Junior, I know you will have mixed feelings about your decision
as did I, but if you have the means to live comfortably and have
enough interests to pursue as I'm sure you do, then things will
probably go fine for you. Before I retired, I attended a series
of retirement workshops and one of the first things they asked
was, do you have a life outside of work. Man, I had no problem
saying yes to that one. I gave over 30 years to my job and
worked hard with students every day, but when 5 pm
came on most days, my time was mine. I don't know about your
workplace, but at the University there was a work culture
rewarding people who put in a bunch of overtime. They gave out a
lot of Atta-boy's for people who worked extra time which I did on
a few occasions but not always. Anyway if you ever want to talk
at length about this drop me an email and we can hook up on
Skype. For some reason, I don't launch it much, but we've talked
before and I'd be happy to do so again. Best 73, Jim WA6EKS
----- Original Message -----
From: Junior Lolley <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 14:51:29 -0500
Subject: Re: ot retirement
Jim, thank you very much.
Sometimes you just have to know when it is time to walk away.
I want to get out before the burn out kicks in.
The average for burn out for dispatchers is 3 to 5 years.
I so far have beat the odds.
Junior Lolley kg4itd
Liberty County Emergency Coordinator.
"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning
to see an
imperfect person perfectly."
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 2:25 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: ot retirement
Junior, good for you. I have been retired since July of 2009 and
can say
that I have not missed work at all. I remember feeling kind of
strange
asking myself why I was walking away from a perfectly good job
when so many
other people were struggling and out of work. I realized that I
was just
getting somewhat burned out and stressed though I was still
trying to give
it my all. I also realized that having put in over 30 years I
would get an
adequate pension and Social Security as well so could live
comfortably
without working. That has proven to be the case and with money
from playing
music gigs, I can by boy toys without hitting my regular income
stream.
Best of luck and happy retirement! Jim WA6EKS
-----Original Message-----
From: Junior Lolley
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 11:08 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: ot retirement
I have started the process for my retirement.
I will work until February 28 and on March 1st then I start
burning all of
my leave time.
My official retirement date is August 1.
I will have 5 months of leave time to burn.
I am gonna have a lot of time for ham radio.
Junior Lolley kg4itd
Liberty County Emergency Coordinator.
"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning
to see an
imperfect person perfectly."
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