Could you still do your job?

I was a humble Secretary ,so yes I could easily do that job now- actually, I do regret resigning due to a difficult boss and never went back to work, because divorce happened - settlement took 5 years and by then I just got lazy.

Yes, absolutely. In fact, I would probably still be doing it if Covid hadn't come along and ruined my career of more than 40 years!

I went for a blood test the other morning. As I walked along the hospital corridors Ted, one of the theatre porters said “do you still work here?” No, I’ve been retired 10 years. now. On my way out a senior admin manager asked me “you wouldn’t consider coming back would you?”

Nice to be missed!

No. I can’t get up in the morning, my memory is hopeless, I don’t hear as well as I used to and I can’t take things in.

Not a chance. The rules and regulations and terminology have changed so much in the financial arena I worked in that I wouldn't stand a chance. I worked in this pressure madhouse (and loved it) until I was 74. I am very happily retired!

I retired 22 years ago aged 60 from the NHS where I was a secretary, and yes, I could still do my job, even better now in fact as technology has improved so much since that time. I was computer literate in those days and still am and love technology more now than I did then.

I am now in my 80's, have all my wits about me and sitting at a desk on a computer would suit me down to the ground.

No, I can't look after myself, let alone anyone else.
It's the first thing that alerted me something was wrong, when I couldn't trust myself at work.

MissA 💔

Thank you.

Yes I d love to be back working in the NHS and the charity working I do now is probably more physical

I know you’d be working if you could MissA and no, I believe from what you’ve said that you certainly couldn’t go back to work.

Nor could I. Teaching has always been a demanding job, and I don’t think the conditions have improved since I retired.

If I only needed to sit behind a computer all day I’d be fine.

It's horrible- I'm not even retirement age yet, and I feel like some sort of "half person".
Excuse me, I'm having a little pity party here.

To which you are entitled MissA.
You feel cheated. I can empathise. x

MissA

Sorry I can’t pop round with the real thing.

Yes I could, but I absolutely wouldn’t - I grew to hate my job!

MissAdventure

It's horrible- I'm not even retirement age yet, and I feel like some sort of "half person".
Excuse me, I'm having a little pity party here.

Absolutely not my job could be pretty physical so much so it caused my damaged spine and hips having had surgerys to both. I could probably managed a sitting down job.

I expect I probably could do my old job but don't think I could cope with the continual frustration and pointlessness of the endless meetings. I loved the direct work with patients/clients but not the political shenanigans I had to go through.

As a nurse manager involved in service development in the NHS - let me get at it!!

I worked in NHS !

I don't think I could do the job I did 20 years ago - too stressful but I am still doing the job I took on 6 years ago and I am 72 now. I'm lucky because it is part time and WFH, but I don't think I could manage a daily commute anymore. Getting myself downstairs for a 10.00 log on is difficult enough, I would not manage leaving every day at 9 to catch a bus!

English teacher and yes definitely!

As did I Aveline although I am mentally alert at 81 I am partially sighted and now have deafness caused by a benign brain tumour. I doubt if my new knees would see me through a day on my feet. I was delighted to leave the teaching side behind.

My BP plummeted when I retired. I had just ended up being cross all the time. I could see how things should be done and what people actually needed but was so sick of the endless red tape to try to breach.