I've been at the same job for 15 years. Not the same desk, though. I plan to stay to retirement if I can, presuming I ever have enough money to retire.
One of you is gonna fall and die, and I'm not cleaning it up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Nov 19, 2014 11:26:17 am PST #10836 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Fred Pete - Nov 19, 2014 11:28:40 am PST #10837 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
I have 26 years here, although I've been in several different divisions. I'm eligible to retire in about 4 years but may stay a little longer to increase my pension annuity, add to retirement savings, and so forth.
Connie Neil - Nov 19, 2014 11:31:51 am PST #10838 of 30000
brillig
I've been in the same department for 8 years, but that covers 3 different buildings, so multiple new desks. I'm hoping to go to another department, which should have more upward mobility.
Rick - Nov 19, 2014 11:33:26 am PST #10839 of 30000
In academia the problem is convincing people to retire. At my university, if you agree to retire at 65, they will continue paying your salary (and retirement contributions) for five years, even though you are retired and have no responsibilities.
Most people don't take the deal. A few get a job at another university and collect two salaries. But hardly anyone actually retires until they get sick and unable to work sometime in their 70's.
It's making universities around the country very top-heavy.
flea - Nov 19, 2014 11:36:35 am PST #10840 of 30000
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If you retire in academia, they take away your office!
The longest I have worked in one place is 6 years. The longest I have ever lived in one place continually is also 6 years.
Connie Neil - Nov 19, 2014 11:36:51 am PST #10841 of 30000
brillig
It's making universities around the country very top-heavy.
They could take a page out of the Unseen University playbook and allow job candidates to create their own openings.
tommyrot - Nov 19, 2014 11:40:31 am PST #10842 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Something I've been wondering: How difficult does the average person's workday get when they're 65? At what age does the average person find doing their job too difficult? At what age does the average person "feel like" retiring (regardless of whether they are financially able to or not)?
Obviously the type of job is a huge factor here, but I'm trying to get a general sense....
brenda m - Nov 19, 2014 11:44:37 am PST #10843 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
This is why the increases to the Social Security age are so pernicious. It's one thing for a prof or many white collar workers to cling to their desk for an extra five or seven years if they choose. It's a very different story in a lot of other jobs.
tommyrot - Nov 19, 2014 11:46:42 am PST #10844 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah. Plus wealthy people tend to live a lot longer than poor people, so I assume they'd be better able to handle working longer too.
Rick - Nov 19, 2014 11:48:01 am PST #10845 of 30000
I agree with Brenda. It's no accident that the increases in SS age have been made by white collar legislators, not by laborers.