My Body Still Thinks I Have a Job
Retiring the idea of retirement The reflex outlasts the reason for it. A few days ago, I retired. The pension paperwork is filed. My government job is over. The employment contract, the paycheque, and the schedule that belonged to someone else all ended at once. My body still thinks I have a job. A couple of times a day, I catch myself reaching for my phone to see if there’s something I need to handle. There isn’t. Nobody is waiting for an answer. I don’t even have a work phone anymore….
