I retired at 53, started a business, have some investments, a great place to hunt and fish, I don't work during hunting seasons, I charge a lot for what I do. Nobody does it better and my clients love it. [Reply]
I am currently somewhere between the first and second option. I don't want to not have days off and I certainly don't miss it when I'm not there but when I am... I absolutely love it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish:
Changed jobs in December. Was overseeing a 27 people in a field that produced revenues of 6 million a month. It was lucrative but extremely stressful as it was difficult to disengage at the end of the day. Had to cover a weekend every 6 weeks too. Most employees were great. Had a few that were challenging and two I had to terminate. Skilled folks too. But you can’t be dumb when it comes to customers.
Anyway, now I’m working for me. Work 4 days a week. Have my weekends free and can tend to the garden while enjoying the pavestone patio I put in last summer.
Life’s pretty good in the job satisfaction dept.
Working from home is awesome. And yeah, when the weather is good, the patio is wonderful.
The next best thing is not traveling much anymore. My younger staff love it, so they can have it.
I know one thing, the dog loves me teleworking.
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Originally Posted by Claysexual:
Can you weld? Ever worked with sheet metal or fabrication?
Heh, that's about the only trade I DON'T have any experience in. If I need anything done with metal it goes straight over to LiveSteam's house. [Reply]
For the last couple of years I had been exploring different job opportunities because I’ve been burned out from working in the mortgage industry for ten years. I accepted an offer to work in Shenzhen, China for a year last August. In September I moved out of my apartment, sold my car and threw my shit into storage. I started working here in southern China in mid September. I love my job here. I get my own monthly stipend for my apartment and the cost of living is so cheap, I barely spend a quarter of my check. I paid off my debts and now my only bill from home is my monthly storage fee. I love being right next door to Hong Kong and for Chinese New Year I spent a week in Cebu, Philippines. I get the normal homesickness and it sucks having to watch the Chiefs at 5am but this has been an amazing experience. [Reply]
