Recently I came across The Retirement Manifesto blog. The writer is an American called Fritz and is a little ahead of me in terms of early retirement. He wrote a piece about his retirement speech where he listed his six lessons learned during his 33 year career. It is well worth reading and there are many points I completely agree with. In fact, I read the whole post to Rachel who very much liked it! Things I’ve learned from my career
That got me thinking. What lessons have I learned? Here goes….
1. Seek a job/career with a purpose
Make sure you follow a career path where it will be of some use in society. This can be incredibly wide-ranging. Some will believe they have some kind of “calling” because of their beliefs, their convictions or matters of conscience. Continue reading “Things I’ve learned from my career”
So here we are, Friday 20th July and the last day in the office (almost). I have just about made it, next due in on Thursday 26th for a meeting which I normally chair and then my leaving ‘do’. I will also need to have a meeting with my manager to, at the very least, hand my ID card and ICT equipment back.