[Talk Host]

Most Villages residents are retired. Is there anything about your job that you miss?

In my case, being on radio and television, I had a great platform for shaping community opinion and effecting change. I miss being able to do that. Maybe there's a little of it here on TOTV. I also miss being around so many creative people all the time.

I don't miss getting up at 4:30 every morning.

JLK

[otherbruddaDarrell]

I missed the rate of pay that is available up north. I worked full time my first year here doing the same job for the same company for a lot less money.

[gary42651]

After 40 years of Plumbing, Heating and A/C, 36 years as the owner, the only thing I wll miss are the weekends, long weekends, and vacations, I use to look foward to the time off. Now every day is saturday and I will be stuck with working on my golf game, fishing, dancing, sleeping late, traveling ect. Life can be tough sometimes.

[784caroline]

Loved the job but the LONG commute was pure h_ll...50 minues on a good day to 2 hours plus on a bad day

[graciegirl]

I miss being an apparel rep............sometimes. I miss the presentation of the new line and the great places the company would take us for the annual sales meeting. Aruba, London, New York, New Orleans, Porto Rico, Washington DC, Green Briar...etc. etc.

I do not miss the department store buyers, they were ruthless and cold and you would always lose somehow, with chargebacks, advertising money, less commission, always.

I loved the mom and pop stores, because you truly could help them hands on with their merchandising and advertising.

I still have friends from those days and one of them lives here in The Villages and they were the ones who poured our first glass of Kool....I mean Villages water.

[getdul981]

The main thing I miss is the people I worked with. I certainly don't miss the job itself. I used to enjoy going to work, but over the years there were cut offs and reorginizetion and downsizing to the point that 1 person was doing what was done by 6 or 7. No fun at all. And the BS increased by the amount of the decrease in work force.

[red tail]

i miss the airline business. i miss the good people that worked there. i dont miss the few union rebel rousers! i also misss the worldwide travel on expenses!!!!!! not as much fun now that im footing the bill. it was a great life. im only 2 months here but this is shaping up to be a great life also!

[2newyorkers]

Nothing!!!!

[golf2140]

Not a thing. Walked out the door, never returned.

[bluedog103]

Nothing, nada, zip, zero. Certainly not leaving for work at 6:00 AM and returning home at 7:00 PM or later.
Like getdul981, the last few years were miserable. B.S., cutbacks, impossible workload. Whew, I'm glad I finally got out.

[njbchbum]

put me in with the 'not one blessed thing' group! as golf2140 stated - walked out and never went back. and life has never been better than it is now. amen!

[BobKat1]

When I retired after 33 years with the same great company I felt guilty that I didn't miss it all. This was after day 1 of retirement! I thought that I would miss the people and the camaradiere(?) but that wasn't the case. I guess I was ready. It was time to enjoy the great benefits accrued over those years.

[philnpat]

I'm so envious of people who truly loved their jobs. The 1st 20 years at my job was rewarding and fulfilling. The last 15 years were different...cutbacks, givebacks and downsizing. When an offer was made, I took it. It was time. I miss my co-workers but still have breakfast with them once a month.
Now it's time for "life - part 2"

[Tom Hannon]

Ditto- PhinnPat. I'm with ya

[getdul981]

All you folks that are in the same boat as I am - you didn't work for a railroad, did you? (Maybe I should say on the same track as I am)