"Retirement"

[pryncess527]

I didn't suggest that. Someone else did. I was providing an example.

No, they didn't. As I mentioned in the post you quoted, they specifically said, "put in your time." That you would interpret that as "work one year and quit and say you retired" made me scratch my head. It was a baffling leap of logic.

 

[DizBelle]

No, they didn't. As I mentioned in the post you quoted, they specifically said, "put in your time." That you would interpret that as "work one year and quit and say you retired" made me scratch my head. It was a baffling leap of logic.

"put in your time" is non-specific. Maybe 1 year is "your time".

 

[msjprincess]

I always think of retiring from a job as putting in x amount of years usually somewhere between 20 and 30 and getting some sort of retirement pension.

Same here.

 

[NC State]

When I retire 2017 from my job I will have 30 years in with a retirement check. But I'm not setting at home I'm going to find another job, just less stress.

 

[pryncess527]

"put in your time" is non-specific. Maybe 1 year is "your time".

Yes, I understood that was your logic (heck i even said that was how you interpreted it). However, as I stated, I found your logic baffling. It surprised me that any person could reasonably come to that conclusion. I still find it baffling.

 

[DizBelle]

Yes, I understood that was your logic (heck i even said that was how you interpreted it). However, as I stated, I found your logic baffling. It surprised me that any person could reasonably come to that conclusion. I still find it baffling.

I didn't come to that conclusion. I wouldn't say that someone is "retired" from a job if they only worked there one year. I was giving specifics to someone else's assertion.

 

[pryncess527]

I didn't come to that conclusion. I wouldn't say that someone is "retired" from a job if they only worked there one year. I was giving specifics to someone else's assertion.

This is exhausting. So I will now be painfully detailed in hopes of being clear enough to avoid misinterpretation, willful or otherwise. And then I shall refrain on commenting any further


You came to the conclusion that the poster could have possibly meant "putting in your time" might only mean 1 year.
It surprised me that any person could reasonably come to that conclusion. I still find it baffling, as I thought it was quite clear that poster did not mean any such thing and that while "putting in your time" is vague, no reasonable person would ever conclude that, "Technically yes if you've put in your time at the first job, you are retiring from that job." meant "So if you start a job at age 24 and leave at age 25 to go to another job, you can say you "retired" at age 25? Every time you change jobs is "retiring"?"

 

[wvjules]

I don't think there are many companies left that offer a pension. As far as income after you stop working, for the most part, you're on your own.

A lot of companies still offer pensions. Not as many as there used to be but they still do.

Retirement to me is leaving a job and collecting benefits (pension, SS, 401K, etc.) Going to work in another job is irrelevant, to me at least.

 

[DizBelle]

This is exhausting. So I will now be painfully detailed in hopes of being clear enough to avoid misinterpretation, willful or otherwise. And then I shall refrain on commenting any further


You came to the conclusion that the poster could have possibly meant "putting in your time" might only mean 1 year.
It surprised me that any person could reasonably come to that conclusion. I still find it baffling, as I thought it was quite clear that poster did not mean any such thing and that while "putting in your time" is vague, no reasonable person would ever conclude that, "Technically yes if you've put in your time at the first job, you are retiring from that job." meant "So if you start a job at age 24 and leave at age 25 to go to another job, you can say you "retired" at age 25? Every time you change jobs is "retiring"?"

Well, sure, they could have meant that. That's what they posted. I don't read minds. That's why I posted an example (with a question mark) to see if that is what the poster meant. The poster did come back and said that they think it is 20-30 years.

FTR - this is how a discussion works. You say something that YOU understand that maybe someone else doesn't (because you didn't say what you meant even if you thought you did). Someone else asks a question and you come back and clarify. If you are exhausted by discussion, maybe a discussion board isn't the place for you.

 

[Magpie]

This is exhausting. So I will now be painfully detailed in hopes of being clear enough to avoid misinterpretation, willful or otherwise. And then I shall refrain on commenting any further


You came to the conclusion that the poster could have possibly meant "putting in your time" might only mean 1 year.
It surprised me that any person could reasonably come to that conclusion. I still find it baffling, as I thought it was quite clear that poster did not mean any such thing and that while "putting in your time" is vague, no reasonable person would ever conclude that, "Technically yes if you've put in your time at the first job, you are retiring from that job." meant "So if you start a job at age 24 and leave at age 25 to go to another job, you can say you "retired" at age 25? Every time you change jobs is "retiring"?"

You could (theoretically) make enough to retire in a year, if you created a wildly successful company. What that would mean is that you are now independently wealthy and have no further need to work for a living. You could be any age.

I knew a fellow who "retired" in his early twenties to live off of investments. He never really had a job in the traditional sense, he simply got an inheritance, invested in real estate and finance, and was ridiculously lucky.

Similarly, I see no issue with saying, "I've retired from competitive sport" at any age, even if you're still in your teens. When Olympic athletes retire from their sport, they typically go on to have another career.

When someone "retires" from government service, it means they've started collecting a pension. It doesn't mean they won't go into consulting or independent work.

But if you've worked all your life in retail, hit 65, quit your job and start collecting gov't benefits... you're also "retired", in a way you wouldn't be, if you kept working.

I think "retire" can mean a lot of different things.

