Just when everything was starting to seem settled in my life, I got an email about the museum job that I thought was never going to materialize. My former boss wants to know if I am interested.
I responded with a carefully-worded noncommittal email. My heart is saying no. I don't want to start a new job, take on a new commute, commit to more years in the workplace. Now that the prospect of early retirement has been opened up, I can't bear the thought of plunging right back into it. And yet my head says yes. It would be more money, a cushion. It would be sensible. I could travel, get a new car, do things I couldn't do on a retirement income.
Added to this, I am becoming interested in a man who lives three hours away, and I was looking forward to having more time to visit him and really get to know him, with the hope of a permanent relationship. Taking a new job would make this difficult.
I don't know what to do. Perhaps I should go through the process and see what comes of it. The last job opportunity didn't pan out, after all.
Yesterday would have been a no-spend day, but the girl scout cookies came in, so I owed a co-worker $4.
I did go to the HR office about my train ticket, where they reiterated that I could have just used my flex debit card to pay for it. They printed out a form for me to get my reimbursement, but they clearly would prefer that I use the card. I would have, just didn't remember that it was an option! Oh, this aging brain!
I drove this morning, not only because it was still cold, but because my hair was still wet when it was time to leave. It's supposed to snow later in the day, so I hope I haven't made a bad decision. But -- good for me -- I did not stop at a fast-food place on the way in!
Museum Job
February 25th, 2015 at 01:44 pm
February 25th, 2015 at 02:24 pm 1424874253
Good job avoiding the fast food. Two days in a row at least right?
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February 25th, 2015 at 03:50 pm 1424879405
You have lots of time to be productive in the work force, and enjoy retirement. I guess if it was me making the decision, I would tend toward choosing financial security. If you can negotiate yourself into a flexible work schedule, it could end up being best of both worlds.
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February 27th, 2015 at 01:34 am 1425000868
Would working at the museum for 1 or 2 years give you enough extra padding to make it worthwhile?
February 27th, 2015 at 04:13 pm 1425053619