Had a discussion with an plant operator today onsite and the discussion of retirement came up.
In a matter of seconds, we are talking about his divorce and now how he needs to work till he is 80 because of the financial ruin this left him in.
Should have been a good conversation topic when this came up discussing how another operator is retiring in a couple of weeks but I was wrong.
What this conversation taught me is you never know what is happening inside someone's house.
This man was ready to retire 10 years ago, he is now 68, but now is having to deal with the fallout of his divorce.
When his ex left for a guy from high school when he was working a ton of time during a major pipeline expansion, it was not about the overtime at all but the lack of daily deposits for the entire marriage.
This episode hits home on so many levels for me and I feel it will to you too.
Sit back and relax and listen to TODAY'S TALE FROM THE TRENCH.
