make one.

Technology today automatically tracks the applications. I will likely apply for 30-40 jobs over the next 16 hours. I do custom resumes and custom cover letters for every job I apply for. Of course, I have a decent number of templates, so each application typically takes well under 30 minutes, I can often apply for jobs with a custom resume and cover letter in under 10 minutes.

 

[bullwinkle]

It’s going to be rough. I turn 60 in a couple weeks, I can’t imagine changing jobs at this point-just going to try to gut out the next 5 years if possible, and pray the Medicare age isn’t increased…

 

[hemioiler]

Why not volunteer at a local school/hospital/charity or something like that? I don't know your financial situation of course but that might be rewarding and keep you active and busy with a sense of fulfillment and purpose. And with a volunteer position you can be a little more control of your day; want to spend an afternoon serving your kids car, no ones going to say "no" to you.

 

[TiGeo]

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[Dave Hess]

Maybe teach at a vocational training center.

 

[4WD]

I admire his $32k kitchen table.

Only the cost of one dinner that somebody paid for …

 

[Leo99]

The ironic thing is that surgeons are on an honor basis when it comes to putting the scalpel down no matter their state of cognitive dissonance. That said, I know a person who had inner ear surgery performed by an old surgeon in his 90s who invented the procedure and who was the only one who could do the surgery. My grandpa was in the foreign service and retired before his mandatory retirement age. Not because he was nutty but because he had become tired of the game. My dad's a surgeon and he retired at 73. His hands were still steady but he wanted to go out while still at the top of his game. I suspect I'll wake up one morning and decide to do something else. Cat grooming?

My mother in law needed spine surgery. Surgeon One was a bit older and said there was nothing that he could do and recommended she see Surgeon Two. Surgeon Two is 72 years old and said surgery is a possibility but not from him. She should see his son. The son, about 40, did the surgery no problem.

 

[Leo99]

It’s going to be rough. I turn 60 in a couple weeks, I can’t imagine changing jobs at this point-just going to try to gut out the next 5 years if possible, and pray the Medicare age isn’t increased…

I'm looking at one more year. I'll be 63.5. That gives me 1.5 years of COBRA and then transition to Medicare. I'll leave a lot of unvested company stock on the table but I think we'll have enough money to live comfortably in retirement. Might have to tighten our belts a little. Not every day is vacation. But we'll have more money than average.

 

[ecotourist]

"Knowledge of Metrics system measurements"

Nope never heard of it. Metric System sure, but not the Metrics system. Are spelling and proof reading abilities a bonus?