Job envy - thread to bemoan other people doing their job

222Mark said:
I see a lot of people across the energy and utilities sectors who fall into one of those two groups, the difference between the two that I can see is those that fall into the DB pension scheme group all seem to be looking to retire as soon as financially possible (either at 60 or before) whilst the other group that are earning as much as they can whilst they can look like they'll be working much longer, possibly upto state pension age.
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Agreed. I think I'll work longer, but to be honest it's not a physical job and it's work that I enjoy. As long as I continue to enjoy it and it allows me to enjoy plenty of holidays, travel and fun stuff then it's not a big issue. The situation has been made even better by the new normal that is working from home.
 
222Mark said:
I see a lot of people across the energy and utilities sectors who fall into one of those two groups, the difference between the two that I can see is those that fall into the DB pension scheme group all seem to be looking to retire as soon as financially possible (either at 60 or before) whilst the other group that are earning as much as they can whilst they can look like they'll be working much longer, possibly upto state pension age.
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I fell into the first group, a hard decision, when younger, but one that's paid off.
 
jakehake said:
That's the actual point you melt. Because something doesn't go wrong doesn't mean it's unskilled, it's about dealing with something when it does go wrong, that's what they are paid for. I imagine the other downsides are when someone drops in front of their train, or someone in another overpaid job does something wrong and puts their train on a collision course. That you'd rather these events happened more often so the drivers have a more difficult life is a bit sociopathic.
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I quite like your posts Jake BUT please don't use " Melt" again , it makes you sound like a proper cockney boy , or Jamie Rednapp 😁😁
 
raefil said:
I fell into the first group, a hard decision, when younger, but one that's paid off.
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I retired at 62 but I would have liked to have gone earlier....

I could have actually retired earlier but my wife is younger than me and she would have had to keep working for another 2 years.

The one thing that I really love about retirement is the two of us doing loads of stuff together.... It's great !
 
Ando60 said:
I retired at 62 but I would have liked to have gone earlier....

I could have actually retired earlier but my wife is younger than me and she would have had to keep working for another 2 years.

The one thing that I really love about retirement is the two of us doing loads of stuff together.... It's great !
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You never mentioned you'd retired.
 
Ando60 said:
I retired at 62 but I would have liked to have gone earlier....

I could have actually retired earlier but my wife is younger than me and she would have had to keep working for another 2 years.

The one thing that I really love about retirement is the two of us doing loads of stuff together.... It's great !
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I'm building caretaker where i work so on min wage..but thats not the thing...i see dozens of folk sat on their arse pissing about with their phones, going to the toilet, shops and fag breaks etc...i often ask myself.."what the actual fuck do you do ?"....seems a lot of places have people doing nothing jobs
 
beagleman said:
I'm building caretaker where i work so on min wage..but thats not the thing...i see dozens of folk sat on their arse pissing about with their phones, going to the toilet, shops and fag breaks etc...i often ask myself.."what the actual fuck do you do ?"....seems a lot of places have people doing nothing jobs
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Which building, Houses of Parliament?
 
beagleman said:
I'm building caretaker where i work so on min wage..but thats not the thing...i see dozens of folk sat on their arse , going to the toilet, shops and fag breaks etc...i often ask myself.."what the actual fuck do you do ?"....seems a lot of places have people doing nothing jobs
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Sounds like Leyland motors or BNF hell
 
beagleman said:
I'm building caretaker where i work so on min wage..but thats not the thing...i see dozens of folk sat on their arse pissing about with their phones, going to the toilet, shops and fag breaks etc...i often ask myself.."what the actual fuck do you do ?"....seems a lot of places have people doing nothing jobs
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One of the things that used to wind me up at BAE ( I’m sure it happens everywhere) is when people went regularly for fag breaks….

The office that I worked in was quite a large 3 storey building so from setting off for a fag to getting back to their desk it took a person about 15 minutes and some people would do this about twice an hour…… naturally it used to irritate non-smokers who were left to do the work.

