I'm so tired of working. I just want to buy a little place in the country and live a simple life.

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Soon, very soon. This is the view across the dirt road at my country home.

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Sign me up 😉

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Same feeling here — 50s is a hard decade with kids in school and trying to save for retirement

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I wish there was a way to stay engaged but take a path to gradually ramp down towards retirement. We all have valuable experience to share but I personally don’t want to compete with the younger folks who are aggressively seeking promotions etc. Unfortunately, I don’t think we can be honest about this idea, especially now.

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Totally agree

Take me please. 😞

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You are not alone. 30+ years of working and mostly trying to fix the same problems. I’m exhausted. Grateful to have a choice, at least for right now, but wish I could do something else sooner.

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I’m ready. Been working since I was 14.

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Here here

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Oh man... my retirement can’t come soon enough. A winery with a gun repair shop and an awesome PC gaming rig. Yes my friends, I am GenX.

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I just did that very thing. Leaving Chicago for a beautiful home in the country. So happy! If you want it, do it.

I feel the same. The only obstacle is healthcare benefits, else I’d walk tomorrow.

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And thank you for the voices of sanity this year!

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I just realised that all the women over 50 in my practice have been "counseled out" (including me) or put on a PIP this year.

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I’m 51 and a consultant. Am I too old to be this level. Starting to feel like it.

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Who remembers this?

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I can't imagine what they would have tbough of 50 year olds. 🤣🤣🤣

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It will never be the same again

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Gotta say I LOL’d at this.

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I’m think only we can appreciate this thought.

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