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Retirement, What Retirement??
By Nigel Wickenden
I retired from Lincolnshire Police eight years ago. For me, it was a blessed relief from a job that I had come to hate. I hated the job because of the way I had been treated by certain senior officers and had no redress. I loved the job for what it was and the friends that I had made. But, in the end, it made me ill and I was retired on medical grounds. Within a few months of retirement I felt much better within myself but decided to stay retired. When Eileen got home, she would know I was on the garden swing because she could hear me snoring. I walked to the shops to get groceries etc. I went for walks to keep active and start enjoying life again. After two years. I got bored and had to find something to do apart from my hobbies which are genealogy and hill walking & camping. I worked for a mortgage company that stated they were THE cheapest for people with poor financial records. I was their top salesman the first week. Then I found that they were not the cheapest and I sacked them. On of my insurances matured and we decided to have decent double glazing fitted to our bungalow. We had a couple of quotes and did not get sucked by the "buy tonight to get the BIG discount" patter. Then the man for Everest came. Simon was excellent. So much so that I thought "I can do that" and said "I'll think about it." I joined the company and earned £2,400 in my first week. However, Everest were the same as all the other companies wanting prospective customers to sign up at the time. I detest hard sell techniques and was not their best salesman. Having said that, I did sell windows, doors, window sills, soffits, facias, guttering and downpipes to my wife. Unfortunately I underpriced the stuff and did not make any money. But then I could not pay tax on no profit could I? I sacked Everest too. Some five years ago I went to work as an examination invigilator at the local grammar school. I was asked if I would fancy working as a cover supervisor? The job entails handing out work and collecting it in if necessary and keeping order in the class when the teacher is off sick, on a course, in a meeting or whatever. After being in the Army and Police, it's money for old rope. I tell the students that I am trying to brainwash them into being happy and successful, because if I can manage that, their taxes will pay my police pension forever. But, I love the job. I am supposed to be retired but enjoy going to work. Being with those youngster is just a joy. Obviously there are the odd naughty ones but I term them my "entertainment" and almost always get on well with them even when I have to dish out punishments for poor behaviour. If I get the chance, I always explain that I still like them as people but as I am in this cae "the system," I have to give out the punishments. Unlike nearly all of the teachers, I am the same with them when away from school as in it and I believe that they appreciate my honesty as much as I appreciate theirs. Do not let anybody tell you that today's youth are worse than we were, they've just got different ways of looking at the world to us old folk. Anyway, the moral of this rambling is that retirement is great, but doing something one enjoys is much more fulfilling and good fun. The students help to keep me feeling young and I give them access to my store of life experiences. It sometimes perturbs them when I tell them how little I know and compared to me they know only a smidgen of how the world works. Yes, retire by all means but I vote for finding something useful to do with those long years ahead of us. I have now decided that I want a lot more money so that I can spoil my wife, daughters and grandchildren. To that end I am learning how to earn money from internet marketing in my spare time. I am currently doing a free course called The Challenge. It really is excellent stuff and one can join any time by following the videos and exercises from the beginning. I am putting the link in external links. |
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I think you really didn't want any part of retirement. Good for you, Nigel
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