Just CBA with work anymore...

[BurntBroccoli]

Have spent the last hour calculating when I can retire and it seems I'm stuck until I'm at least 66 which is 10 more years 😩.

I really cannot be bothered to do my office job any more, have been in the same role for years, passed over for promotion and completely demotivated.

Can't stand all the bullshit, the new ways of working that are just recycled every 5 years or so and having to be polite to people when I feel anything but. Also sick of being a reliable employee!

Menopausal life crisis or just normal?

Normal for many people. Cannot speak from personal experience though.

Have you got a private pension that might enable you to retire a bit earlier

You sound so fed up OP, is it possible to look for something else? Ten years is a long time to feel this unsatisfied.

“the new ways of working that are just recycled every 5 years or so” - Ha, this gets me too 😂 horrible seeing history repeating itself and ways of working that are doomed to fail, I have often used this as fuel to find a new role, somewhere else!

I have a couple of small pension pots but not enough to retire on unfortunately. Current work pension isn't great at all either but I count my blessings that at least my mortgage is now paid off (have scrimped and saved for this, maybe I should have put more into a private pension instead).

Bit fed up of the area that I live in too - have to drive everywhere and it would be so nice just to walk into town.

Yes I think it must be just the relentless wheel of work.

I'm fed up too

It's the same people who'll get recognition for the work

I never do. Feel so demotivated

Yes I am looking for something else - I wish I was brave enough to start my own business or maybe even do a masters in something.

I'll be watching this thread I'm 54 started a new job in a new field at the beginning of the year. All good. Very challenging job but well supported and great charity to work for.
However I cannot get my head round how on earth I am gonna have to work for another 14 ( at least) years. Not much of a pension gonna happen so no hope of early retirement. It is gonna be tough. Seriously how am I going to do this ???? 😱😭

Can you downsize your home? I know a couple of people who’ve decided that living in a small flat is actually perfectly fine for their needs and has allowed them to release equity to take several years out of employment.

If that still wouldn’t provide enough to retire a few years earlier than planned on, what it might do would be give you enough savings to move into an industry or role which is lower paid or fewer hours, but gives you a lot more job satisfaction and enjoyment. You don’t necessarily have to stay stuck exactly where you are at work for the next decade.

Yes exactly. I think I've reached the invisible middle aged woman stage and it makes me sad that people can't see past age. So in turn, I can't be arsed with them anymore.

I have learned so many new skills over the past few years as well.

It's awful isn't it... feels like such a long time until we are free.

I like this idea. Had the most insane meeting with someone this evening where she had a tick list of items for discussion- a series of complaints and demands basically- half of which contradicted one another but all of which have am supposed to nod and agree to. And all I could think about was how to draft my letter of resignation. I’d quite happily live in an apartment.

Yes I have been thinking of selling up and moving somewhere smaller. As you say it may release a good bit of equity depending on where the new location is.

I'd really love a dog too but have never allowed myself to have one due to work commitments.

Op, there's an ongoing thread on AIBU "Age 56. Can't be arsed with work anymore".

Might be worth a read

@BurntBroccoli I feel the same, it’s the same rubbish every day, every year it’s the same nonsense objectives, being pushed to go above and beyond, yet the bonus pot gets smaller every year.

I dream of winning the lottery and phoning work to tell them I’m done and will never be coming back.

On a practical note, I am chipping away at our mortgage, if we didn’t have that I’d retire tomorrow xx

Dh and I run our own business, he's 60 and I'm 54. We're both running on fumes to be honest after just having 1 week off this year to date. And at the moment we're trying to manage a very difficult employee that's making us both question if we really want to keep doing this for another 10 or 12 years.

I would walk away in a heartbeat after a day like today. There has to be better.

There's a few things you've raised I'm your posts that suggest it isn't just work leaving you bored, trapped and frustrated. It sounds like

1. You want to move house to somewhere within walking distance of a nice town centre. I think this is sensible when getting older. Look for good public transport connections, too.
2. You want to look into getting a masters degree
3. You want a new job or possibly a new career, and to maybe start a new business

I'd try researching #1, starting #2, and see if those changes do enough to make life feel more fun and rewarding. Keeping hunting for a new job, possibly linked to #1, and consider planning that new career (possibly linked to your masters?)

Sounds like you life before retirement has a lot of potential to me...

I’m in the same position, 57 and CBA with working any more. I just want to stay home and walk my dog and potter. I’ve worked FT since I was 16. I’m done. I hate hate the fact that retirement has been changed to 67. Who wants to work until then!

Joining and I’m only 46! I just bloody hate the bullshit! And how you have to jump through hoops for a measly bonus

I’m with you OP. I’m in IT and a sorry at 59 I am fed up of crawling under the desks of 20somethings. It’s embarrassing to crawl up to actually stand up

Gosh I’m 41 and I feel the same. 😱🤣 I’m bored and dog tired and yes same here it’s the same 3 people getting promoted 🤣

Exactly. That’s just what I want to do. Several massive life changes have happened fil died then house flooded from Top down so loads to do when were dried out

I moved from a large organisation that had all the constant restructuring, 'new' recycled ways of working every 2 years, politics, endless meetings about meetings etc etc.
I moved to a small company in the arts and absolutely love it. The pay isn't as good BUT I am a million times happier.

Yep I'm 53 and so completely done with it. It's the bs.

I have a sideline business that I absolutely love but couldn't do it in enough volume to cover my very high costs.

Could you try putting a bit less effort in? Be less reliable and a bit more grouchy.