Retirement

[Igor]

I'm in constant pain as it is...my leg muscles don't "switch off", so I have spasticity there. Moving my knees hurts, the muscles ache even sat still. The only time it eases is when I drink a whisky at night, as that actually DOES turn the section of the motor cortex in question off.

At home, if I can hobble from one room to the other, it's a good day. If I can stand for 40 seconds without a leg giving way, it's a good day. Even going for a pee, the involuntary shudder can make a leg go, with annoying results..

Stairs make my knees sound like a crunching bag of crisps..the kids can hear it. They're quite used to my "bugger it. Kids!!! Assistance please!" when I randomly hit the deck.

Nothing can be done. Joint replacement isn't viable due to the CP and gait - they'd need replacement every 5 years. The current approach is "put up with it as long as you can, then we can either fuse the leg rigid, or cut it off."

 

[wenchem]

Just handed my notice in. Wanted to give them as much notice as possible. I've been told it takes an age to get your pension through. I just hope they'll replace me and not let the one person that's left, to manage on their own! This will be my last year. I'll be 62 when I go so I've left a little early but had enough now. I'll have done 45 years in various work places, so I'm hanging my lab coat up at last. Freedom!! Can't wait for next July.

 

[labsleuth]

Just handed my notice in. Wanted to give them as much notice as possible. I've been told it takes an age to get your pension through. I just hope they'll replace me and not let the one person that's left, to manage on their own! This will be my last year. I'll be 62 when I go so I've left a little early but had enough now. I'll have done 45 years in various work places, so I'm hanging my lab coat up at last. Freedom!! Can't wait for next July.

Good for you. All the best.

 

[JDH]

Don't want to be Dolly Downer to anyone starting out as tech, or who works in lovely place, but after 23 years I am fed up with same old crap different day. I loved job in early days. But when tech team, conditions, teachers, etc all change. It gets very wearing.

That nails it. I worked in industry before this and I can definitely say teachers are harder to work with than other colleagues I've had.

 

[labsleuth]

Don't want to be Dolly Downer to anyone starting out as tech, or who works in lovely place, but after 23 years I am fed up with same old crap different day. I loved job in early days. But when tech team, conditions, teachers, etc all change. It gets very wearing.

Exactly how I'm feeling. Very jaded with it. Not sure if it's me, or the job, or just one of those life lulls.

 

[Puds]

I'm in constant pain as it is...my leg muscles don't "switch off", so I have spasticity there. Moving my knees hurts, the muscles ache even sat still. The only time it eases is when I drink a whisky at night, as that actually DOES turn the section of the motor cortex in question off.

At home, if I can hobble from one room to the other, it's a good day. If I can stand for 40 seconds without a leg giving way, it's a good day. Even going for a pee, the involuntary shudder can make a leg go, with annoying results..

Stairs make my knees sound like a crunching bag of crisps..the kids can hear it. They're quite used to my "bugger it. Kids!!! Assistance please!" when I randomly hit the deck.

Nothing can be done. Joint replacement isn't viable due to the CP and gait - they'd need replacement every 5 years. The current approach is "put up with it as long as you can, then we can either fuse the leg rigid, or cut it off."

Yup, after Tuberculosis in joints my Dad had knee plus some bone either side removed & fused. Then years later bones removed from feet.
Physio still told him he could bend leg if he tried
Still walked, albeit very unevenly! Hence falling through a floor in front of our now King.
Good old Whiskey eh?! They used to give it in hospitals.
Brandy my tipple of choice.

 

[Mirage]

In my entire life I've never done the same job for more than 4 years, I've worked for the same companies for longer but always changed jobs/promoted etc...I may however do this one for longer but just cannot even imagine doing the same stuff for 20years+

 

[MTW]

I really miss going out with colleagues (when I worked for a company) for drinks/ dinners etc and just having a laugh, I can't even remember what we were laughing about, yet I am sure we did not constantly bang on about work. That would never happen here.

@labsleuth, @Puds, @JDH, et al, utterly jaded, and saddened too.

 

[Puds]

I really miss going out with colleagues (when I worked for a company) for drinks/ dinners etc and just having a laugh, I can't even remember what we were laughing about, yet I am sure we did not constantly bang on about work. That would never happen here.

