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In reply to the discussion: I reached a decision today to which the Covid 19 only partially contributed. [View all]bluescribbler
(2,116 posts)I made the same decision in January. COVID-19 had nothing to do with it. It was just a severe head cold. I was working full time at a machine shop, running machines which cut teeth in gears. I was running two machines 15 feet apart at the time. On Wednesday, I was running back and forth between machines, while blowing my nose. As quitting time I began saying to myself, "I don't want to do this shit anymore." I felt no better Thursday or Friday, so I called in sick both days. (Did I mention that that Friday was my 69th birthday?) I felt so sick that I couldn't even celebrate my birthday. Started to feel better over the weekend, but on Monday morning I called in and said, "I won't be in. I've decided to retire." No handshake, no gold watch, but I felt a whole hell of a lot better.