jmiyake Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 As a fulltimer, what's your answer when people ask your profession? Been on the road since July and tried on various answers. None of them feel right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 "We're retired - do as little or as much as the spirit moves me" That about sums it up. Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim & Alice Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 We tell them, "We're retired, we live in a motorhome, and we travel." Great conversation opener... Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarome Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 It depends on my mood and the company, but lately... - Senior weather rock inspector. (I travel to random remote locations across the U.S. to ensure the local weather rock is in place, functioning properly, and repair as needed.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RV_ Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I told them I've re-tired to meet America, North and South, one person at a time. (Re-tired spoken as Re hyphen tired. Goes over some heads) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarDreamers.us Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Great answers! If you feel so bad about telling them that you have worked hard all of your life and you are now enjoying the BENEFITS ! Safe Travels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobi and Dick McKee Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I tell them the truth, I'm a retired police officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjhunter01 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 We tell people we are retired and spend our time chasing after good weather and sun shine. It is a great conversation starter. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR "Scott" Cundiff Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 We're retired and we tour fulltime in our RV. The response is usually a bit envious, often with a followup response like, "My aunt and uncle did that." Then after they have thought about it for awhile, we get, "How do you get your mail?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RV_ Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Scott, we got the same response. Whether full time or part time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 My answer has always been that I am retired, and a now a professional volunteer. Only if asked more to I bother to expand upon my career. On occasion I have also told people that I am working on becoming a part of the "idle rich" and so far have the first down pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuneElliot Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I guess since I will have to be working part-full time when I go full time RVing my answer will be along the lines of "Any [legal] job someone wants to pay me to do" Or professional nomad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRP Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I say I'm too busy having fun, have no time to work, so I retired and travel fulltime chasing good weather and good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarome Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I say I'm too busy having fun, have no time to work, so I retired and travel fulltime chasing good weather and good times. That's a good one! "Ya know.. I've been so busy playing I just haven't been able to find the time to work. [thoughtfully] What year is it now anyway?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfaa Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Retired, do nothing and proud of it. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXiceman Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I tell them we are retired and do what we want to do. Then they will ask what I did when I worked and I will tell them mechanical engineering. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I usually start with "I do as little as possible and still not get fussed at"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reed and elaine Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Pretty much the same as Scott. We are retired and like to travel.If asked where, we expand. Reed and Elaine Cundiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I tell them. We're not retired, so I must be missing the point of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeyres Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 So what do you do? Are you retired? If so, I'd just say "I'm retired and living the full-time RV lifestyle." If you are not retired, I'd just say "I'm a .... ". Can you expand on why you aren't comfortable with your answers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Retired, do nothing and proud of it. . Just this morning I was sitting out front with my cup of coffee when a neighbor stopped by and asked what I am doing. I told him that I am doing nothing today. He then commented that I did nothing all day yesterday, so I explained that I am not finished yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsnext Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 We tell them we are retired and fulltime in our coach as we travel the country in search of the 70's (degree's that is)!! Then we get a very jealous look...'nuff said!! LOL David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieere Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I am a Professional Retiree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RV_ Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 When we first began our 7 year fulltime adventures, we got another comment - "You're too young to be retired! Go back to work! Mostly from other fulltimers and SKPs at the SKP parks and Coops we visited in our first full year of travels. I'd invariably be asked if we were working on the road first, and when I'd say no we are fully re-tired they did not know what to say thus the above comments. We were the youngest fulltimers we met back then as I was 45 and my Significant Harassment, of 43 years now, was (cough 43 cough) younger. Today we see a more diverse group. For all you noobs I strongly suggest you join SKPs and make your first year of fulltiming doing the Southern route starting at Rainbow's End in Livingston TX, across the I-10, and I-8 then up the coast and around the Washington peninsula to Chimicum the most Northern of the SKP Coops at that time. Easterners can start further East, but we traveled only West of the Mississippi, as we'd lived all over the Eastern half of the US as Air Force Brats and then for my 27 year career with the AF. We were stationed in San Antonio TX twice, and three years at the AF Academy in Colorado Springs, I lived in Colombia for two years when I was 5 and 6 y/o, and we lived in Germany for 7 years, but that was it. So we were anxious to travel the West, especially the coast, because we originally set out to get a sailboat and be liveaboards. We tried to hit every Escapee park in that first year but we didn't detour to visit JoJoba until our second year. It worked out quite well for us as we stayed at military FamCamps in between SKP parks. Retirees, it was amazing how easily that worked. And we made a lot of friends, and learned so much from all the wonderful folks we met in the SKPs group, that we recommend that for anyone not really sure where to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmiyake Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 We retired about six months ago. We are in our fifties, and apparently we look young for retired folks at least. We hear, "You're too young to be retired" statement pretty often, especially from those our age or older than us who are not retired. Suppose I'm still not quite comfortable with the idea that I'm not a "profession." With other RV'ers it works well to say "Were retired and full-timers." They completely get it. For others we meet, we seem to have to explain things. Still trying to figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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