One single day
It’s been a good two years since I retired. There’s been memorable moments, moments that will keep me excited about what is around the corner. There’s also been some struggles. That’s life.
I quit my job two years ago when I was 48. I had been in the same company for 10 years and it was starting to wear thin. I had been working at BHP, which is one of the biggest mining companies in the world, in different positions, while flying into and out of mine sites weekly.
I had wanted to retire earlier but then Covid came and knocked the world on its ass. I stuck it out until 2023 and then BHP started wanting people to return to office. They also wanted people to fly to site more. Bugger that.
I remember the meeting where they told us we need to spend 3 days in the office and fly up to site once a month. Up until then I had been coming into the office 1 day a week for 3 years, and never going to site. Now they wanted me an extra 2 days in the office and I hated going to site. It wasn’t a too an unreasonable request from the company, however I found it painful. I pretty much walked out of the office that day and never returned. Not something I would recommend anyone do but for me I was never going back to work. In that single day my life changed forever. That’s all it takes, one single day.
