What is it about my turning 60 that makes me resent having to go to work? A lot of things mainly knowing that in the not so distant past a woman was eligible for a full state pension at 60 and could retire if they wished. It's 67 now and rising and at 61 that feels like a long long time and I don't want to wish my life away. My work place has changed beyond recognition since I began there in 2002. No more are they providing hours a mum can do between dropping off and collecting the kids from school, no longer is there room for the older person who just wants a few hours in the afternoon to get them out of the house. The hours are harsh, the starts are early (6.30 -7am) and the later shifts can involve being there until 10.30 at night. One good thing about the pandemic it cut the hours our service counters (I'm in a supermarket btw) from a 10pm close to an 8pm close and they never reverted it back. For me a late means I get to leave at 8.30 pm but even so I'm knackered at the end of it and I've had enough. I'm fed up with working in a place where there's more "suits" than there are workers to get the job done satisfactorily.
In a different thread I mentioned how our corridors are full of rainbows, catchphrases and various other "diversity" related matter, they've not gone but now they're going down the "kindergarten" route and we now have a "hall of fame" with star charts and photos of grinning employees who've been praised for going above and beyond and general fluffiness...FFS! Again when I began, our rest area was designed to be a place of tranquility - There were nice pictures on the walls, our corridors consisted of posters that conveyed useful information, and there was a staff noticeboard - this has all gone to be replaced by eye poppingly garish $hite that wouldn't be out of place in a gay bar or in a children's nursery! It's not helped that when I'm home on my days off I watch a lot of daytime tv quiz shows and the amount of contestants who are my age and younger say "I'm happily retired". I realise that if someone is in a job or a career that they love things are very different, but for an underachiever like me whom my job is an annoying necessity it's becoming increasingly harder. Today I'm working from midday until 8.30 pm and I'd so much rather not lol! Sorry folks but I needed to get this off my chest!
In a different thread I mentioned how our corridors are full of rainbows, catchphrases and various other "diversity" related matter, they've not gone but now they're going down the "kindergarten" route and we now have a "hall of fame" with star charts and photos of grinning employees who've been praised for going above and beyond and general fluffiness...FFS! Again when I began, our rest area was designed to be a place of tranquility - There were nice pictures on the walls, our corridors consisted of posters that conveyed useful information, and there was a staff noticeboard - this has all gone to be replaced by eye poppingly garish $hite that wouldn't be out of place in a gay bar or in a children's nursery! It's not helped that when I'm home on my days off I watch a lot of daytime tv quiz shows and the amount of contestants who are my age and younger say "I'm happily retired". I realise that if someone is in a job or a career that they love things are very different, but for an underachiever like me whom my job is an annoying necessity it's becoming increasingly harder. Today I'm working from midday until 8.30 pm and I'd so much rather not lol! Sorry folks but I needed to get this off my chest!
