Do you dislike your job, able to retire but don't?

rnj

As title suggests, are you in a position to be able to financially retire, dislike your job, but continue to work for some reason?

For me, my job feels a bit of an inconvenience to my time yet I know I don't need a full day to do the things I would like to. I don't necessarily hate the job and it's not particularly stressful, I could change jobs I guess but do feel the grass is always greener on the other side, in a lower paid job I'd have FOMO(Fear of Missing Out) on what I could have been earning. Nice problem to have I guess.

Would be good to get a job you could just turn up when you felt like working right?

crv1963

Dislike some aspects of my job, but get great satisfaction in other aspects. All about balance, when the dislikes outweighs the likes, it is time to change role, has always been my career philosophy!

Yes have passed my pension scheme Notional Retirement Age, but working longer enables three things- i) Increase in my own final pension ii) Money earned enables saving into Mrs CRV pension pot and iii) Life cover via pension scheme continues as long as I am with employer.

I've never felt constrained so that I could not step side ways or down the ladder career wise, if changes in direction don't work out I have had the philosophy that at interview I could always say why I'd changed and why I wanted the role being interviewed for.

A job where you turn up when you want doesn't exist, there is always an expectation that you will do something someone else wants, from the Queen downwards!

Thrugelmir

Knowing I could walk at any time is a greatly satisfying feeling. Not being fearfull of losing ones job makes a huge difference in how one can act and what one say (in the right manner of course).

crv1963

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Knowing I could walk at any time is a greatly satisfying feeling. Not being fearfull of losing ones job makes a huge difference in how one can act and what one say (in the right manner of course).

Very, very true. Knowing that you can give notice - 3 months in my case- is very comforting. Also being aware that there are other options available if you need them also helps.

barnstar2077

crv1963 wrote: »

Very, very true. Knowing that you can give notice - 3 months in my case- is very comforting. Also being aware that there are other options available if you need them also helps.

I think if I had enough money to retire and my company was really messing me around I don't think I would give them notice. Well, I would probably hand it in and then call in sick the next day : )

michaels

Planning to retire at 55 and feel poor.

However hate working so much am contemplating retiring at 52/3 and being penniless.

And even then those last few years feels like a life sentence....

green_man

I hated the way my job had been going for a few years (and little prospect of improvement) so I manoeuvred my way into being offered voluntary redundancy and took it (aged 47) and subsequently retired (I’m now 53).

Wenlock

rnj wrote: »

As title suggests, are you in a position to be able to financially retire, dislike your job, but continue to work for some reason?

For me, my job feels a bit of an inconvenience to my time yet I know I don't need a full day to do the things I would like to. I don't necessarily hate the job and it's not particularly stressful, I could change jobs I guess but do feel the grass is always greener on the other side, in a lower paid job I'd have FOMO(Fear of Missing Out) on what I could have been earning. Nice problem to have I guess.

Would be good to get a job you could just turn up when you felt like working right?

Trust me; I have never met anyone who has retired who has any difficulty filling their day!

Something strange seems to happen when you retire - even the smallest tasks can easily be stretched to take the whole day. In fact I regularly get to the end of the day and find that I haven’t actually done anything; even though I haven’t been bored in any way.

Today as an example I have just realised I haven’t yet (at 8.30 pm) been out for a proper walk, or “had time” to meditate! To be honest I can’t remember if I actually brushed my teeth yet - just been too busy doing nothing productive.

I did however remember to go and vote for TBP in the Euro elections.

JoeEngland

rnj wrote: »

As title suggests, are you in a position to be able to financially retire, dislike your job, but continue to work for some reason?

For me, my job feels a bit of an inconvenience to my time yet I know I don't need a full day to do the things I would like to. I don't necessarily hate the job and it's not particularly stressful, I could change jobs I guess but do feel the grass is always greener on the other side, in a lower paid job I'd have FOMO(Fear of Missing Out) on what I could have been earning. Nice problem to have I guess.

Would be good to get a job you could just turn up when you felt like working right?

If you work FT it's more than a little inconvenience to your time.

Thrugelmir

Wenlock wrote: »

Today as an example I have just realised I haven’t yet (at 8.30 pm) been out for a proper walk

Walking is extremely good for ones mental well being. I spent many years being desk bound. Over the past couple of years a work colleague and I , have started walking every lunchtime we are able. A few minutes to start with. Now we walk around 3.5 miles every day that we are in the office. Even when's it's raining. On top of that I walk to and from the office. We both swear by the benefits.

shinytop

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Walking is extremely good for ones mental well being. I spent many years being desk bound. Over the past couple of years a work colleague and I , have started walking every lunchtime we are able. A few minutes to start with. Now we walk around 3.5 miles every day that we are in the office. Even when's it's raining. On top of that I walk to and from the office. We both swear by the benefits.

Very true. I never get annoyed at other walkers, have to stop suddenly to avoid them nor regularly have them walking dangerously close behind me.