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Originally Posted by DigitalGranny
I didn't hate my job, but I think the last couple of years were very difficult. Put a smile on your face every morning, and don't put off having a good day. Make the most of the "elder statesman" role, like others said. Pick a protégée and lavish your wisdom and support on them. Make your young boss look great -and he will cherish you. Take a load off him, but give him all the credit.
On the home front, purge your possessions! You don't need most of what you own. Get rid of it. Fix up your house to sell. Make it look great and modern --ask your younger co-workers for advice on what they like in houses. Get rid of any grandma looking stuff you own or if you want to keep it, put it in storage with your movers and put fresh, young, modern stuff in your house to sell it. Whew! You'll barely get done before it's time to retire and move to TV!
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That is really good advice. I was in a similar position, and just accepted the fact I wasn't going to get a lot of happiness from my job. I guess that's why we get paid to do it! But I used the time and money to get my finances in good shape; we got rid of all the extra "stuff" that had accumulated, and spent time fixing up the house getting it ready to sell. When I was at a point when I could retire, I finished up at work, put the house on the market, sold the house and moved all our belongings down to Florida in the space of about a month. It was great to make a clean break, and those 3 years or so gave me the time to be organized to make that happen. I was also in a position where I was able to reduce my hours at work the last couple of years. I sacrificed some salary, but it was worth it to have the time off. I combined that time off with my vacation time, and took extended vacations down in Florida.
Best of luck to you.