Subdeacon Joe Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Going back to the same company that let me go about a year and a half ago. Out of the blue I got a text from the general manager last Wednesday asking if I might be interested. Went down Thursday to chat with him. The QA guy is swamped with new paperwork requirements for a company that makes parts for satellites. LOTS of supporting paperwork required. The extra income will be nice. Let us replace a few things, pay down the car loan faster, buy a couple of revolvers (see what the wife likes - probably a Taurus 605), and maybe a semi-auto. She really liked her Beretta 92FS and her Tomcat. Plus, it will add months of "contributions" to my Social Security, which will increase my monthly SSI income. I figure that I'll be good for about 3 years. Especially as I won't be on the floor, contorting myself to take measurements in the machines. 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Good luck with your new endeavor, SJ. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Good luck Joe, good move! Hey I'm 77 and still work part time. Of course I'm self employed and I can name my hours and schedule. Like I said it's part time! I still enjoy tuning pianos and the money is great fro the time I put in! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 4 minutes ago, Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 said: Good luck with your new endeavor, SJ. Thank you. And just when I was getting used to sleeping in past 0600. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Best Wishes for you in the new role. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 (edited) Enjoy SJ, I've sometimes wanted to go back to work, but the education taxes for making more money would out weigh the income by thousands. Ellie made 5K driving a special needs bus a few years ago, cost us 6K in increased Ed taxes plus all the usual taxes! Edited July 28 by Eyesa Horg Otto 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Good luck with that. I unretired three times, each lasting less time than the last. I finally figured out that I was not willing to play their silly games and put up with needless BS. Imis 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 7 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: Enjoy SJ, I've sometimes wanted to go back to work, but the education taxes for making more money would out way the income by thousands. Ellie made 5K driving a special needs bus a few years ago, cost us 6K in increased Ed taxes plus all the usual taxes! Yeah, taxes. I'm figuring that I'll go with zero deductions and have an extra $50 taken out each check for Feds and $20 for State. Right now neither one of us has taxes taken out of our Social Security - which has worked out well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Best wishes in your new endeavor. Try to keep your sanity in tract. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 THEY solicited YOUR help. That tells a tale right there! Delighted to hear you're going back on your terms! Well done! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Best of luck to you SDJ. I hope it works out to your advantage. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 I hope you played hard to get (I.e., asked for more money). good luck. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 If it makes you happy that is all that truly matters. Good Luck, Joe. I hope you enjoy your work. It sounds like you weighed the benefit of it and are happy with the decision. Congratulations. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 49 minutes ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: Best wishes in your new endeavor. Try to keep your sanity in tract. My sanity is intractable! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Thank you. And just when I was getting used to sleeping in past 0600. I don't even know what that's like and it's been 46 years since I left the Corps. I just got used to getting up around 0400 hours and never bothered to change my biological clock. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 6 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Going back to the same company that let me go about a year and a half ago. Out of the blue I got a text from the general manager last Wednesday asking if I might be interested. Went down Thursday to chat with him. The QA guy is swamped with new paperwork requirements for a company that makes parts for satellites. LOTS of supporting paperwork required. The extra income will be nice. Let us replace a few things, pay down the car loan faster, buy a couple of revolvers (see what the wife likes - probably a Taurus 605), and maybe a semi-auto. She really liked her Beretta 92FS and her Tomcat. Plus, it will add months of "contributions" to my Social Security, which will increase my monthly SSI income. I figure that I'll be good for about 3 years. Especially as I won't be on the floor, contorting myself to take measurements in the machines. Love my Sig P320 XCompact and Sig P365 XMacro. both have Romeo optics and are very accurate. TM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 3 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: I don't even know what that's like and it's been 46 years since I left the Corps. I just got used to getting up around 0400 hours and never bothered to change my biological clock. yeah, I get up between 0300 and 0400 every day but only because a young puppy makes me. But then I go back to bed and hope he goes back to sleep as well. TM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Best of luck to you Joe. I retired 3 times. Each time called back with offers I couldn't refuse. In fact one contract was signed were if job finished early I would still receive paycheck for 6 more months. We finished early. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 It's nice to be asked.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 A couple of years ago Mrs. Lose re retired and since then life hasn’t been the same. I used to step out of the shop after doing some reloading or cleaning and working on a gun and fire a few shots into the bank along the creek, she doesn’t like that at all. Now that she’s retired again she likes to keep track of what I’m working on in the shop and she’s got this thing about gun carts, especially ones that I give away for raffles. I haven’t driven into Escondido to my favorite eggs Benedict breakfast place in well over a year now because my bowl of fruit and a piece of avocado toast is the breakfast staple now and omelettes on the weekends. It’s always been omelets on the weekend even when she was employed but I sure miss my eggs Benedict. I’ve tried to get her to un retire again on numerous occasions but sadly she won’t fall for it. