Come on, do something.

[PuddleJumper]

Maybe that is a sign to retire.

For me, post-retirement has become even more busy on a day-to-day basis. I often think back and wonder how I possibly found the time to do the things that I did when working full time.

If i could retire a 24, i'd be wheeling rn. Instead i'm waiting till 3pm and then headed straight west. Its weird cus all the fast pace, high stress jobs i prefer only wanna pay 20 and hour. These "need the worlds longest list of experience and achievement" jobs are incredibly slow and casual. I can live with it for the pay, but most days I'm pacing the soles off my shoes. I miss construction and travel work sometimes. But hey at least i only work 4 10s so i got every Friday to my own devices. Or wife's devices if i'm being honest ?

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[Proximo]

Go over to the pub ("O" thread), that should kill some time for ya

 

[PuddleJumper]

don't mind if i do.

 

[Cburd61]

After 10 years on the production line at BMW, it was getting boring. Do welds, step back, wait for next car, repeat. When I got the opportunity to learn repair work, it all changed. After I got proficient at PDR, it was non stop for the next 12 years. . We started at 7:00 am. I’d get there around 6:40. Straight to work. Some days I swear I’d walk 20 miles, from one side of the plant to the other. Up and down 4-5 flights of stairs. (Had my worst knee replaced right before I retired). Now that I’m retired, I’ve spent the majority of my time catching up on the things that got put aside until “my next day off”.

 

[Minty JL]

well when your doing DoD related stuff. either its balls to the wall, uncle Sam needed it last week or hurry up and clock in a 4:30 am and then wait for the higher ups to finish due process before you can actually do anything, which can be weeks. but yeah its totally the Techs fault we are behind. ?

Same here as a DoD contractor. Last week was running between DARPA, DIA, USCC and then the rest of the week was a planning conference with one of our key stakeholders. Never a boring week here

I'm currently on a conference call, multi tasking FTW

 

[Minty JL]

well when your doing DoD related stuff. either its balls to the wall, uncle Sam needed it last week or hurry up and clock in a 4:30 am and then wait for the higher ups to finish due process before you can actually do anything, which can be weeks. but yeah its totally the Techs fault we are behind. ?

There is a huge caveat to DoD work...........budgeting.

Since an actual budget was recently approved we have tons of work from current portfolio and a bunch for new pending contracts. Its all when the money is released.

 

[PuddleJumper]

There is a huge caveat to DoD work...........budgeting.

Since an actual budget was recently approved we have tons of work from current portfolio and a bunch for new pending contracts. Its all when the money is released.

One of the joys about working under LM, NG, Raytheon, etc. Uncle Sam always got money for them. Working under others that aren't commonly know, a lot different. I got laid off the last contract i was working on, cus the company i was with lost said contract.

 

[Minty JL]

Yeah GOVT contracting isn't, hey we award you the $10,000,000.00 here is all the money.........its done over performance periods or once certain milestones transpire

 

[Lost1wing]

If i could retire a 24, i'd be wheeling rn. Instead i'm waiting till 3pm and then headed straight west. Its weird cus all the fast pace, high stress jobs i prefer only wanna pay 20 and hour. These "need the worlds longest list of experience and achievement" jobs are incredibly slow and casual. I can live with it for the pay, but most days I'm pacing the soles off my shoes. I miss construction and travel work sometimes. But hey at least i only work 4 10s so i got every Friday to my own devices. Or wife's devices if i'm being honest ?

Working 4 tens is nice. I did that for a couple of years. I was offered 3 twelves for my last 10 years. That was almost like a part-time job.

 

[Minty JL]

Working 4 tens is nice. I did that for a couple of years. I was offered 3 twelves for my last 10 years. That was almost like a part-time job.

Four 10s is the perfect schedule

 

[PuddleJumper]

Yeah GOVT contracting isn't, hey we award you the $10,000,000.00 here is all the money.........its done over performance periods or once certain milestones transpire

Four 10s is the perfect schedule

I low key want the 6-8 mo bust ass full time on a rig or something, and then have the rest of the year off. My wife would kill me tho.

 

[Minty JL]

I low key want the 6-8 mo bust ass full time on a rig or something, and then have the rest of the year off. My wife would kill me tho.

Wouldn't be much different than being a teacher that has the summer off

 

[PuddleJumper]

Ye

Wouldn't be much different than being a teacher that has the summer off

Yeah but a teacher ain’t gonna make a quarter mil a year. And they have to deal with kids. No thank you

 

[Minty JL]

Ye

Yeah but a teacher ain’t gonna make a quarter mil a year. And they have to deal with kids. No thank you

Truth!

My wife left the corporate after 18 years and has been in elementary education..........you're right, fuck that. Coaching a U14 Selection boys soccer team is bad enough.

 

[chorky]

well when your doing DoD related stuff. either its balls to the wall, uncle Sam needed it last week or hurry up and clock in a 4:30 am and then wait for the higher ups to finish due process before you can actually do anything, which can be weeks. but yeah its totally the Techs fault we are behind. ?

Let me guess. "That's operator level maintenance". Man I can't count the number of times the Lockheed contractors I worked with used that line on some super technical stuff those of us with a TS clearance still didn't get the info on to actually fix things.

Sounds like the DoD civ side is super relaxed compared to my gig. I never even have a second to breath let alone take an actual brake.

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