Was visiting a older gentleman in my family whom I respect. He lives in a very beautiful area and his partner is just the nicest. He's retired and spends his time fishing.

I was complimenting him and said. 'You really are a lucky guy.'

he said 'OH. I hate it when people say that. This was a plan and I worked hard'.

He then told me about how he worked for the same school district for 30 years! And got a pension and spent wisely.

Damn. 30 whole years.

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[–] doom_and_gloom@lemmy.ml 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Imagine not needing to job hop to keep up with rent...

[–] PandaBearGreen@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

My mother told my kids that they should stay at their job for at least a year to show future employers that they're dependable.

I told them to disregard this advice. Disregard with extreme prejudice.

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

“Dependable” to an employer means just as expendable as the rest but willing to put up with extra bullshit for zero additional compensation

[–] PreachHard@mander.xyz 12 points 2 years ago

~~Dependable~~ Exploitable

[–] doom_and_gloom@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

I wish I could psychologically handle that one more instability in my life right now.