DVC Chit Chat Thread

[AstroBlasters]

Not just time off---there has to be some scholarly pursuit during the period. I am working on a textbook during my upcoming one next winter.

Ah….. the freedom of not having to constantly be managed to corporate KPIs….

 

[JulieBeeRN]

I need some Starbucks now....

 

[PolyRob]

Are you riding anything else in North Epcot?

LOL north Epcot

 

[DisMomNCM]

LOL north Epcot

Glad someone else found this funny too lol. I'll be stealing it!

 

[PolyRob]

Ah….. the freedom of not having to constantly be managed to corporate KPIs….

Just publications, research, peer evaluations, student evaluations, grades, etc.

 

[CarolynFH]

-I am starting to think I might retire a year or two earlier than originally planned.

At last, maybe I can be an enabler here!

Retiring a year early was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

Do it!

 

[AstroBlasters]

Just publications, research, peer evaluations, student evaluations, grades, etc.

Fair points.

 

[RuntheMouse]

I’ve had a waitlist in for 1 missing night for a few weeks now. I booked a backup reservation a couple of days ago. Today I get the welcome to the magic email for the backup, I got so excited for a nanosecond. Worst.feeling.ever!

 

[TheThousandthSoul]

It is. I had to get my feet under me after the divorce was final, and get a sense for what my cash flow is in the new house. I probably won't know that for sure until I get a full year in the new place (and until after I talk with the fine folks at Ypsi Restoration to see how much of the work I have in mind is "no, you really have to do this" as opposed to "yeah, that's a neat idea".)

But if all that shakes out the way I think: Work does not play the same role in my life as it did in the before times, and unlike a lot of my colleagues I know exactly what I will do for purpose in retirement. So, it's really just a matter of when enough is enough. It's never certain, but the odds are looking good so far.

The sticking point: If I retire one year earlier instead of two, I will get one more sabbatical. I'm not sure it is worth an extra year to do that, but it might be. It comes down to when is enough enough. I'll have to spend some time with the thought of it.

It is good that you have the opportunity to decide what is best for you!

 

[Cfabar1]

In totally unrelated news---I am starting to think I might retire a year or two earlier than originally planned. Two years earlier than previously planned would mean giving up my last sabbatical, and I am not sure I want to do that. But I might. Depends on how thigns go between now and then I guess.

I would say, if you can make it work, go for it… the more money I earn, the more valuable I realize time is than money… total change from ten years ago when I had far more time than money!

Then again money pays for Disney and DVC… so who knows!

 

[IsDVCForMe?]

Good afternoon DVC!

My good morning post was sitting here so guess I never hit post reply lol.

 

[IsDVCForMe?]

This was a lie. We couldn’t wait and booked OKW.

Should have actually said “the lie detector test determined that was a lie!” lol.

 

[TheThousandthSoul]

Good afternoon DVC!

My good morning post was sitting here so guess I never hit post reply lol.

Perhaps you're in Oahu...

Hey! Good afternoon!

 

[JulieBeeRN]

I’ve had a waitlist in for 1 missing night for a few weeks now. I booked a backup reservation a couple of days ago. Today I get the welcome to the magic email for the backup, I got so excited for a nanosecond. Worst.feeling.ever!

Low blow, DVC. Low blow.....

 

[IsDVCForMe?]

I’ve had a waitlist in for 1 missing night for a few weeks now. I booked a backup reservation a couple of days ago. Today I get the welcome to the magic email for the backup, I got so excited for a nanosecond. Worst.feeling.ever!

Same here lol. Just got the email a few minutes ago. Thought I scored the waitlisted reservation.

 

[Brian Noble]

the freedom of not having to constantly be managed to corporate KPIs….

Just publications, research, peer evaluations, student evaluations, grades, etc.

As I tell my students, I've never actually had a job. On the other hand, I am also giving up 5-10X in total compensation.

One of my colleagues (and a close friend) resigned while I was the Chair, so I got to take that call. He was leaving to join one of the FAANG as the chief architect of their persistent storage tier. In having the "what could we do to keep you" conversation, I told him: "Look, I understand we are not talking about only money here, because we cannot compete on that dimension."

He never gave me the number, but described it as "baseball-player money". And as he was a Red Sox fan, he was not talking about the League minimum.

This of course gets back to when is enough enough. Another thing I tell my students: If you keep score with money, it is hard to be happy, because there is always more. To be clear I did not (and do not) begrudge his decision---he's a lot happier as a practicing engineer than he was as a faculty member. The fact that he is paid (much) more is a happy accident.

 

[RuntheMouse]

This of course gets back to when is enough enough. Another thing I tell my students: If you keep score with money, it is hard to be happy, because there is always more.

This is so important. The one thing money can’t buy is time. We only get so much of it so it all needs to count. Learning what enough is was the key to my happiness.

 

[tx911]

As I tell my students, I've never actually had a job. On the other hand, I am also giving up 5-10X in total compensation.

One of my colleagues (and a close friend) resigned while I was the Chair, so I got to take that call. He was leaving to join one of the FAANG as the chief architect of their persistent storage tier. In having the "what could we do to keep you" conversation, I told him: "Look, I understand we are not talking about only money here, because we cannot compete on that dimension."

He never gave me the number, but described it as "baseball-player money". And as he was a Red Sox fan, he was not talking about the League minimum.

This of course gets back to when is enough enough. Another thing I tell my students: If you keep score with money, it is hard to be happy, because there is always more. To be clear I did not (and do not) begrudge his decision---he's a lot happier as a practicing engineer than he was as a faculty member. The fact that he is paid (much) more is a happy accident.

I read something recently about including your expectations among your liabilities in the assets - liabilities equation.

If your expectations rise faster than your assets, you’ll never have enough!

 

[Brian Noble]

And around the Recovery tables, you'll often hear: "Expectations are Resentments waiting to happen."

 

[IsDVCForMe?]

As I tell my students, I've never actually had a job. On the other hand, I am also giving up 5-10X in total compensation.

One of my colleagues (and a close friend) resigned while I was the Chair, so I got to take that call. He was leaving to join one of the FAANG as the chief architect of their persistent storage tier. In having the "what could we do to keep you" conversation, I told him: "Look, I understand we are not talking about only money here, because we cannot compete on that dimension."

He never gave me the number, but described it as "baseball-player money". And as he was a Red Sox fan, he was not talking about the League minimum.

This of course gets back to when is enough enough. Another thing I tell my students: If you keep score with money, it is hard to be happy, because there is always more. To be clear I did not (and do not) begrudge his decision---he's a lot happier as a practicing engineer than he was as a faculty member. The fact that he is paid (much) more is a happy accident.

In the short time I’ve been on here, I’ve learned a lot from you. Have to keep telling myself that money isn’t everything. We can always make more money but we only have so much time.