While my work days are getting more and more random (randomer has a nice, incorrect ring to it), my outside-of-work-time has been very productive. I not only broke 10,000 steps again today, but I did it before arriving home, and after working out at the gym, eating much less candy at work, AND after turning down corn dogs twice today. For anyone who knows me and my food weaknesses, this is a HUGE milestone in my life. I am so proud of myself for doing all of that and still coming home and cooking a real dinner for myself. I had to drive right by a corn dog-selling operation in the process!
In other news, I woke up this morning thinking about retirement. I am no where near the age of retirement, but it comes up frequently in my line of work, especially when I am evaluating a less-than-stellar employee above a certain age. Yesterday a friend, who does the same work I do, told me that her employer was offering a "golden handshake" to encourage more employees to retire this year in hopes that this would help with more budget cuts that need to happen. She was elated that 6 older, less-than-stellar employees had already agreed to the deal. I, meanwhile, was depressed that there is no gold nor hand-shaking in the future of my less-than-stellar employees, which begs the question. What makes someone decide to retire? I imagine that some people have a magic number in their mind and when they hit that age, BOOM, they are done. I believe that others are forced out by their companies, especially during budget crises. But there are others, you know the ones, the people well past the age to receive Social Security and Medicare, and the AARP magazine, who hang on. They just can't imagine a life without their work. And while I find this love of their job commendable, at some point someone needs to say, "Enough is enough!". Can that someone come to my job and say it to a few people SOON? Thanks.
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