@labsleuth, @Puds, @JDH, et al, utterly jaded, and saddened too.

Crap isn't it? I honestly start each day trying so hard to find the positives. It all goes out the window pretty quickly.
If anyone thinks I'm on here a lot & could get more done if I wasn't...I know, but you all keep me sane!
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right...

 

[Alman]

Crap isn't it? I honestly start each day trying so hard to find the positives. It all goes out the window pretty quickly.
If anyone thinks I'm on here a lot & could get more done if I wasn't...I know, but you all keep me sane!
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right...

 

[MTW]

Crap isn't it? I honestly start each day trying so hard to find the positives. It all goes out the window pretty quickly.
If anyone thinks I'm on here a lot & could get more done if I wasn't...I know, but you all keep me sane!
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right...

Sharing is good. And hopefully we are able to help a bit.

 

[karen b]

Crap isn't it? I honestly start each day trying so hard to find the positives. It all goes out the window pretty quickly.
If anyone thinks I'm on here a lot & could get more done if I wasn't...I know, but you all keep me sane!
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right...

That song always reminds me of this parody some friends of mine wrote a few years ago. I think some technicians could relate

Stuck with My Own SuperGlue, Parody Song Lyrics of Stealer's Wheel, Stuck in the Middle with You

Stuck with My Own SuperGlue. Parody song lyrics for the song Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealer's Wheel

www.amiright.com

 

[natalie]

My positive for the day is I am wearing a brand new pair of socks

 

[Igor]

I really miss going out with colleagues (when I worked for a company) for drinks/ dinners etc and just having a laugh, I can't even remember what we were laughing about, yet I am sure we did not constantly bang on about work. That would never happen here.

@labsleuth, @Puds, @JDH, et al, utterly jaded, and saddened too.

We (Science dept) do pub on Friday evenings. If Science don't, there's a different local and a mixed dept group that do..that's quite nice. And the "whole school CPD event" (Pub Crawl) before the summer break, with a normal route and a "Gifted and Talented" route that just happens to take in a few more pubs.

Of course, if asked we're from another local school, but that's part of the fun..

 

[Hugo]

Just handed my notice in. Wanted to give them as much notice as possible. I've been told it takes an age to get your pension through. I just hope they'll replace me and not let the one person that's left, to manage on their own! This will be my last year. I'll be 62 when I go so I've left a little early but had enough now. I'll have done 45 years in various work places, so I'm hanging my lab coat up at last. Freedom!! Can't wait for next July.

Happy Retirement , enjoy your time just 12 months to go !!

 

[Puds]

I really miss going out with colleagues (when I worked for a company) for drinks/ dinners etc and just having a laugh, I can't even remember what we were laughing about, yet I am sure we did not constantly bang on about work. That would never happen here.

@labsleuth, @Puds, @JDH, et al, utterly jaded, and saddened too.

I really miss those days of working in a 'normal' job.
I've always found working in school very unsociable. We go out for Christmas & some years at end of summer. But everyone talks about the blooming kids! There used to be a regular pub night on a Friday ( there may well be still) but it was very 'teachery' & felt quite cliquey.
A friend worked for the police for donkeys years, between the Yard & stations she made loads of lovely friends that, to this day, she still sees regularly & they even go on holiday together.
Can't imagine that here. The TA's are more of a 'gang' but I think techs are a bit out on a limb anyway.
We had a tech ( art, food, D&t etc) get together during our activities week & we've said we'll all try to get together once a term for a coffee & chat to try to start being more sociable & not as isolated. Art tech has to have her lunch in a cupboard!

 

[scitechy]

I'm leaving the tech world tomorrow for pastures new. I can't wait.

 

[ClaireL]

I'm leaving the tech world tomorrow for pastures new. I can't wait.

Good Luck!
And can I ask where to...?
Not that I'm looking for pointers..!!

 

[Glynis]

Good luck with whatever you're going to do. Enjoy.

 

[Fleur]

A whole group from here go to the pub after school but our day finishes at 2:30 and I don't finish till 4 I've gone a couple of times but often people are leaving by the time I get there.