Dominique wrote:
< i often wonder if people
here who want fewer civil servants realize soldiers, cops, teachers,
nurses and firemen ARE civil servants ! >
I was in public service for most of my working life: Civil Service (central
government), laboratory technician for Blood Transfusion Service, hospital
secretary, PA to the Chairman of Thames Water during the privatisation
process, laboratory technician in a teacher training college, and finally
teacher of 15 and 16 year-olds for 27 years.
At age 52 when the school were looking for redundancies ("If you're over 50
you get a tax free lump sum (in my case a year's salary) plus your pension
with 10 years added"), my response was "Where do I sign?"
I was planning to retire on ill-health grounds because of RA the following
year at 53, when I'd have had 6 and two thirds years added to my pension
taking me up to equivalent of 60 (normal retirement age for a women then),
but this way I got equivalent to 62 and a half.
I'd also decided that I was beginning to get out of touch with the
youngsters I taught. When the leaving year had their prom and put the photos
up the next day, my reflex reaction to girls wearing what looked to me like
a bra and not much else was "Good Heavens, they're half naked!" So it was
time to go, even without the financial incentive.
Jean in Poole
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