Would like to vote both No and Eww, flawed poll.
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Me tooā¦and my not-so-inner 4th grader would have liked to have voted for the 42 option as well.
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What kind of jeans should I buy? For years Iāve just worn Lucky, they fit pretty well and I just order more as needed.
However, the tags are staining other clothing. Itās pretty random, but two years ago a shirt got ruined, a dark stain. Weird. But itās now happened a third time and when my wife took this most recent ruined shirt out, the offending parts of the leather-ish tag were still there.
I obviously donāt work a job where I need durability, except weekends I do a lot of random home work. Landscaping, a bath remodel is coming up. So I was thinking about getting some Duluth Trading or Carhartt jeans. Anything else I should look at?
Whatever you find at Costco?
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$22 for the Kirkland jeans, good deal. I assume Iāll be required to also get some white New Balance sneakers to go with.
I wouldnāt use my regular jeans for heavy landscaping/remodeling. My vote is for a pair of rugged work jeans/pants and another pair for casual wear. Leviās has a very diverse lineup of styles now, and thatās the pair of jeans I wear the most now. Iāve also enjoyed the couple of pairs I bought from Du/Er.
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Iāve not bought the Kirkland brand jeans, guessing Lee or wrangler makes them. They have had Leviās, English laundry, and luckys, and i would just get the one sitting there the day i needed to buy a new pair.
I know that this is the right way, but I have a long habit of just wearing whatever is handy. Call it a bad habit, itās fine. Iāll keep some nicer jeans, but most days it doesnāt much matter, nobody at work sees my jeans since Iām WFH, so if they are a little more rugged-looking, itās fine. If my wife and I go somewhere for dinner Iāll throw on better jeans or some khakis or whatever.
Random question for Actudonksā¦
Would you take a voluntary redundancy offer that was about 2 years worth of pay?
Ten years ago, yes. I would have believed I would be able to get a new job in considerably less than two years, so such an offer would have been too good to pass up. (When my employer was acquired about 10 years ago, I was a little disappointed that I didnāt get made fully redundant, as I had sufficient tenure for the severance to have been easily beyond the duration of any new job search.)
Todayā¦ Iām in a position where I could retire, but I continue to work because I enjoy the work and because I really enjoy someone else picking up much of the tab for my and my wifeās health insurance. Iām planning on continuing to work until I gain access to Medicare, one way or another, but I have minimal appetite to actively go seeking a new employer, or to consider the question of whether my being a āvery seasonedā actuary might be an impediment in a job search.
That means Iād be less excited by the prospect of two yearsā severance than I would have years ago. Whether Iād pursue it would depend on if it seemed there was a very real chance of being forced to leave/retire with less severance if I didnāt take the deal, and what I learned about the prospects for other opportunities aftersome quick networking.
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Thatās a sweet pot of 
, but you are going to have to sit down and ask yourself some tough questions, make up a Pros/Cons list, talk with Missus Polymath, etc.
Me? Iām very semi-retired, so I would take the muneez in a heartbeat!!!
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I like Lucky Brand. Years ago I would find them randomly find them at Marshalls or TJ Maxx. Not lately, though. I got some 7 for All Mankind and Guess there, too.
We have a few big thrift stores around here. Sometimes can find medium tier jeans there, too.
Lucky fits me well. Guess used to. In the 90ās, lol.
Mostly itās Leviās now. And a few pairs of Gap.
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Most times, yes. If theyāre offering redundancy and one doesnāt take it, thereās a decent chance that one will be let go further down the road and the terms wonāt be as good. On the other hand, if the job market is dire and one really likes their job, it might be best to hang in there.
Two years gives one a long time to look for a new job. It may mean that if another job is found quickly, one can retire earlier.
Would there be a non-compete in the voluntary redundancy?
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Yes, I would have, after I hit my early 50s.
I kept hoping that Mercer would offer me this. I always had my hand up but others always got the payoff. Eventually I gave up and just retired.
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Yes. There does appear to be some restrictive covenants for 3-6 months depending on seniority. Thats mostly (I believe) for the sales-oriented people who will take their entire rolodex with them (and potentially scupper a live deal). I donāt see that impacting me though (as I would ask to have it removed via my solicitor).
My thinking is along these lines as well. I suspect the first wave will be quite generous, but the following ones via restructuring (or whatever they end up calling it) will not be as generous.
I donāt think I am quite ready to retire just yet, but some down time (3-4 months or so) would be nice before I would start any other potential job down the line.
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Extra family time at your particular phase of life sounds like a bonus in itself.
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Iām thinking that itās going to apply to anyone who has āinside knowledgeā about future plans of the company.
Probably a bit different in the USā¦but under UK employment law, non-competes are generally unenforceable unless employers can prove they are reasonable. But challenging them can involve costly court proceedings, which deters most people from going down that route.