better off in the public sector

[Freamon]

No man is an island.

"I am, I'm ******* Ibiza!"

[Jeff Maginty]

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[Freamon]

The other thing to mention...

They did some study that showed that the earlier that a civil servant retired, the sooner they died. I think it was in "The WHICH? Guide To Pensions" that I read about 12 years ago (yes I am that sad!). I think the theory is that having a job gives a person a reason to get up in the morning and stay sharp/focused (ok, public sector so maybe not that sharp!). Whereas if you're retired with nothing much to do each day... then the will to live tends to weaken.

I know a few that have taken "early retirement" on massive pensions and infuriatingly the above does not seem to have applied to them.