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Dear Jeremy - I am still not going back to work.

179 replies

DoorstoManual · 15/03/2023 14:27

Yours happily retired.

Grin
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YorkieTheRabbit · 15/03/2023 18:00

@CoolasCucumbers
I don’t need to work and I’ve no desire to retrain, thanks all the same. I have a very nice life and I intend to enjoy it.
My dad loved his job and worked until he was 70, within four years he had Alzheimer’s and didn’t know who I was. I saw him scared and confused.
You want to work, fine by me, I don’t.

DorisParchment · 15/03/2023 18:03

Dear Jeremy,

I am looking forward to retiring next year, becoming economically inactive and sticking two fingers up to the Tory party.

Love,

Doris

RadioactiveWear · 15/03/2023 18:05

I’ve been saving into my work and own private pension and I’ve 8 years to go till I get to 35 years state pension. As soon as I’ve finished paying into the state pension, I’ll seriously consider if I want to retire then at 62.

Jeremy C**t, can do one. We owe this lot nothing. If we can support ourselves, who cares what they think?

ShonaShoop · 15/03/2023 18:05

Mentalpiece · 15/03/2023 17:17

Dear Hunt the Cunt.

🖕Swivel.

Yes. That’s how I feel too

CoolasCucumbers · 15/03/2023 18:08

Thesharkradar · 15/03/2023 17:53

why are you bothering to post on a thread if you think OP ought not to have bothered posting it?
You sound bitter & confused!

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I'm posting because there was no point The OP posting a negative thread about her own choice and telling someone to fuck off.

There's a lot to be said for being positive and forward looking in your 50s and 60s, and trying new things.

Not sure where you get bitter and confused from, other than an attempt at a pathetic jibe.

Thesharkradar · 15/03/2023 18:13

Dear Hunt the Cunt
😂😂😂
he aint NEVA gonna shake that moniker off!

lieselotte · 15/03/2023 18:13

B0g · 15/03/2023 15:11

Why not just email him? Pretty sure he’s not browsing active threads on mumsnet.

You can be sure one of his advisers will be!

Hellybelly84 · 15/03/2023 18:14

Unsure33 · 15/03/2023 17:29

It says both parents must be working .

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Sorry - I posted before I read the detail (lesson there). I did think it would be a total waste of money if it was on offer to everyone with kids that age (regardless of working or not).

Sadik · 15/03/2023 18:14

Dear Jeremy

I'm in my 50s and hope to stay in work until state pension age. Let's hope I stay healthy.

Looking at my colleague on long term sick who is desperate to get back to work but stuck in an endless loop of NHS waiting lists I'm guessing that's the most likely reason I'll fall out of the labour market. Oh - that and the likelihood that at some point I may not be able to balance caring for my elderly father with full time work.

Perhaps you might consider decent funding for the NHS and social care - you might find an awful lot of people back in the labour market if you could sort those out.

frozendaisy · 15/03/2023 18:15

Fully paid work private family health insurance far too necessary a perk right now to think about stepping back. Another decade perhaps.........

Hellybelly84 · 15/03/2023 18:18

CAJIE · 15/03/2023 17:09

A lot of jobs are hard and people do not want to do them after a certain age but some have to work and want to work.There is some research that shòws a slight increase in dementia risk at retirement.Even people who dont live alone and do have kids can suffer.I also think there are lots of cliches re retirement and that some people follow societal rules and norms whether they believe in them or not.Not everyone wants spend their time in garden centres or looking after grandkids.Some retired people can look lost and lonely but sure everyone needs a choice
But the benefits of an intergenerational.work force are great and not everyone is a rich boomer.Just needs to be less ageism in recruitmentn

Agree completely with this. I have a fear of ending up spending days at the garden centre (im not a gardener though). That will be enough to keep me in work 😂

From what I see at my work, ageism is fading in the workplace. Probably because we all generally dont think of anyone in their 60’s as old or past work - I certainly dont.

RadioactiveWear · 15/03/2023 18:21

Where I work, everyone in their 50’s and 60’s has a really good work effort. The rest are pretty work shy!

Silverlog · 15/03/2023 18:33

Dear Jezza, I'm actually desperate for a well-paying job. Please contact me asap.

2010Aussie · 15/03/2023 18:33

GotABeatForYouMama · 15/03/2023 14:48

Dear Jeremy Hunt

"DP would love to be back at work but he is over 50 and all the re-training/upskilling in the world will not help if employer's are refusing to offer him a job when he already has the relevant skills and experience for those he's applied for"

Yours, #annoyed.

I work for a local authority and we employ a lot of people over 50 (we even have someone over 70). Shortlisting is based on experience and qualifications as applicants are not required to state their age.

Cantstaystuckforever · 15/03/2023 18:35

DoorstoManual · 15/03/2023 14:35

It was meant to be a light hearted two fingers to Jeremy Hunt, I didn’t set out to annoy anyone apologies if I have.

It's not so hilariously light-hearted to people in their 30s who are going to spend decades paying for other people's elder care and pensions - while stuck renting due to house price rises, and paying off university fees - all while knowing that our own retirement will likely be a decade later than yours, with fewer assets and far less money left in the pot.

