(And this is nothing to do with The Big Lebowski - I think...).
I am now just about to enter my final month of full time paid employment, having worked for the past 41-and-a-bit years in the IT industry (and, more specifically, all for the same company), and am currently enjoying a preview of retired life, having a week's holiday in Lanzarote. Despite being away from work (and having no access to work-related emails), my mind still keeps wandering back to the activities that were underway just before we left (including a bid for an 8 year contract at one of my clients).
So, here's the thing...
I'm absolutely certain that I'm ready to retire - I am at the point where I no longer want (or need) to dedicate the huge amount of hours, effort, energy and pure grunt work that is required for my job to be successful and rewarding (I am certain that most of you are of a similar mind to me - do it well or not at all). However, despite this, I keep getting feelings of anxiety and misgivings about the move away from the structures and formalities of work - I want to stop but I also know that I will miss it. I can see that, when 31st March does arrive (and it is getting ever closer), it will, despite my hopes and plans for a gentle glidepath, be a cold turkey event and then some.
That confused, bewildered (and, I guess, slightly hungover) person that you may see on 1st April - well, that'll be me....
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