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re: Question for the middle age folks on this board..
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:15 pm to 777Tiger
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:15 pm to 777Tiger
quote:Is this the norm for most commercial airline pilots?
been with my company for almost 39 years and have loved every minute of it, was in a position to leave at 55 but wasn't ready to hang it up, I reached mandatory retirement age for my position and they asked me to stay on and help train you restless, unmotivated, underachieving young'n's I have date of original hire vacation so it's sort of a part time gig with full time pay/benefits, going to stay with it as long as I'm still enjoying it
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Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:17 pm to fallguy_1978
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I do have a sudden urge to grow a mullet and buy a Corvette
Exactly. Park it in a prominent spot on driveway, pop that hood and tap on some stuff as if you’re seriously overhauling the engine - I guess until the crisis dissipates. It gets so hot you will need a tank top too.
This post was edited on 1/10/23 at 3:19 pm
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:17 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
It's pretty easy to find motivation.
I was in the military 31 years. Retired last year and started to draw my pension. Got a very easy job that pays well. I recently bought a lake house and a boat. I have very few responsibilities anymore. Every weekend is a 3 day work week. My child is almost out of school. I'm healthy. Everything is coming together.
I was in the military 31 years. Retired last year and started to draw my pension. Got a very easy job that pays well. I recently bought a lake house and a boat. I have very few responsibilities anymore. Every weekend is a 3 day work week. My child is almost out of school. I'm healthy. Everything is coming together.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:21 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
Insurance and money are the only things keeping me from quitting 
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:25 pm to TomJoadGhost
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I work in government
Which is it...do you work or are you in government?
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:26 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
At this point, I’m just willing myself to retirement. Been with the same company for 26yrs. I have about 2-3yrs until the house is paid off and about 6.5yrs until the kids are out of high school. Once the house is paid for, I’ll feel a lot better if things were to go sideways. But once the kids are out of high school, retirement is there for the taking.
This post was edited on 1/10/23 at 6:49 pm
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:27 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
Luckily when I hit that mega million tonight I won’t have to worry about this anymore.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:29 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
Nobody wants a job until they don't have one.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:32 pm to ConfusedHawgInMO
I'm kinda like my ol blue tick hound, I like to lay around in the shade.
I ain't got no money, but I damn sure got it made.
I ain't got no money, but I damn sure got it made.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:35 pm to Mo Jeaux
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If you find a satisfying answer to this, let me know.
Back to college at 42. Selling my house and using equity to get close to paying cash for something that will last us 9 years when the youngest graduates. Should be finished with my BS and MBA in three years. The goal is to be debt free in a couple of years, and without the house note that's doable.
This is the path that's motivating me.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:38 pm to When in Rome
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Is this the norm for most commercial airline pilots?
a lot of pilots have had rocky careers due to hitting hiring cycles at the wrong time, going with companies that weren't ran very well, getting stuck at places they really didn't want to be, and/or getting laid off multiple times, I am fortunate that I hit every opportunity at the ideal time and had a truly blessed career, hired pretty young at the leading edge of the biggest hiring boom in the history of the industry at the largest airline in the free world, minimum time as an FO, not a whole lot of time as a narrow body CA, always had the pick of schedules, vacation, airplanes, etc., I've had a good ride and unsolicited job offers seem to roll in every week right now, I'm still having a blast
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:39 pm to GCTigahs
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I have about 2-3yrs until the house is paid off and about 6.5yrs until the kids are out of high school
We have about 6 yrs left on the mortgage and 2.5 yrs for the last kid to be out of HS.
We'll most likely sell this house when the kids are gone but I don't think we'll buy something much more expensive. Might do a 10 yr mortgage and try to pay it off in 5 if we need to.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:41 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
Well they don't get any cheaper
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:42 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
All I can say is the older you get, the more of a "frick it" attitude you possess. Most try to move up in their careers and keep climbing the ladder.....then one day the "frick it" Montra creeps into your mind and it never leaves.
It's not just with work. It applies at home with the wife, too.
It's not just with work. It applies at home with the wife, too.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:46 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
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Where do find the motivation to keep giving it your all at your job?
2 comments:
1) an 8 year old son
2) "if you don't love what you do, you are wasting your time".
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:49 pm to 777Tiger
That’s awesome, good for you! 
My neighbor growing up flew transatlantic 757s for Delta post military and I know he absolutely loved it. Just retired a few years ago.
My neighbor growing up flew transatlantic 757s for Delta post military and I know he absolutely loved it. Just retired a few years ago.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:51 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
I've reached a point where I am happy where I am at. I've managed people before and don't want that again, so I will just plug along and do my job. If needed I will put in some extra time handling claims but the days of working 70-80 hrs a week are long over for me
Posted on 1/10/23 at 3:53 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
I worked for a company for the last almost 10 years that I didn't mind the work and absolutely loved the folks I worked with. The owner, however, was a complete douchebag and completely ruined it for all of us. Everyone there talked to each other about ways to get out and what other jobs we could do. I switched professions at the beginning of 2022 and am much happier.
I have 1 kid that's a sophomore in HS and 1 in college. Not sure what's going to happen when they graduate and luckily my wife is a go-getter.
I've got plenty of hobbies to take up my time when I finally quit working, just hope I can afford them.
ETA: If I had invested all the money I've paid in private school tuition, I could be retired today at 50. But hopefully it's worth it in the long run.
I have 1 kid that's a sophomore in HS and 1 in college. Not sure what's going to happen when they graduate and luckily my wife is a go-getter.
I've got plenty of hobbies to take up my time when I finally quit working, just hope I can afford them.
ETA: If I had invested all the money I've paid in private school tuition, I could be retired today at 50. But hopefully it's worth it in the long run.
This post was edited on 1/10/23 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 1/10/23 at 4:17 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
I like my job. I've been doing it for so long I can do it in my sleep. Not too much stress. I have 15 years until retirement. I'll be 58 then. Time will fly by. My motivation is to cross that finish line.
This post was edited on 1/11/23 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 1/10/23 at 4:18 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
CPAP candidate! Do it.
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