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 I'm far too busy to unretire. I still service a few long-time clients, but that is rare now. Shooting SASS is too much of a PITA now (distance and expense), so I shoot weekly with my lodge and Shrine brothers instead. My new range allows anything at all, up to but not including 50 BMG, so all my SASS guns are welcome. As for piano tuning... (to me) this is a labor of love, and SO far removed from a time card and cranial-rectal management. We retired with no bills, so we are comfortable. Nearly all of my IBM pension is deducted for state and fed taxes so I don't have to pay quarterlies. We live modestly and quite well on SS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Congratulations (I think) on your new/old job. I hope that it suits your needs and gives you satisfaction. Just remember, if it doesn't...you were invited to rejoin the company that let you go before...you owe them nothing beyond doing the best job you can do for the money. If it isn't for you, just walk away with no regrets. Good luck with your unretirement! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 (edited) Wishing you all the best SDJ. Hopefully this will fund your escape from the PRoK. Edited July 29 by Sedalia Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 I suspect you will enjoy unretirement. I retired for 6 months then took a part time gig for 6 years, service to the Conservation District and my neighbors. I might still be doing it without Govt. / BLM interference. Didn't need the money and it wasn't worth the fight. Best of luck and have fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 best of luck , i think you will find it to be far more relaxed than when you exited - i did , i retired at 62 , i got bored , i went back at 63 and worked till i was 70 [or just shy of it] the added income was a benefit but the interaction with people was what was great - even the bad days , so when i finally retired for real ive work4ed at our local gun club part time for the same reasons , not the money - the people and interaction , so many really great folks that i enjoy every day i work , only a day or so from time to time mostly but very enjoyable , something about knowing you can just pick up your toys and go home that gives you a new purpose and outlook on life and the job , 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 15 hours ago, Yul Lose said: A couple of years ago Mrs. Lose re retired and since then life hasn’t been the same. I used to step out of the shop after doing some reloading or cleaning and working on a gun and fire a few shots into the bank along the creek, she doesn’t like that at all. Now that she’s retired again she likes to keep track of what I’m working on in the shop and she’s got this thing about gun carts, especially ones that I give away for raffles. I haven’t driven into Escondido to my favorite eggs Benedict breakfast place in well over a year now because my bowl of fruit and a piece of avocado toast is the breakfast staple now and omelettes on the weekends. It’s always been omelets on the weekend even when she was employed but I sure miss my eggs Benedict. I’ve tried to get her to un retire again on numerous occasions but sadly she won’t fall for it. Find her an away from home hobby, like volunteering at some charity or maybe at a library. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Joe, I hope you truly enjoy going back. I know that I wouldn’t. I did consider getting a part time job to fund my hobbies, but I am not cut out for working in stores or… Awe, who am I kidding. I just don’t want to work for anyone, anytime, anywhere. I’ll eat rice and veggies daily before I would go back to work anywhere. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Congratulations on your new toys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Good luck, Joe. Like was said in the movie: "If it pleases you, it tickles me plumb to death.." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Best of luck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Gator SASS #29736 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Unless I absolutely needed the money I can't imagine what it would take to get me back to work. This December will be 10 years retired. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Water Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 2 minutes ago, Smokin Gator SASS #29736 said: Unless I absolutely needed the money I can't imagine what it would take to get me back to work. This December will be 10 years retired. Likewise. Just retired and... no. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 2 hours ago, Smokin Gator SASS #29736 said: Unless I absolutely needed the money I can't imagine what it would take to get me back to work. This December will be 10 years retired. Well, we can squeak by on Social Security, but any unexpected expense puts us on rice, beans, and oatmeal for a while. The extra will be nice. I figure two and a half or three years will give us a little bit of a cushion and increase my SSI noticably. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 So how was your first day back, Joe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 38 minutes ago, Pat Riot said: So how was your first day back, Joe? As mind numbing as I remember it. Going over the bubble drawing and comparing it to the inspection form to make sure everything was entered correctly e.g. a feature that is in Zone C3 not being entered as being in Zone D4, or something that's supposed to be 0.250 being called out as .0250, then comparing the data entered with what the print called for. And there were just enough changes in the forms to make me have to take my time and make sure I got it right. Went by quickly. About 10 fewer employees then when I was let go. There were only 4 people the same, outside management. Some of that was a department was cut - the customer that it was dedicated to wanted to renew the contract at a 20 year old price. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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