Well I’m getting to a certain age - 2 years to my official retirement age (pension age that was, for our company pension scheme that was closed to new contributions last year). And getting more and more dissolusoned with the promises of ‘jam tomorrow’ and less than inflation pay rises and deminishing paltry ‘bonuses’.

Expected to work harder, produce more, with increased responsibility - with no (monatory) benefits.

Continual changes in structure and introduction of methods and practices that were around in 1986 (kanban / JIT) and pretending they are ‘new’ (Agile / Squads).

I’m sick of it.

Wife and I have seen a small place in Portugal- 2 bed ‘farm’ with own water well and solar heated water tank.

Why sweat it for another two years closer to the grave?

what do you think. Have any of you jumped early??

Martyn.