 

[kuhltiffany]

I struggle with how to explain my situation, maybe I'll start calling myself retired? My kids are too old (11 and 12) for me to call myself a stay at home mom, I do work contract/part-time jobs sometimes if I find something interesting, I volunteer at my children's schools and in the community, I don't really cook so wouldn't call myself a homemaker, and my DH is paid well enough I don't need to work… But I haven't worked full-time using my education in a professional career field since I had the kids.

 

[Magpie]

I struggle with how to explain my situation, maybe I'll start calling myself retired? My kids are too old (11 and 12) for me to call myself a stay at home mom, I do work contract/part-time jobs sometimes if I find something interesting, I volunteer at my children's schools and in the community, I don't really cook so wouldn't call myself a homemaker, and my DH is paid well enough I don't need to work… But I haven't worked full-time using my education in a professional career field since I had the kids.

Except for the fact that I actually do all the cooking around here, and my kids are adults, I'm in essentially the same situation as you. I count myself very lucky! (I tutor kids in reading and math, because I find the work interesting and rewarding, not because I have a financial need to do so.)

I will officially "retire" when my husband retires.

 

[Marchand63]

Nope, not a joke. Just a question.


........again, someone not liking discussion on a discussion board. I still don't get it.

a discussion is not just agreeing with your point of view. I still don't get it - snarky

"put in your time" is non-specific. Maybe 1 year is "your time".

No 1 year does not vest you in a retirement system. Retirement from one job does not preclude you from working another. I can retire collect my pension from my primary career then go become a Walmart greeter. I am still retired

If you leave after a year it is called quitting

 

[Marchand63]

Well, sure, they could have meant that. That's what they posted. I don't read minds. That's why I posed an example (with a question mark) to see if that is what the poster meant. The poster did come back and said that they think it is 20-30 years.

FTR - this is how a discussion works. You say something that YOU understand that maybe someone else doesn't (because you didn't say what you meant even if you thought you did). Someone else asks a question and you come back and clarify. If you are exhausted by discussion, maybe a discussion board isn't the place for you.

I am so glad you clarified that - now we can all play by your rules.

 

[STLDisney_Freak]

Then you're not married?

Actually I am.. Celebrated our 19 year anniversary yesterday. Well at least for 30 mins. anyway then I didn't see him for the rest of evening or day since he was at work.

 

[DizBelle]

I am so glad you clarified that - now we can all play by your rules.

???? What rules?

 

[TCRAIG]

Actually I am.. Celebrated our 19 year anniversary yesterday. Well at least for 30 mins. anyway then I didn't see him for the rest of evening or day since he was at work.

Happy Anniversary -
My husband plans on retiring summer of 2017 - I guess it's ok - he'll be 71!!....but - as I like to remind him....he's not really retiring - he's just loosing one of his bosses - his new 'career' will be working on his Honey-Do list.

 

[NHdisneylover]

I consider retirement to normally mean that someon has worked a long time at one career or company and is done with that now and probably going to either not work, work part time doing something more fun or less stressful or at least change gears entirely.

I struggle with how to explain my situation, maybe I'll start calling myself retired? My kids are too old (11 and 12) for me to call myself a stay at home mom, I do work contract/part-time jobs sometimes if I find something interesting, I volunteer at my children's schools and in the community, I don't really cook so wouldn't call myself a homemaker, and my DH is paid well enough I don't need to work… But I haven't worked full-time using my education in a professional career field since I had the kids.

Yeah---I volunteer a lot, but haven't worked full time since we had kids, and not at all (other than some very part time tutoring) since we moved abroad (we kept moving for DH's career and my teaching creditentials did not transfer without new clases or testing or $$ and then we'd move again too soon).

I have given up with trying to explain and just go with "corporate wife" and laugh it off.

 

[donac]

I retired from teaching math in June 2015. I taught at the same school for 38 years. I had always wanted to teach in a college so I applied to the college in town (I know not many people have a college in their own town but I do). An adjunct got a full time job 3 weeks before the semester started and my application was on his desk. I have been teaching there for the last year and a half and love it. I only go in for a couple of hours three times a week and the rest of the time is mine. This is the life I wanted.

 

[QueenIsabella]

This is exhausting. So I will now be painfully detailed in hopes of being clear enough to avoid misinterpretation, willful or otherwise. And then I shall refrain on commenting any further


You came to the conclusion that the poster could have possibly meant "putting in your time" might only mean 1 year.
It surprised me that any person could reasonably come to that conclusion. I still find it baffling, as I thought it was quite clear that poster did not mean any such thing and that while "putting in your time" is vague, no reasonable person would ever conclude that, "Technically yes if you've put in your time at the first job, you are retiring from that job." meant "So if you start a job at age 24 and leave at age 25 to go to another job, you can say you "retired" at age 25? Every time you change jobs is "retiring"?"

Good luck with this. I can't believe that the OP is actually an adult. She seems to be deliberately obtuse.

But then, maybe I'm not "discussing" by her rules.

FTR, I use SAHM, even though my youngest is 10. Theoretically, I could go back to work, but every time I glance in the direction of a part-time job, it seems, DH has yet another work emergency that requires very long hours, sleeping over at the plant, travel, or something. And we're once again reminded that having a parent who's available, if under-utilized, is a necessity.

I also wanted to mention that yes, pensions do still exists at some companies. Also, in the corporate world, "vesting"--being entitled to all retirement benefits--usually occurs after 5 years (10 years if you're GE). Quitting after vesting STILL doesn't mean the same thing as retiring.