What do/did you do for a living?

I just revisited this thread. I saw my post at the top of page two.  I am down to three months before I’m retired.  I can see a little light at the end of the tunnel.  

Hello @rocray I won’t say congratulations just yet then; but good for you.  Been retired almost 32 months now and loving it.  Funny thing is, the only time I’m really relaxed is when I’m listening to music- just like when I was working.

I spent a lot of money in my first year of retirement.  Be prepared for that.  A good part of that was on the stereo.  But I had a grand time doing it.  The hardest thing for me was writing the check for my speakers.  That was a lot of money.  Once I heard them in my room all that stress was forgotten.

@tonywinga, beautiful room,and system.  Thanks for the encouragement.  Over that last handful of years, I have slowly been upgrading, getting ready for this phase of my life.  I have to say,physically and mentally, I am ready for this.  I turned 60 in May, and consider myself truly blessed.  While I’m not going to be vacationing in the south of France every winter, I will be able to enjoy a small indulgence from time to time. 
   
      Ray

I always loved this thread. I agree, I’m happy to see this thread resurrected.

Best job: Working at Tower Records in Honolulu during college.

Worst job: Working in a cannery in Ekuk, Alaska between college.

Current job: Medical social worker/therapist working with pediatric and adults with a chronic life-limiting illness in a subspecialty clinic at a children’s hospital.

Future job: I’d like to start a small practice dealing with pet bereavement.

In my mid forties

Got my degree in electrical engineering …

but have never worked a day as an engineer

Have had an incredible career in food / restaurant / hospitality operations that, despite the difficulties that can and do pop up, I wouldn’t trade for being an entry level engineer in my 20’s and 30’s. That said, not sure it’s something I want to do into my 50’s.

Oddly enough, I’ve gone back to relearning and re familiarizing myself with some of my old coursework and EE interests in the last couple of years. (Since Covid) and since falling back into hifi.

Have taken a couple online courses and am considering going back to school …potentially for a masters in EE. Not sure I could swing it at this point … but it is starting to be more attractive .

I grew up with an audiophile dad who was more of a music-first rather than gear-first person. He was a jazz person and I grew up in a house with far-outside free jazz playing morning, noon and night .

His system starting in the early 80’s was a Carver MXR-900 receiver, Nakamichi BX-300 tape deck, Denon DCD-1500 cd player (with an r2r chip in it) and a direct drive Denon turntable (can’t remember the model)… played through ADS l-810 speakers.