Early-retirement wannabe

Snakey

That's because you two are being more literal than I am with the whole "downhill from here" thing. I'm seeing the zip slide as the fun part - the payoff of the climb - not a descent into infirmity. (Down at the bottom, if you like, is a nice country walk into a seaside town with penny arcades and a second-hand bookshop and a pier and sixteen flavours of ice cream. Just as nice, but if you wanted another look at that castle you'd need to start climbing all over again.)

bugslett

Snakey wrote: »

That's because you two are being more literal than I am with the whole "downhill from here" thing. I'm seeing the zip slide as the fun part - the payoff of the climb - not a descent into infirmity. (Down at the bottom, if you like, is a nice country walk into a seaside town with penny arcades and a second-hand bookshop and a pier and sixteen flavours of ice cream. Just as nice, but if you wanted another look at that castle you'd need to start climbing all over again.)

It's all an individual view, no right or wrong. Now about the sixteen flavours of ice-cream:D

JoeEngland

Marine_life wrote: »

You know what - this hits the nail on the head for me.

Some days I wake up and think, why not go now? Money's not an issue why not just go and enjoy it? After all, what is it they say....who wants to be the richest person in the graveyard?

But then other days I think, at age 54, once I retire, there's no going back or rather, there's no going back at the same level on the same pay....what happens in two years if I realise its the wrong decision? I've looked for other jobs at my level but....at 54, its difficult to get any interest, at 56.

It doesn't help that Mrs ML thinks I'm not yet ready for a week of gardening and golf. She is relaxed whatever I decide to do but her opinion is I should keep going for another two years. but is that just kicking the can down the road?

The easiest solution would be that someone forces retirement on me. The new job offer may not be confirmed, and while my 3-day-a-week part time gig ends in November in reality I have pretty much served my usefulness so they could decide to hand me my 15 days notice.

The "problem" for those who've had a career (rather than a job), is that there has always been a sense of moving forward, moving upward, always something to strive towards. I've come to terms with having crossed the summit and begun the gentle slide down the other side but....like an ageing boxer, can I resist one more shot at the title?

....to be honest, I'm !!!!!!ed if I know

What's the difference between a career and a job?

mgdavid

JoeEngland wrote: »

What's the difference between a career and a job?

One definition (there are many):
a job, you walk away from at 5.30 and don't think about until you are back in at 09.00, also described as 'not my problem'.

a career you take home with you and it's usually running in the brain in background mode all waking hours

k6chris

JoeEngland wrote: »

What's the difference between a career and a job?

verb: career; move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way, often downhill. "The coach careered down the slope and went through a hedge".

mgdavid

on topic\:
what's the difference between a noun and a verb?

JoeCrystal

JoeEngland wrote: »

What's the difference between a career and a job?

I always thought that a job is single time employment while a career is a history or aspiration to work with a single employer over time.

crv1963

JoeCrystal wrote: »

I always thought that a job is single time employment while a career is a history or aspiration to work with a single employer over time.

I thought a job- you turn up, do what you're paid to do and leave at the end of the day without further thought, repeat next day.

Career- you seek to gain further qualifications, to progress to a different level of expertise, you may take stuff home to do (even just in your head), you may change employer/ role/ seek promotion.

cobson

JoeEngland wrote: »

What's the difference between a career and a job?

You could say that your career is your long-term employment goals/aspirations (i.e.strategic level) and that jobs are the stepping stones you take to acheive them (i.e. tactical level).

A lot of people don't have the former, so drift aimlessly along the latter - or don't move on at all. Other lucky people do it in one step.

ex-pat_scot

"career" is the illusion of greater reward in the future, that exhorts you to ever more efforts today.

"job" is when you can switch off as you leave.