Oh I would retire tomorrow if I could, sob. I think my description of retirement is close to Udhay's: the ability to put my time into whatever I want without worrying about financial stability. I would probably do much of the work I'm still doing--I adore my org and want it to survive, and struggle daily with accepting that we have till the end of next year MAX. But I also want to travel a lot, take a sewing class, a pottery workshop, make things with my hands, read read read...
Cordially, Ameya Nagarajan (she/her) LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameyann/> On Sun, 14 Jun 2026 at 23:39, Yeddanapudi Radhika via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote: > Never retiring. My profession pays little and demands a lot but I love > it so much. I translate mostly plays. Sometimes I get a chance to act > or get invited to conferences on translating theatre. Other times I > get grants. One day sooner rather than later, I may have to > supplement it by working part-time at the local garden store so I'm > trying to get and stay fit. > > On Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 10:50 AM Bruce Metcalf via Silklist > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Howdy, > > > > On 6/13/26 15:53, Sandhya via Silklist wrote: > > > > > Are you retired? What are you doing post-retirement? On hindsight, > would > > > you give your younger self some advice about what you would do > > > differently? > > > > In a few weeks, I'll be retiring for the third time. Yeah, it gets > > complicated. > > > > In 1998, I escaped a particularly bad work situation, and discovered > > that my wife and I could afford to discontinue full-time employment, so > > we retired and moved to Florida. > > > > I lasted ten months. > > > > It wasn't proximity to my wife (she was still trying to sell our old > > house), it was just the lack of focus to my day. I had hobbies, but > > wasn't able to focus on them sufficiently to fill the time. > > > > So I took on a part-time job. It was a lot of fun, if physically > > miserable at times. The pay was but a pittance, but the benefits were > > outstanding, and we made good uses of them. > > > > But being financially independent meant I could call bullshit when > > management tried it without concern. I also became a union shop steward, > > which made it nearly impossible to fire me. That role led me to read the > > fine print in the contract, and I discovered in 2015 that I was eligible > > to retire, retaining full benefits. Took the company eight months to > > figure out how to retire a part-timer, and I understand I triggered a > > change in the rules, but I was out with my second retirement. > > > > Starting in 2007, I accepted responsibility for a non-profit with a > > healthy publication program, a substantial library, and multiple worthy > > programs. The cause was the death of that organization's founder, and > > his were larger shoes that I could hope to fill, even today. Working for > > a non-profit board is never entirely safe, even when they trust you > > (perhaps too much). It reached the point last year that all but one of > > them stopped responding to my emails, which is a problem when I'm > > supposed to be editing the magazines. > > > > They finally found another sucker, er, volunteer, and this week the > > library and records were shipped to California, with three tons of junk > > discarded. All I have left is a storage unit filled with library > > shelving and file cabinets (which are cheaper to repurchase than move). > > Finding homes for that, I'll be retired for a third time. > > > > I plan to spend a lot more time and energy on my hobbies. I just built > > seven Ikea bookcases to allow me to pull books out of boxes, and some > > general housekeeping (i.e.: junk trashing) is also in order. My wife's > > health has also declined in the past decade, so I'm taking on more > > household chores, more driving to doctors, and indulging her hobby, > > which is taking world cruises (January thru June next year). > > > > Will this hold, or will I go back to work in some form? I can't say for > > sure, but given my track record.... > > > > Cheers, > > / Bruce / > > > > -- > > Silklist mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist > > > > -- > Translator/Owner > AzulIndica Translations > North Vancouver BC, Canada > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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