5 years today

6 years and 2 months for me, although I was 58. I only finished so early because I could not face the increased traveling, best move I ever made. As with yourself I don't know where the time has gone. Or how I ever found time to work and do all the other things.😂

I "Retired" from my main employment in 1999 and have been on a pension since then. But after 6 months I took up a self employed consultancy  post with a company, that actually lasted 12 years until 2011.  But in 2001 I also became a local Councillor and that proved to be very busy too.  By 2015 I realised that doing what amounted to a 42 hr week at 70 years of age was too much, so cut involvement right back. I will not stand again in 2019..

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I've been "retired" two years, aged 61 (I'm a her:)).  As SteveL stated, I too had had enough of the travelling and the increasing pressure at work (I seemed to be doing more work and my colleagues doing less).  But I've been back 4 times since as the secretary who took my job left, as did the second one (actually she was sacked), and now the third, who really likes the job, has been off on sick leave due to cancer, which was caught really early and is free, but they've put her on chemo, just in case, and she should be back (fingers crossed), in September, so I can retire once again:).  I don't mind, only work 2 days a week, which gives me just enough to go away in the caravan one week a month.

Just passed my 10 year retirement anniversary, no early retirement for me unfortunately, I would have lost far too much pension.

The time has gone really quickly, does not feel like 10 years.  Plenty to keep me busy between our house, our childrens' houses, my hobbies, voluntary work, and going away in the caravan.

So very true what your Director said Ian!

I retired "early" with a good pension in March 1994 and still enjoying it 

Retired 6 months early 6 years ago.  Like most I don't know how I found time for full time employment.  With vanning,the grandtwins and relatively good health life is sweet.

Same here retired 6 years and 6 months ago, got a package I couldn't say no to ( I was going anyway a few months later) OH retired 4 months after me and within 2 days we were off abroad with the caravan.

We haven't stopped travelling and doing jobs round the house/garden since retirement and like others don't know where the time has gone. Best job we have ever had this retirement lark.

I'm feeling left out ,

Thirteen years and four months! And still haven't got anywhere near my pension yet! One is a kept person! Like others, I had an offer from work that would have been daft to refuse.

Mind you, I have done a great deal of unpaid caring work in the last four years, like a lot of others! Can't wait to get my work pension.......

Almost 3 yrs since I gave up self employment. Had a job driving an ambulance response car for 14 months which I absolutely loved and I wouldn't have given it up but for family circumstances- I still miss it today. So since Dec 2nd 2016 I've been idly towing the van here and there doing what I thought I always wanted but if I could go back to the ambulance, I would. I just love being busy!!