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Jazzgirl

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21. I just retired.

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 12:17 PM

Apr 2014

In fact, Tuesday, April 1, was my first day of retirement. I had been on vacation for the previous two weeks. I had really begun to hate my job. I was fed up with them promoting really young (28-30) year olds to director positions and above, people who had no experience or knowledge. I also saw a lot of them treat their older subordinates like shit but depended on them to keep them from drowning.

People who have been there for a while, especially those over about 45, are barely getting interviews for promotions. I am so glad to have a good retirement plan, 401K and a small pension so I don't still have to be there. I have not missed it one day.

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i changed it to "friend". DesertFlower Apr 2014 #5

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thanks. nt DesertFlower Apr 2014 #7

No problem watchingoveryou Apr 2014 #9

Until people realize that folks like Koch, Adleson, and the CEOs they sponsor kelliekat44 Apr 2014 #4

i had a guy over the other day to fix my computer. DesertFlower Apr 2014 #8

Ultimately almost every Republican policy leads to Cheap Labor as the central issue BlueStreak Apr 2014 #28

By the numbers BlueStreak Apr 2014 #30

There has been no job recovery. former9thward Apr 2014 #35

That is just not true BlueStreak Apr 2014 #37

It is true. former9thward Apr 2014 #38

Read your own quote. Is is about seniors. BlueStreak Apr 2014 #39

You are looking at it like the government wants us to look at it. former9thward Apr 2014 #41

You can say there hasn't been ENOUGH improvement. You can say employment situation is UNACCEPTABLE BlueStreak Apr 2014 #42

It's certainly not getting better watchingoveryou Apr 2014 #11

Not just this country - TBF Apr 2014 #19

Been saying this too. It has to be global, non-violent, but unified, and wealth impacting on the kelliekat44 Apr 2014 #23

Those 9 principles I listed above can apply to every country BlueStreak Apr 2014 #31

I scrolled up and found your principles - TBF Apr 2014 #40

I am likewise glad to be as old as I am. SheilaT Apr 2014 #10

the last 6 or 7 years IBM only gave raises DesertFlower Apr 2014 #12

My ex was the IT guy for a company in Kansas. SheilaT Apr 2014 #13

I remember the years of the IBM Country Clubs and where you got that as a Perk and KoKo Apr 2014 #25

i remember the country club. liquor was not DesertFlower Apr 2014 #36

It's part of an orchestrated effort to drown the country in that "bathtub" the GOP has been preachin blkmusclmachine Apr 2014 #14

I work harder than people half my age because I have to iwillalwayswonderwhy Apr 2014 #15

Baby Boomers really need to unite. truedelphi Apr 2014 #24

'If this keeps up we'll be a nation of very rich and very poor people' Exposethefrauds Apr 2014 #16

I worked for NBC and ABC in the 70s and 80s. meaculpa2011 Apr 2014 #17

Thanks for the anecdotes; like many of the commenters here BeyondGeography Apr 2014 #18

I'm also close to retirement age and very glad at that. I'm tired of the Kahuna Apr 2014 #20

I just retired. Jazzgirl Apr 2014 #21

So many businesses only want young people. truedelphi Apr 2014 #22

Spouse and I have seen the writing on the wall for those 50+ and made it our sole focus to kelly1mm Apr 2014 #26

I envy you and your wife yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #27

Our basic plan was to drive down the monthly cost of living. To do so we have no kelly1mm Apr 2014 #32

Wow! yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #33

Ah Arnold...know it well. zappaman Apr 2014 #43

CNN is a completely nonunion shop. Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #29

The 1% world CNN is helping to make ... hits home. 1000words Apr 2014 #34