Anxiety!!!

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Don't know if I'm doing this right, but here goes. Has anyone else here been worried about getting a job when they retire from a 20 year steady paycheck?

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I'm not old enough yet to know that. It's so rare that I get to say that.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Just out there looking and it's driving me nuts. I'm too used to stability, now I have to enter the real world.

[Merrytooth 5,748]

Would feel the same anxiety if you are laid off, instead of retired?

Last year, my company laid off a few people. 1 old guy worked in the company for 40 years, so the layoff was a shock to him.

He still has 2 more years before collecting social security retirement benefits, hence he has to look for new job to get medical insurance benefits.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

You should try to find a job while you are still working. Once you stop, it will be a tad bit harder. Don't limit yourself to where you can move. You have to move to where you can get a job. That's what I did and that is why I am in Texas.

You can do it.

[Sirliner 26]

I notice your profile shows a city of Scott AFB. You retiring from the Air Force? That military pension will help a lot. My father retired after 20 years in the USAF, took a job with New York Life selling insurance and did just fine with the pension kicker.

[TBoneTX 45,288]

Friend Marvin, your military pension will give you more flexibility than most civilians have. You can consider commission jobs that take awhile to build but will be lucrative later. You can consider starting a business of your own, or with partners. Some companies and industries allocate extra points to candidates who have military backgrounds.

Start thinking of what you'd enjoy or love doing, then reverse-engineer to plan how to get there from where you are. You can also talk to some recruiters or employment counselors for some ideas. What transferable skills do you have? Did you have a mentor in the Air Force who retired earlier and found a second career? Consult him.

Furthermore, Janelle is right. Texas is a very hot employment market, and with a lot of pro-veteran sentiment. You might have your pick of several plum positions here.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Marvin I would feel a lot of anxiety and understand you feeling that way. I am lucky in that I have a job where if they didn't want me I could make a call and be working right away. I do worry about injury though and not being to work. Where are you living and looking? What are you looking for? Any info would be great. I couldn't imagine not being able to find work. Would you be willing to move to find work?

Don't know if I'm doing this right, but here goes. Has anyone else here been worried about getting a job when they retire from a 20 year steady paycheck?

[luckytxn 2,264]

Friend Marvin, your military pension will give you more flexibility than most civilians have. You can consider commission jobs that take awhile to build but will be lucrative later. You can consider starting a business of your own, or with partners. Some companies and industries allocate extra points to candidates who have military backgrounds.

Start thinking of what you'd enjoy or love doing, then reverse-engineer to plan how to get there from where you are. You can also talk to some recruiters or employment counselors for some ideas. What transferable skills do you have? Did you have a mentor in the Air Force who retired earlier and found a second career? Consult him.

Furthermore, Janelle is right. Texas is a very hot employment market, and with a lot of pro-veteran sentiment. You might have your pick of several plum positions here.

This is the truth. Where I live (Texas) there is almost total employment right now. If one wants to work and is able to they will be working. Sure we have a lot of us nasty old Conservatives but they have groups of Liberals also. We allow them to live here. Come on down.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I notice your profile shows a city of Scott AFB. You retiring from the Air Force? That military pension will help a lot. My father retired after 20 years in the USAF, took a job with New York Life selling insurance and did just fine with the pension kicker.

Not from the AF, but the Navy. At this point I just want to have a job outside of flipping burgers.

Friend Marvin, your military pension will give you more flexibility than most civilians have. You can consider commission jobs that take awhile to build but will be lucrative later. You can consider starting a business of your own, or with partners. Some companies and industries allocate extra points to candidates who have military backgrounds.

Start thinking of what you'd enjoy or love doing, then reverse-engineer to plan how to get there from where you are. You can also talk to some recruiters or employment counselors for some ideas. What transferable skills do you have? Did you have a mentor in the Air Force who retired earlier and found a second career? Consult him.

Furthermore, Janelle is right. Texas is a very hot employment market, and with a lot of pro-veteran sentiment. You might have your pick of several plum positions here.

I've been doing Administrative work for 20 years, my hottest skill is Defense Travel System(DTS), of which I am a Subject Matter Expert(I know my shyt). Already looking at Austin or Irving, Tx.

This is the truth. Where I live (Texas) there is almost total employment right now. If one wants to work and is able to they will be working. Sure we have a lot of us nasty old Conservatives but they have groups of Liberals also. We allow them to live here. Come on down.

I've been hearing that. Janelle told me it's very nice down there. I've got a resume and I'm trying to civilianize it as we speak.

[SAT 9,609]

Quite a bit of retired veterans enter civil service.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Quite a bit of retired veterans enter civil service.

I've been on USAJobs like mad, but it's mostly since I've got time left(211 days) I'm not within range.

[SAT 9,609]

Forget the feds. Try local municipalities.

For instance, NYC loves retired veterans.

And the pay is very good.

The more populous states have a large amount of jobs.

NYC.gov

[SAT 9,609]

start here. I'm not saying move to NYC. But lots of municipalities have jobs. And the benefits are probably better than the VAs.

http://www1.nyc.gov/jobs/index.page

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

start here. I'm not saying move to NYC. But lots of municipalities have jobs. And the benefits are probably better than the VAs.

http://www1.nyc.gov/jobs/index.page

Thanks, I'm looking into it right now.