Longtimeloiterer · 15/03/2023 18:41

I can't get there quick enough and the only thing that's stoping me is cold hard cash, or the lack of it more precisely.

Ladies (and anyone else) save as much as you can starting now!

SerafinasGoose · 15/03/2023 18:42

Cantstaystuckforever · 15/03/2023 18:35

It's not so hilariously light-hearted to people in their 30s who are going to spend decades paying for other people's elder care and pensions - while stuck renting due to house price rises, and paying off university fees - all while knowing that our own retirement will likely be a decade later than yours, with fewer assets and far less money left in the pot.

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What's the betting at least some of that demographic will emigrate?

No wonder Hunt is so keen to re-coopt retired people into the labour market. If I'd been due to graduate tomorrow into the sector I work in, and had no real commitments or incentive to stay in Britain, I'd be off like a shot.

2010Aussie · 15/03/2023 18:45

Hellybelly84 · 15/03/2023 18:18

Agree completely with this. I have a fear of ending up spending days at the garden centre (im not a gardener though). That will be enough to keep me in work 😂

From what I see at my work, ageism is fading in the workplace. Probably because we all generally dont think of anyone in their 60’s as old or past work - I certainly dont.

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I'm in my mid 60s and working part time. No way would I want to retire. I enjoy the job, the people with whom I work and the challenge.

You are right when you say that there is something of a retirement mentality. Those retired people I come across who don't have regular occupation such a volunteering, can be a bit narrow in their attitude. I love being with 20 and 30 somethings with their enthusiasm and positivity.

WalterWitty · 15/03/2023 18:47

Sadik · 15/03/2023 18:14

Dear Jeremy

I'm in my 50s and hope to stay in work until state pension age. Let's hope I stay healthy.

Looking at my colleague on long term sick who is desperate to get back to work but stuck in an endless loop of NHS waiting lists I'm guessing that's the most likely reason I'll fall out of the labour market. Oh - that and the likelihood that at some point I may not be able to balance caring for my elderly father with full time work.

Perhaps you might consider decent funding for the NHS and social care - you might find an awful lot of people back in the labour market if you could sort those out.

👏👏👏 @Sadik brilliantly summarised.

Trouble is anyone in power only wants to make the changes that effect their tenure (read: they get kudos for) and are never able to don’t give a fuck see the bigger picture.

We never tackle the root issues, see healthcare, education, poverty/disadvantage/environment, Sustainability ad infinitum.

MandyMotherOfBrian · 15/03/2023 18:47

Cantstaystuckforever · 15/03/2023 18:35

It's not so hilariously light-hearted to people in their 30s who are going to spend decades paying for other people's elder care and pensions - while stuck renting due to house price rises, and paying off university fees - all while knowing that our own retirement will likely be a decade later than yours, with fewer assets and far less money left in the pot.

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And this is where the Tories excel. Divide and conquer.
DoorstoManual is not your enemy and you aren’t hers.
You probably do have a common enemy though, if you only applied some thought…..

MandyMotherOfBrian · 15/03/2023 18:49

Also,
Oh dear Jezza, did all your cheap, and badly treated, labour just disappear overnight when you implemented Brexit? And now you’d like some other group to take over for shit wages and conditions?
No, ta.

Jem57 · 15/03/2023 18:49

Getting my state pension soon,6 years later than anticipated,robbing bastards!

fetchacloth · 15/03/2023 18:51

GotABeatForYouMama · 15/03/2023 14:48

Dear Jeremy Hunt

"DP would love to be back at work but he is over 50 and all the re-training/upskilling in the world will not help if employer's are refusing to offer him a job when he already has the relevant skills and experience for those he's applied for"

Yours, #annoyed.

Totally agree with this. There is a distinct lack of willingness among many employers to employ (or retain) anyone over the age of 50.😒
I'm not sure what the government could do about this, but maybe HMRC could offer incentives such as a reduction in employers' NIC?

WalterWitty · 15/03/2023 19:07

Cantstaystuckforever · 15/03/2023 18:35

It's not so hilariously light-hearted to people in their 30s who are going to spend decades paying for other people's elder care and pensions - while stuck renting due to house price rises, and paying off university fees - all while knowing that our own retirement will likely be a decade later than yours, with fewer assets and far less money left in the pot.

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I’m in my 30’s too. I do not begrudge seeing my MIL who retired in her late 50’s after decades with the NHS. What makes me sad is my own DM, who through disadvantage (that will never be properly tackled by any Government in our life time), worked so many menial jobs, stressed so much about money and ate a poor diet as a result (nutrition is STILL not taught effectively at school even 30 years on) she got dementia at 52 > the three are linked.

Jeremy will be pleased to know she was cared for by her FT working children and her nursing home fees will be paid for by the sale of her house. But yeh, bah humbug to anyone who gets to enjoy their retirement right…

p.s Should everything stay the same - in 40 years when your in your 70s do you plan to refuse any state pension on the basis that the poor 30 year olds shouldn’t be paying for it??

YorkieTheRabbit · 15/03/2023 19:17

@Cantstaystuckforever I didn’t begrudge paying tax and nic to pay for the older generation of pensioners, nor did I begrudge paying towards education and childcare even though I don’t have children.
I have had private health insurance for many years but again I don’t have any problem with it paying for the NHS.