I am retiring

[Brian H]

I figured it would be appropriate to post this in the "Let's talk Business" forum dedicated to the memory of Ken Snow. I will be retiring as General Manager of Hagopian effective 12/31/24. The owner and had I talked recently and it was decided to give some of the younger mangers an opportunity to step up and take over the reins. I will be working off site for a while in an advisory role, though not tied to any type of schedule.

I am just a couple of months shy of 35 years there and almost exactly 42 years to the day in the cleaning business. It's been a good run and now it's time to start a new chapter in my life. I am not sure what I will be doing exactly as my wife won't retire for another 3 years or so. I do know I will be working at least part-time doing something. It will be tough going anywhere else though after being the man in charge for as long as I have.

Maybe I could check out the local Walmart to see if there are any openings for Greeters.

 

[AI Bot]

Dear [Username],

Firstly, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations on your upcoming retirement from the position of General Manager at Hagopian. 35 years of dedication, commitment, and leadership is a remarkable feat, and one that has undoubtedly left a significant mark on the company and all who have had the privilege of working alongside you.

Your decision to step aside and provide younger managers with the opportunity to lead showcases your selflessness and belief in fostering new talent. The advisory role you will be undertaking after your retirement will ensure that your wisdom and years of industry experience continue to contribute to the ongoing success of Hagopian.

Retirement represents the end of a chapter and the beginning of a new one. It can be both exciting and daunting, especially when considering your next steps. It's completely natural to have a certain level of uncertainty about this transition. Take your time to ponder over what you'd like to do next.

Though humorously put, working as a Greeter at Walmart could indeed be an interesting change of pace! However, with your vast experience and leadership skills, there are many roles in which you could make a valuable contribution. Consider consulting roles in your field, or perhaps sharing your expertise through teaching or writing. You could also consider volunteer work, which can be incredibly rewarding. It's critical to choose something that aligns with your passion and interests.

Finally, cherish this phase as the well-earned respite it is. You've worked hard for this, and now it's time to enjoy it. Take this opportunity to explore new hobbies, travel, spend time with loved ones, and do all the things that you've wished to do but couldn't due to work commitments.

Please keep us updated on your journey post-retirement. It's been an honor having you in our community and we look forward to hearing about the next chapter in your life.

Best wishes,

[Your Name]

 

[Mikey P]

Get a van and clean for highend clients a few days a week.

It's great money, keeps your body and mind fit and it's in your blood.

Offer handyman services too...

 

[hogjowl]

My son needs an experienced helper.
His Dad needs help too.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

I figured it would be appropriate to post this in the "Let's talk Business" forum dedicated to the memory of Ken Snow. I will be retiring as General Manager of Hagopian effective 12/31/24. The owner and had I talked recently and it was decided to give some of the younger mangers an opportunity to step up and take over the reins. I will be working off site for a while in an advisory role, though not tied to any type of schedule.

I am just a couple of months shy of 35 years there and almost exactly 42 years to the day in the cleaning business. It's been a good run and now it's time to start a new chapter in my life. I am not sure what I will be doing exactly as my wife won't retire for another 3 years or so. I do know I will be working at least part-time doing something. It will be tough going anywhere else though after being the man in charge for as long as I have.

Maybe I could check out the local Walmart to see if there are any openings for Greeters.

You need to sit back and deeply consider what it is you want over the years to come.

Retirement at 65 or so was something that had to do with how long men were expected to live in those days, and when men performed back breaking labor from dawn to dusk.

With all of your knowledge and experience, there are many avenues available to you in the cleaning industry itself, as well as the flooring, rug, and interior furnishings fields. There surely is a dearth of flooring inspectors, as an example.

Managing a large service business like Hagopians for so many years has given you incredible experience in managing people, processing work flow, customer relations, and so much more.

Take some time, find your vision, and continue to enjoy a productive life for years to come.

My father is 93 now, and doing creative work downstairs in my office while I type this. He is in good health for his age, can still drive, and is still the charismatic leader of our business, and two others we own together.

Having something meaningful to do every day is truly the secret of a long, healthy, and rewarding life.

 

[Mikey P]

Retirement at 65 or so was something that had to do with how long men were expected to live in those days, and when men performed back breaking labor from dawn to dusk.

Once, we were "educated" early in our lives enough to get us on a 40-year career ladder that we climbed until we retired (65) and then, by design, soon after died (67). Today, considerable leaps in human longevity have stretched that career phase out a decade or longer.

Dying of boredom is the likely outcome if golf, gardening or fishing is the new focus.

Go back to school and start over...

