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There is a guy here that is in his early 70s and still

Posted on: April 13, 2017 at 10:06:40 CT

tigersknowbest MU

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hasn't retired. He also never uses his vacation days.

I asked him why he doesn't use them, and he said that being at work is his vacation from home, lol.

That is sad.

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There is a guy here that is in his early 70s and still - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:06:40

Wow. What's it like to glimpse your future? (nm) - Tiger_Claw MU

- 4/13 10:39:16

you need to learn to be happy like he is, you are always - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:40:43

happiness isn't the destination - cnk ATL - 4/13 10:41:46

RE: happiness isn't the destination - Tiger_Claw MU

- 4/13 10:43:51

pretty much(nm) - cnk ATL - 4/13 10:47:00

There's an IT guy here in his 70's that won't retire. I - mizzou541 MU

- 4/13 10:35:01

maybe he is one of the three nephites (nm) - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/13 10:38:42

does vacation accrue?(nm) - SuperTone MU

- 4/13 10:21:40

For staff yes - doughboy MU

- 4/13 10:25:27

Do you get paid out for sick time when you leave? - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:29:27

Sick goes into your service time - doughboy MU

- 4/13 10:32:44

Vested?(nm) - DevilsAdvocate MU - 4/13 10:29:08

Some of that might be in jest - Grasslands MU - 4/13 10:14:44

he does like it but still. Taking zero days off is insanity(nm) - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:15:58

Eh, if it works for him - Grasslands MU - 4/13 10:27:03

^^^this man gets it^^^(nm) - cnk ATL - 4/13 10:27:21

I have a sh*t ton of vacation and sick time built up (nm) - KCT-BoneTiger MU

- 4/13 10:22:07

How? You're always taking these trips to like Nebraska and - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:28:17

comp time. (nm) - KCT-BoneTiger MU

- 4/13 10:34:01

oh, I opt for OT pay instead of comp time usually. Otherwise - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:35:24

they don't like it when I take OT pay (nm) - KCT-BoneTiger MU

- 4/13 10:50:10

and some of my trips are for work. (nm) - KCT-BoneTiger MU

- 4/13 10:34:56

i think ive taken one sick day in 11 years - colonel angus beef KC - 4/13 10:26:09

Your corporate masters - Rabbit Test MU - 4/13 10:35:04

you have an employer - colonel angus beef KC - 4/13 11:27:30

picklecopter is a business owner(nm) - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:41:12

I am all about using sick days, I probably take 4 or 5 a - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:34:23

Wait until you have kids - doughboy MU

- 4/13 10:57:41

I keep them at about 6- 8 weeks - Rabbit Test MU - 4/13 10:45:52

Your corporate masters appreciate your sweat shop - Rabbit Test MU - 4/13 10:24:05

old dudes feel self worth by working - TigerwTLP MU

- 4/13 10:14:12

If I am ever an old ass walmart greeter I will grab ass - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/13 10:16:35

why grab ass when you can grab em by the pussy - TigerwTLP MU

- 4/13 10:21:13

I went to bingo night at Hamburger mary's and got my junk - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/13 10:23:29

i have yet to go, but they supposedly have one of the - TigerwTLP MU

- 4/13 10:26:15

Uncle Leo - cnk ATL - 4/13 10:19:04

lol, that is very cliche(nm) - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:16:22

is he married or widowed? (nm) - ajpe53 MU

- 4/13 10:10:24

Married(nm) - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:11:08

she must be a handful. But then again people that age - ajpe53 MU

- 4/13 10:12:07

I think people just get weird when they age period. My - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:27:03

I don't think I would even care if she got everything in the - Eggs MU - 4/13 10:09:39

no way to live for you - cnk ATL - 4/13 10:15:54

Seems to me that if you don't golf or aren't the outdoorsman - Uncle John MU

- 4/13 10:14:18

Yep, if you don't have hobbies and things you enjoy - Eggs MU - 4/13 10:19:58

Me too(nm) - Uncle John MU

- 4/13 10:20:48

If I could retire today and afford a middle-class life - Eggs MU - 4/13 10:26:09

my dad is getting ready to retire and he is trying to become - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/13 10:19:13

RE: I don't think I would even care if she got everything in the - colonel angus beef KC - 4/13 10:13:16

He probably is numb to it all at this point(nm) - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:11:51

Vacation days have to be paid out when he leaves - Rabbit Test MU - 4/13 10:09:01

University Staff - up to 355 hours can accrue - doughboy MU

- 4/13 10:21:34

That's a ridiculous amount to allow to be carried - Rabbit Test MU - 4/13 10:27:32

I don't know how that works here cause I use all mine - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:10:01

I'll like this old dude. He seems both happy and content - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/13 10:13:37

he is always in a good mood. I have never seen him in a bad - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:17:18

lol. - Rabbit Test MU - 4/13 10:12:24

does he whistle a lot (nm) - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/13 10:07:24

I what age do you acquire great whistling skills? - playhard STL - 4/13 10:10:37

wtf?(nm) - cnk ATL - 4/13 10:14:18

I can't do the load whistle where you shove fingers in your - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/13 10:15:16

How about - Rabbit Test MU - 4/13 10:17:06

same here(nm) - cnk ATL - 4/13 10:15:35

it's not an age thing it is a generational thing. His - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/13 10:12:47

actually, sometimes, yes(nm) - tigersknowbest MU - 4/13 10:08:16

can you ask him what asbestos was like for me (nm) - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/13 10:09:15

How would he know what it was like for you? (nm) - Nebraska99 STL - 4/13 10:14:51

I get your joke but I have a serious question for you - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/13 10:22:20

I'm no grammatical genius myself but.. - Nebraska99 STL - 4/13 10:30:55