Retired and Missing Work? — Retired Musings

Yeah, it’s true. There are times during my retirement I have actually missed working. Missing work after retirement is normal and to be expected upon your retirement. I do miss work after retirement. As I have said before, I miss some of my co-workers and the interaction, day to day, I had with them. I miss the money I was making. If I worked overtime, I had a pretty hefty paycheck even after Uncle Sam took his cut. Sometimes I will get up and go to get breakfast at McDonald’s or some other fast-food restaurant. I see the people in line, frantic to get their latte, their biscuit with sausage for whatever. They are desperate to get served so they are not late to work. I was late only one time that I can remember when I was working. That was after watching the Super Bowl with some friends one Sunday night. I saw a former co-worker in line at McDonalds last week. I decided not to get his attention since he and I were not exactly on the best of terms even when we worked. I noticed he had developed some kind of nervous twitch in his face. Yes, his left cheek would seemingly twitch involuntarily for some reason. I knew he was under pressure at work from another former colleague. That part of work, I do not miss at all. The pressure, oh God, the pressure!

Still, I miss the satisfaction of completing a job that was well done at the end of the day, even if I must say so myself. Miss work after retirement? Don’t let it get to you. I miss the challenges that each day presented to me. Sometimes the challenges were overwhelming, I must admit. But…