“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn!_Turn!_Turn!
To reap that which has been planted. Yes, Pete Seeger, I am about to. I officially retired from the corporate working world effective Monday, Sep 30, 2019.
I am fortunate to have had a long and successful corporate career. I started in February 1982 with Burroughs which became Unisys, switched to Fidelity in 1995, to Citizens Bank in 2010, and then most recently with John Hancock/Manulife (from 2015-2019).
I did spend the better part of two years during the recession (having been let go by Fidelity) on the job hunt before landing a contract position at Citizens which then converted to a full time position.
Walking out the door on Monday was a different feeling in that it was the first time that I knew I wasn't going to be walking into another corporate office.
To help celebrate I put together a 'retirement' play list that I shared with my Hancock/Manulife co-workers.
- Come Monday – Jimmy Buffett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY
- Homeward Bound – Paul Simon, Willie Nelson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqAJTCk6yHc
- Sound of Silence – Disturbed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
- Resilient – Rising Appalachia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx17RvPMaQ8
- In Hell I’ll be in good company – The Dead South https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9FzVhw8_bY
- Kiss Me ‘Cause I’m Gone - Ellis Paul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe5wQEq_9Y4
- Kiss of Fire – Hugh Laurie, Gaby Moreno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQawVOeVOoE
- Ring of Fire – Mingo Saldivar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdTYelvSgOc
- We didn’t Start the Fire – Bully Joel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g
- Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxuThNgl3YA
Bonus: (take it to 11)
End of the Line – The Traveling Wilburys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMVjToYOjbM
If you have a song or two to suggest, please let me know
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| The former Hancock Tower (now 200 Clarendon St) from the Public Gardens in Boston |
PS - while I am retiring from work, I will continue to spend time with Franklin Matters. https://www.franklinmatters.org/
