Just wondering, as I expect many here are in a similar position (decades of professional career behind you, but totally fatigued and wanting out)?
I would dearly love to retire from the big corporate world that I'm currently in. In about 3 years I'll have the option of taking my company pension, but it won't be much compared to my salary (maybe 1/4?) so I'll need to find a source of income. If I could re-engineer my life, downsize, take my pension, and do something else, I wonder if I could make it work?
The question I want to ask here is: what jobs would be good for ASD people wanting to slip quietly into retirement? I've thought of the ones below....
- Delivery driver (+ most of the day alone, - having to knock on doors, go to dodgy places, get time & targets pressure from management, long hours)
- Driving instructor (+ work alone with one other person, - the admin side & negotiating with customers when it goes wrong)
- Consultant (+ keeps brain alive, - being "owned" by the company you contract with, travel)
- Work in a café (+ chance for "nice" interactions, - grumpy customers, probably won't pay enough)
- Something working from home? (You'd think by now WFH consultancy would be a thing? Coding for game developers for e.g.?)
What are your thoughts? What are your own plans?
:-)