Well, that was definitely a bit of a shock. One day 59 years of age and the next 60 years of age. My memory wandered back to when I was about 19 years of age and I had just started work with the Inner London Education Authority but somehow I could not concentrate on it. All those days just seemed to be squeezed into a couple of seconds. Time goes by in a flash; its so incredible. I had started to hope that I had done enough in my working life to justify retirement. I think thats possible.
I remind myself of my curriculum vitae:-
1970 - 1973 Inner London Education Authority - Clerical Officer, students grants and transport manager at Educational Television Centre.
1973-1975 Teacher trainee at Bishop Otter College - unfortunately left without graduating, which I put down to youth and inexperience.
1975-1976 Freelance office manager
1977-1980 British Rail - Booking Office Manager at Oxshott Station
1980-1982 Galdor Computing, Surbiton - Operator and Administrator
1982-1986 - Inland Revenue, Tax Officer (Districts and Head Office Relief)
1987-1992 - Casual work and Accountancy work
1992-1995 - BA(Hons) Accounting Degree at Southampton Institute
1996-1999 Teaching and Accounting work as tax semi senior
1999-2006 Voluntary Welfare rights work
2006-2007 South West Trains Revenue Protection Assistant
Since 2007, I have not been well enough to do any work, having had a series of operations. Nonetheless, if you count 1970-2007, thats still 37 productive years.
If this seems like a whole series of justifications, its only justifying my career to myself; I seem to be my own harshest critic. Nonetheless its good to know that at least I can go forward into retirement knowing I have at least made an effort to do something. Cheers!
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