"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-02-08 6:39 PM, graham wrote:
>
>>> You should be. It beats the hell out of working.
>>>
>> But it depends on your occupation. I'm still working years after the
>> normal
>> retirement age, in fact yesterday I signed a 2-year contract with a major
>> company. The projects are interesting and the interaction with the
>> clients
>> is always stimulating.
>> I really don't see any point in retiring yet. Most of my uncles retired
>> at
>>
>
> In my case, I liked my job. It was interesting, challenging and I was out
> on the road without a boss breathing my back. We had been working with a
> sword over our heads for years as the government kept cutting back and
> privatizing our jobs. There were a number of unpleasant changes and I
> didn't like the way things were going. When that window opened for an
> early retirement I grabbed it. I promised myself that if I ever found
> myself sitting around watching Jerry Springer I would go out and get a
> job. It has been almost 10 years now and I still don't watch daytime tv.

But has usenet substituted for Springer? {;-)

I see Tony Clement is trying to put controls on accumulated sick leave in
the public service. I know of people who have accumulated so much that they
use it up by retiring a year early!! I think they stopped that in Ontario
and possibly the Federal service but it's still happening in some public
sectors.
Graham
Graham