> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) > Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 11:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [NF] What's this nonsense about retiring from IT? > > Regarding the recent "life after VFP" thread... folks generally fell > into two camps. The first was those young'uns who are still depending on > their folks to drive them to work each day, and whose primary concern, > after the "VFP issue", is who to ask to junior prom. > > The second is the group who anxiously waits by the mailbox each month > for their copy of AARP magazine so they can clip the coupons in the back > for the 'all you can gum' dinner special down at the local Ponderosa. > These are the folks who having been whining about trying to eek out a > few more years before retiring. > > Retiring? Com'on! > > Seriously. > > Maybe my view is skewed, given my status as self-employed since the > early 80s. But I don't ever plan on 'retiring'. I love what I do, and > plan on doing it until I keel over on top of my keyboard. Why 'retire'? > What would I do then? As far as I'm concerned, I'm already doing what > I'd do if I was retired. That I get paid doing it is a happy coincidence. > > Why would you work at a job that you don't enjoy? > > What are YOU going to do when you retire? Why not do that now? > > Whil >
Funny you should mention it. We were at a family gathering last night and my sister in law was saying how people for Arthur Anderson and her work very hard. I mentioned that I have been self employed for sixteen years which can only be considered hard work. She said I didn't have a clue. I have no idea what it means to work hard. I thought about it for a while and, like you, I love what I do and must make hard work look easy. One of my customers actually thought I was retired. ;^) I will continue my lifestyle until I am unable. There is no reason to leave something you love to "retire". Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/signed text/plain (text body -- kept) application/x-pkcs7-signature --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
