The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for May 12, 2021

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    kingdiamond69  over 3 years ago

    Yes nephew its called workitis.

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    dadthedawg Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Uncle Ted…..you must have a lot of money.

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    Straker UFO  over 3 years ago

    Brutus’s turn next

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    JonesBill-Sylvia  over 3 years ago

    How many years did your illness last? Did you get your shots for it?

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    Ahuehuete  over 3 years ago

    He was having eye problems: he just couldn’t see himself getting up and going to work.

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    jmworacle  over 3 years ago

    If you don’t have to then don’t.

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I begun to have working illness in 1976 and it ended in 2019.

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    GROG Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I was sick of my particular workplace and its leaders. I didn’t feel like starting over someplace else. Fotunately, I made socked away enough and invested it wisely. I will be 61 in July.

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    Walrus Gumbo Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I hear you loud and clear, Uncle Ted! I don’t miss it for a second!

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    Fishenguy Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Funny, I’m sitting here drinking my coffee and thinking about how happy I am being retired! It’s a great feeling! I love it! ;-)

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    Chris  over 3 years ago

    sounds like a smart plan to me. :D

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    Michael G.  over 3 years ago

    There’s a drug for that. It’s called “penniless-cillin”.

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    John9  over 3 years ago

    I think if you ever worked you have this. Unfortunately my recently deceased wife worked hard since 1989 till this March and never got to “retire” and enjoy the fruits of her labor.

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    KEA  over 3 years ago

    ditto

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    GiantShetlandPony  over 3 years ago

    It’s mostly the getting up and the commute to work I’m tired of.

    The only thing starting to make me tired of my job is the level of micromanaging, and not accepting reality that the new generation of management is bringing with them.

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member over 3 years ago

    A questionable response Uncle Ted.

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    paranormal  over 3 years ago

    There’s a lot of that going around…

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    Buckeye67  over 3 years ago

    I’ll bet Uncle Ted had a government job, early retirement with a good pension and healthcare.

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    cuzinron47  over 3 years ago

    What a motivational discussion with Wilberforce. But I guess something could be learned by it, find a job you won’t get sick of.

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    l3i7l  over 3 years ago

    In five days it will be two years since I retired, after nearly forty years. Told my supervisor I ran out of lies to put on my time sheet. Work was slow at the time, but people got upset if you charged projects you were not assigned to. Have not missed it a bit.

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    Space Man Spiff  over 3 years ago

    I’m there. Wife doesn’t believe me, but I’m there!

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    sml7291 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Had a job I really liked… but as time went by, the office became more and more toxic. Still liked the work, but the people were definitely becoming a serious issue. In Dec of 2015 I finally gave them the excuse they wanted to fire me and I even gave them the bonus of dumping me just before xmas. Not a big deal as I had been clearing out my cube for about three or four months by that time (a LOT of books and I only took a couple home each day). I had every intention of filing for unemployment and looking for a new position when….

    ….I discovered I really liked sleeping in. I found that I really didn’t want to try and get into another place that was, or probably would become, as toxic as the last. So I cinched my belt, did some serious budgeting and made what I had last until I could file for my Social Security at 62. So far it ain’t so bad. Between SSA, my military retirement and my VA disability, I can actually pay the bills with a bit left over most months. And I’ve managed to leave my investments untouched for now.

    Retirement ain’t half bad (if you plan for it) and I still really like sleeping in! 8^)

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    PAR85  over 3 years ago

    Me too, but I need the health insurance.

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