The final insult , especially in winter , is when the smokers got back to their desk they would say things like “ oh , it’s bloody cold out there, I am ready for a brew now “ and off they would pop to the kitchen 😡
 
Ando60 said:
One of the things that used to wind me up at BAE ( I’m sure it happens everywhere) is when people went regularly for fag breaks….

The office that I worked in was quite a large 3 storey building so from setting off for a fag to getting back to their desk it took a person about 15 minutes and some people would do this about twice an hour…… naturally it used to irritate non-smokers who were left to do the work.

The final insult , especially in winter , is when the smokers got back to their desk they would say things like “ oh , it’s bloody cold out there, I am ready for a brew now “ and off they would pop to the kitchen 😡
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That expanded to other extravagant types buying coffees. After queuing and waiting for the one server to ponce about making them, they got back to their desk the following month
 
Ando60 said:
I retired at 62 but I would have liked to have gone earlier....

I could have actually retired earlier but my wife is younger than me and she would have had to keep working for another 2 years.

The one thing that I really love about retirement is the two of us doing loads of stuff together.... It's great !
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My wife is 11 years younger than me Ando & I face the prospect of, when I do retire, spending alot of time on my own while she is working. Sure there would be plenty of cleaning & ironing to do ! 🙂 I had thought I would carry on working at the company I've been at for 34 years til about 60 at least (and if they'll keep me that long) . BUT said companies recent insistence that I drag my sorry arse to their Manchester office 3 days a week has sparked a rethink. I can take my private pension, pay off the mortgage & have some to spare with the lump sum in a few months when I turn 55. The pension itself would I'm sure be enough, with my wifes wage, for us to "Get by" .. But I want a little bit more than that & have a daughter that we will need to put through Uni. Finding that most of my waking thoughts are occupied by what will be my next move & what I would like to do with the 5 or so remaining year of my working life
 
Ando60 said:
I retired at 62 but I would have liked to have gone earlier....

I could have actually retired earlier but my wife is younger than me and she would have had to keep working for another 2 years.

The one thing that I really love about retirement is the two of us doing loads of stuff together.... It's great !
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I retired on Good Friday (Last week) from United Utilities after 42 years. Before that I worked for 5 years at Tom Finney's as an apprentice plumber, then qualified plumber. I'm the same Ando, Could have retired at 55 but just didn't want to at the time. I'm 62 now and decided about a year ago, I'd had enough. Wife works for Preston Counciil and she's retiring in July this year. Gives me 4 months to ease my way into retirement before we start buggering off, all over the place, whenever we want to. First week of retirement this week, and to be honest, at the moment just feels like on leave. Hasn't really sunk in yet, that i never have to get up for work again.
 
Henrys Cat said:
I retired on Good Friday (Last week) from United Utilities after 42 years. Before that I worked for 5 years at Tom Finney's as an apprentice plumber, then qualified plumber. I'm the same Ando, Could have retired at 55 but just didn't want to at the time. I'm 62 now and decided about a year ago, I'd had enough. Wife works for Preston Counciil and she's retiring in July this year. Gives me 4 months to ease my way into retirement before we start buggering off, all over the place, whenever we want to. First week of retirement this week, and to be honest, at the moment just feels like on leave. Hasn't really sunk in yet, that i never have to get up for work again.
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Congratulations HC 👍🏻👍🏻

I always enjoyed work , worked at BAES for 47 years and thought I would miss it BUT I certainly don’t…..

I love retirement …

Have a great time
 
Henrys Cat said:
I retired on Good Friday (Last week) from United Utilities after 42 years. Before that I worked for 5 years at Tom Finney's as an apprentice plumber, then qualified plumber. I'm the same Ando, Could have retired at 55 but just didn't want to at the time. I'm 62 now and decided about a year ago, I'd had enough. Wife works for Preston Counciil and she's retiring in July this year. Gives me 4 months to ease my way into retirement before we start buggering off, all over the place, whenever we want to. First week of retirement this week, and to be honest, at the moment just feels like on leave. Hasn't really sunk in yet, that i never have to get up for work again.
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Yeah, we were like that for the first few weeks, it felt like we were on one long holiday..
 
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