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Oh Gawd, school, please! He’s forgot more than most of those ever will know. I’m not saying stop learning, but not school unless he’s doing the teaching. I’m sure he’s not a golfer, but I play at least a couple times a month, and more in golf weather. Find a purpose! That’s the key to a happy, healthy life. Congratulations Brian! Stay here and maybe you can talk Desk Jockey in coming back That would be awesome

 

[Cleanworks]

I figured it would be appropriate to post this in the "Let's talk Business" forum dedicated to the memory of Ken Snow. I will be retiring as General Manager of Hagopian effective 12/31/24. The owner and had I talked recently and it was decided to give some of the younger mangers an opportunity to step up and take over the reins. I will be working off site for a while in an advisory role, though not tied to any type of schedule.

I am just a couple of months shy of 35 years there and almost exactly 42 years to the day in the cleaning business. It's been a good run and now it's time to start a new chapter in my life. I am not sure what I will be doing exactly as my wife won't retire for another 3 years or so. I do know I will be working at least part-time doing something. It will be tough going anywhere else though after being the man in charge for as long as I have.

Maybe I could check out the local Walmart to see if there are any openings for Greeters.

Go fishing.

 

[Brian H]

You need to sit back and deeply consider what it is you want over the years to come.

Retirement at 65 or so was something that had to do with how long men were expected to live in those days, and when men performed back breaking labor from dawn to dusk.

With all of your knowledge and experience, there are many avenues available to you in the cleaning industry itself, as well as the flooring, rug, and interior furnishings fields. There surely is a dearth of flooring inspectors, as an example.

Managing a large service business like Hagopians for so many years has given you incredible experience in managing people, processing work flow, customer relations, and so much more.

Take some time, find your vision, and continue to enjoy a productive life for years to come.

My father is 93 now, and doing creative work downstairs in my office while I type this. He is in good health for his age, can still drive, and is still the charismatic leader of our business, and two others we own together.

Having something meaningful to do every day is truly the secret of a long, healthy, and rewarding life.

Sage advice as usual Jim, thank you!

I will still be working part-time for Hagopian on a consultant basis, though what that will look like, I don't know. I will take a month or 2 over the winter to get used to getting up at 5:20 every morning and driving into the office every day then plan what I want to do from there. It's hard to imagine doing something completely different to what I have been doing for so long.

My wife reminds me that I have tons of home projects to keep me busy over the winter.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

My wife reminds me that I have tons of home projects to keep me busy over the winter.

I knew a guy who got around that:

(I've told this story before)

He had me set him up in the carpet cleaning business (his wife's money....)

He'd go out every day saying he had cleaning jobs, instead went golfing, fishing, hunting, or skiing (depending on the season) instead. He did a few jobs to keep up appearances.

He died a few years ago, but the wife didn't know about his little game until after his death.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Sage advice as usual Jim, thank you!

I will still be working part-time for Hagopian on a consultant basis, though what that will look like, I don't know. I will take a month or 2 over the winter to get used to getting up at 5:20 every morning and driving into the office every day then plan what I want to do from there. It's hard to imagine doing something completely different to what I have been doing for so long.

My wife reminds me that I have tons of home projects to keep me busy over the winter.

All those habits, sleep patterns, thinking you need to be somewhere, worrying about whatever, will be very difficult to break. The worrying may not be as difficult for you, but It was extremely for me. It took a minimum of 3 yrs for me. I didn’t draw my SS until 70, and as I watched my girls manage without me, it got easier. We’ve done little things like doing payroll services(Paycom) that made life easier for them. I don’t worry much any longer and don’t feel the need to help. I still do if they call or on a project. Life is grand!

 

[KevinD]

Dying of boredom is the likely outcome if golf, gardening or fishing is the new focus.

I would die from boredom if I had to cross the desert in a 4 wheel buggy or watch hockey...or whittle little devices out of white teflon
To each his own.

 

[Mikey P]

I would die from boredom if I had to cross the desert in a 4 wheel buggy or watch hockey...or whittle little devices out of white teflon
To each his own.

I'm almost inclined to ask what you do with your time besides work, but after one click of research on your city, I'll deduct it's TV watching, and taking visitors to your zoo. again.

Binghamton is a city in New York State. The long-running Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park is home to monkeys, birds of prey and endangered big cats. Nearby, the Discovery Center of the Southern Tier offers hands-on exhibits and play areas for children. Several green spaces, including Recreation Park, feature wood-carved, 1920s carousels. The Phelps Mansion Museum was the elaborate Gilded Age home of a local banker.


btw you forgot the word "High" as in High Desert"


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[they live]

Write a book about your and Ken's experiences. Reliving the memories and putting them down on paper might be enjoyable.

