i have i owned a 3do and was awaiting the M2 but it never happened …
but do you have the hunt the wumpus and blasto games?
Due to security where I worked, I couldn’t keep anything at all. I had to leave my CD player, as I’d agreed to a “one-way” trip for it in order to have some music inside. Normally our computers were dissolved in acid when we left, but they had just switched to melting them in some type of furnace. They offered to let me have the remaining ingot, but I couldn’t find the right person or form and left without it.
I could take some personal books and stuff home, and still have the first set of derivations I did (on my first week) for a math problem. They’re on yellow paper inside my CRC manual.
The only stuff I have beyond that is the signed poster and plaque from my retirement party.
But… zero problems accepting retirement. I was long past ready.
Yeah, it’s a shame it never made it to market. Its performance was exceptional for the time. Demos I saw looked much better than on any of the competing consoles.
I think that was the last straw for me – I finally understood that the quality of a product is no predictor of its success, and soon afterwards I stopped working for company equity and switched to consulting. No chance of making a big windfall on a successful company, but a guaranteed steady income.
Even when I was working corporate, the only things I kept in my briefcase were a bottle of wine, socks and a change of underwear. This was because I never knew if I would be staying at my place or the girlfriend’s after work.
Retirement sucks. Once I move I’m going back to work, at least PT. The money would be nice, but it’s more about being connected to people. Like a lot of others, I made most of my friends from work. When that ends so does those connections. I tried volunteering and it’s not the same.
Me too. I was burned out and sick of my job, and eligible to retire, so I did! I love being the one in charge of how I spend my time now.
I’d already cleared my office of almost all personal stuff during the pandemic since we weren’t there for months, and then after that only 2 days a week. I did leave behind a microwave I brought in at the start of that last job. It was 22 years old, but still worked perfectly.
In that job I was more a facilitator of things than a producer of things, so I don’t have much tangible stuff other than a few knick knacks that workplace gave out for 5, 10, etc.-year anniversaries, and a crystal clock they gifted me upon retiring.
From my previous jobs I have a couple portfolios of articles, printed publications and artwork, and those are interesting to look at from time to time, especially the artwork because it was all done by hand back then - computer graphics didn’t make its way into the workplace until I’d been at that job for a while.
Yah, me, too.
This was me, mostly, too. And there are so many things to do, movies etc to watch, books to read, time to play with the dog, that I don’t feel bored at all.
My Dad took home all kinds of shit, stuck it in his office and pretty much never looked at it. When he died, it went in the dumpster.
I have one thing. It’s a lava lamp. At my old place of work we had a peer award. Two employees a quarter got a lava lamp. The lava lamp winners decided who would get a lava lamp award the next quarter. I don’t give a fuck about any of that corporate crap. An award of appreciation from a co-worker meant the world to me.
I retired three years ago. I have two boxes of stuff from my office… that I haven’t even peeked in.
Come to think of it, I have dozens of boxes of cables, t-shirts, comics, misc. hardware, etc that I haven’t peeked at in years.
Purge time!
I dumped a number of cables today after dumping the briefcase yesterday. I still have 1 null-modem cable. So many USB-B cables went. Some more VGA cables, old Cat-5 cables (I use only Cat-& in this house).
I guess I should get rid of my 8mm tapes next. I haven’t used the camcorder in 15 years. I should convert what I have recorded to a computer format and recycle the rest.
63 days until retirement.
So cool, my sister just retired New Years.
Two of my three brothers have this goal. One is truly a social guy and needs the people. He’s retired now but looking at being a supermarket cashier. He’s actually a front-end systems wiz. But the isolation he experienced due to a relationship gone south and being stuck at home is sad to see. Next brother, who plans to retire in a year, has always had a goal of working part-time in a hardware shop. He’s a bit introverted but knows that he needs to be out in the world. He is eyeballing that goal and hopes the economy and his health allow him to finally reach that goal.
The third one retired young rather than face the corporate world again. It just isn’t meant for him. Me? aiming to work to at least age 70 if I can get there.
This is so true! I tried to retire when I was about 58 and again at 61, and both times I got sucked back into working because I’m a sucker for doing things that I can (in my own mind at least) do better than anyone else available.
But now, I turn 65 in October and have announced that I will retire NLT December, 2023. I REALLY MEAN IT THIS TIME.
Because of exactly what you say. There are books to read, cats to pet, gardens to cultivate (year round here in Hawaii), hikes to hike, message boards to post on, delicious meals for friends to cook, quality streaming services to stream … if your budget is very tight, a library card is still an inexpensive ticket to wonderful experiences. If you are lucky enough to have financial reserves, you can also travel.
The world is full of awesomeness for those of us lucky enough not to be teetering on the edge financially, living in war-torn countries, or suffering terrible health issues.
I don’t want to indulge in toxic positivity, but seriously: if your physical and mental health, finances, and living situation are reasonably stable, you should be able to find a way to have a pretty glorious retirement.
In that case you need to find a different volunteer situation. My organization (an arts and culture non-profit) offers what I think is a pretty shitty volunteer option, namely serving as gallery attendant - a lone, and often lonely, endeavor, as you get to sit in an empty gallery waiting for people to visit, and when they do, only some of them are actually engaged in the art.
But there are other, more socially engaged volunteer options, both within my organization and in other places in the community. I’m a firm believer in volunteering and have found it a rewarding endeavor throughout my life - in Boston I cooked meals for homeless people with AIDS, in Mozambique I advised a group trying to start a chamber of commerce, and so on. Keep trying until you find something that is rewarding to you at the same time it helps your community.
I did more volunteer work when I was working, because my company sponsored an Explorer Post. Working with teens is a complete experience from one extreme to another, but when you make a connection and are told you made a difference (maybe very small!) it’s the best reward in the world.
Carol, do you mind me asking which gallery? That was the type of place I loved to visit when I was in Hawaii. If I ever make it back, I’d be sure to check on your gallery. You can message me if you don’t want to way publicly. Thx!
I brought a lot of stuff home when I retired, mostly gifts I’d gotten that decorated my office. I also had some technical textbooks I had used a lot, many of which had traveled around with me for 30+ years. I only got rid of those a couple of weeks ago, and now I’m looking at the other stuff and giving it some thought.
One of those is a book that went around the company that people wrote in to say farewell/nice things, and another is a complex piece of technical equipment/collectible; those I’ll keep for a while. The rest? Eh. I’ll get rid of all that this week, thanks for the prompt.
Make a paper clip chain. One clip for each day til retirement. Each day remove one clip. At some point start telling everybody you know how many days you have left till retirement. Start purging your desk office cubicle workspace whatever so that on your last day you walk out with the clothes on your back and a light heart.
I retired last August and don’t miss it a bit. My main hobby is PC gaming so I still spend a lot of time sitting at a desk, but spend much more time cycling (turbo-trainer until the weather improves) and walking.
In the late 80’s - early 90’s I worked at Boeing and got a 5 year pin, about 2 weeks before a layoff notice so I threw that away.
I didn’t think I had any interesting objects from work until I remembered I have one of these:
https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102716333
I’ve still got about a dozen programming books that I haven’t thrown away yet. Java and PostgreSQL books that are at least 5 versions out of date are no good to anyone.
Mr Rebo retires March 31 this year! He’s very excited, but a bit freaked out as well. He’s 68.