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[egg_]

yea, something lined up. Going back to startup life, where life is good. I was in a startup that got acquired by a big multinational. I'm not ready to go back to being in a multinational.

Really? These days I much prefer working someplace big. There's more politics, but less pressure

 

[rettucs]

Really? These days I much prefer working someplace big. There's more politics, but less pressure

yeah, I'll settle for that someday. Seeing out the last few years with a secure, handy, number in a multinational is deffo on the cards. Just not there yet.

 

[egg_]

Seeing out the last few years

Jaysis dude, I'm only (nearly) 50, got a lot of years to do yet

 

[rettucs]

Jaysis dude, I'm only (nearly) 50, got a lot of years to do yet

I wanted to be retired at 35. Only missed it by a little over a decade.

 

[pete]

I wanted to be retired at 35. Only missed it by a little over a decade.

So far

 

[ann post]

I don't really bank on retiring at all, in the sense of dwindling numbers of people to pay a pension, ever increasing work age and general low probability of the economy staying at 'wildly unsustainable' for another 25 years.

 

[pete]

I won’t be able to retire when I can retire.

Because children.

 

[magicbastarder]

very tentative rumours of a redundancy package where i work .would be very tempted if true. i'm here two decades, and the package would be decent.

 

[rettucs]

very tentative rumours of a redundancy package where i work .would be very tempted if true. i'm here two decades, and the package would be decent.

I've been lucky enough to get 2 in my time. Would definitely recommend.

 

[magicbastarder]

yeah, would be worth over two years pay. i could stick my feet up for two years and then just go get another job, no change in lifestyle required. apart from being bone idle.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

One time about 20 years ago I got about €5000 redundancy, I thought it was so great. I bought a computer, protools, speakers, mics and stuff. The speakers and a mic are still going strong.

 

[rettucs]

yeah, would be worth over two years pay. i could stick my feet up for two years and then just go get another job, no change in lifestyle required. apart from being bone idle.

or take a year off and buy yerself something nice.

 

[magicbastarder]

i'd be tempted to buy 5 acres of land somewhere and make my own little nature reserve.

 

[rettucs]

i'd be tempted to buy 5 acres of land somewhere and make my own little nature reserve.

now yer talking

 

[egg_]

I just got the new guy on the team to spend a week doing something I had already done, and forgotten about

Oops

 

[ann post]

I just got the new guy on the team to spend a week doing something I had already done, and forgotten about

Oops

character building

 

[pete]

Training.

 

[magicbastarder]

four eyes principle.

 

[pete]

Did it involve a glass hammer and/or a skirting board ladder?

 

[flashback]

I just got the new guy on the team to spend a week doing something I had already done, and forgotten about

Oops

after I had covid the first time I did a fair number of things I'd already done and forgotten about.

If I'd known I would have sent myself out to pick up a few skyhooks and a long weight.