 

[Brian H]

Write a book about your and Ken's experiences. Reliving the memories and putting them down on paper might be enjoyable.

The problem is trying to recall all the experiences over the years. Memories are sometime triggered by what others say, that's why I can comment on a lot of the 'when things go wrong" threads. ...

 

[they live]

The problem is trying to recall all the experiences over the years. Memories are sometime triggered by what others say, that's why I can comment on a lot of the 'when things go wrong" threads. ...

I tend to remember things when I don't need it. Like daydreaming when I'm driving. When I try to remember later I can't pull it back up. The harder I try the further it is.

 

[bob vawter]

I tend to remember things when I don't need it. Like daydreaming when I'm driving. When I try to remember later I can't pull it back up. The harder I try the further it is.

Psychiatrists have a name for that but I can't remember......

 

[KevinD]

I'm almost inclined to ask what you do with your time besides work, but after one click of research on your city, I'll deduct it's TV watching, and taking visitors to your zoo. again.

I've never been to the zoo and I don't (have to) work.
And TV sucks for the most part. I don't even have cable.

 

[Mikey P]

I've never been to the zoo and I don't (have to) work.
And TV sucks for the most part. I don't even have cable.

Glad to hear it, so what do you do when not working?

 

[Jim Pemberton]

I've never been to the zoo and I don't (have to) work.
And TV sucks for the most part. I don't even have cable.

This will be my third year without television.

Not only don't I miss it, I never watch it in hotels. I am amazed (and annoyed) at the amount of people who have it on in their home when company visits.

Another reason I am such a solitary fellow.

Back in the early days of television, someone asked Groucho Marx what he thought of it.

He said "Its very educational"

When the interviewer asked him to elaborate he said:

"Whenever someone turns one on, I leave the room and read a book"

 

[KevinD]

Glad to hear it, so what do you do when not working?

I don't work so pretty much anything I want to do anytime I want to do it.
Retirement is great.
I did build a new heated/ac 32x48 shop with a lift for toys, projects and such...
but my idea of a side by side is my Shelby GT500.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Did you build your shop, or have it built? Having a shop was never a dream of mine at all. Never really considered it. Just rented a place to house my stuff, and it worked fine. But, Holy cow, having at shop at my house where I can keep my shiate has been the best thing I’ve ever done except marry Diana. It makes me giddy! 32/48 is an odd size.

 

[roro]

Both being multilpes of 8 makes good sense to me

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Tru dat, it’s just not a common size. But what’s common?

 

[Kenny Hayes]

I don't work so pretty much anything I want to do anytime I want to do it.
Retirement is great.
I did build a new heated/ac 32x48 shop with a lift for toys, projects and such...
but my idea of a side by side is my Shelby GT500.

What is your heat source? Sounds as if it’s a central unit.

 

[KevinD]

Did you build your shop, or have it built? Having a shop was never a dream of mine at all. Never really considered it. Just rented a place to house my stuff, and it worked fine. But, Holy cow, having at shop at my house where I can keep my shiate has been the best thing I’ve ever done except marry Diana. It makes me giddy! 32/48 is an odd size.

I had it built. Didn't want to spend 2 years of my life building it.
Not a odd size, makes for (3) 16x32' bays which are nice for full size vans and my truck with snowplow
attached and still room for 3' workbenches and toolboxes in the front.

 

[KevinD]

What is your heat source? Sounds as if it’s a central unit.

When the builders finished but still had their 12' scaffold up I mounted a Modine 80k ceiling mounted propane unit for heat and tossed in (3) 8k window units for ac until I decided whether to go central or mini splits.
Heat is great and the ac units are barely on in the summer so I might not change anything. 2x6 construction with full insulation.

 

[Cleanworks]

When the builders finished but still had their 12' scaffold up I mounted a Modine 80k ceiling mounted propane unit for heat and tossed in (3) 8k window units for ac until I decided whether to go central or mini splits.
Heat is great and the ac units are barely on in the summer so I might not change anything. 2x6 construction with full insulation.

Would make a great rug shop.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

When the builders finished but still had their 12' scaffold up I mounted a Modine 80k ceiling mounted propane unit for heat and tossed in (3) 8k window units for ac until I decided whether to go central or mini splits.
Heat is great and the ac units are barely on in the summer so I might not change anything. 2x6 construction with full insulation.

I have a mini split heat pump. I’m so surprised how well it does now that it’s completely insulated. Ceiling is spray foamed.

 

[KevinD]

Would make a great rug shop.

For the life of me I do not know who would want the abuse of a rug shop.