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Date: 31 May 2007 11:40:06
Today I have decided to visit my company's office. I am blessed because I am based at my customer's premises and have a great deal of independence with my job. I have very little interference from others and can get on with my work in peace. However once a week I'm obliged to visit my company's office at Birmingham Airport.
Being the dedicated person I am I try to do this on a Monday or Thursday. Monday because its the day I drive up to my customer's from Wales and Thursday because that's the day I drive home. That way I can have a lie-in on Monday and leave early on Thursday.
I'm here today because one of my colleagues is retiring. He is someone who can be very passionate about his job and also very short and abrupt with people. It took us a while to get to like each other. Some people say that this is because we are very similar in outlook and manner. Personally I can't see that.
Anyway he has decided that, at 63, he has had enough of the constant changes that appear to be for no real purpose. He's also admitted that things are moving to quickly. After 18 years with the company its therefore a good time to call it a day.
What concerns him is how he'll cope. He knows that the first few weeks are always like a holiday but that suddenly it hits you that you no longer have a job to go to and he's been told that life can then get harder to adapt to. His wife has already told him that his beloved idea of fishing every day is a no go.
He is being eased into things as he's accepted an office to work part time for the next 3 months. That way he can slowly adjust to the future. He's hoping to have a reduced role with little customer interaction and to hand on as much of his 50 years knowledge as possible.