The temperatures outside may have been frightful, but that couldn’t keep more than 50 delightful postal retirees from making their appointed rounds at the 3rd Annual Retirees’ Breakfast at the Topeka, KS, Main Post Office last month.
Current and retired employees relished the opportunity to renew old acquaintances and develop new friendships. The Breakfast is paid for each year by the local social and recreation committee, and donations from current employees.
“It’s a great way of keeping in touch with our retirees,” said Topeka Postmaster B. Steven Pinkerton. “They are a vital link to our past and represent a wealth of knowledge and experience that the Postal Service can draw from as it moves forward.”
"I left this building in December of 1976, and it is good to return and see how it has changed,” said Retiree Bill Miller. “It is still the Post Office, but the operation is a lot different.”
“Thanks for having us again!” said Retiree Jimmy Hinton. “It is good to have a chance to visit with everyone and walk the floor once again."
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10 comments:
no way
Make new friends but keep the old
One is silver and the other gold.
I will definitely keep my postal family close as I make new friends in my next path of life.
There are many retirees I have kept in touch with. Unfortunately, some pasted away soon after retirement, but the others claim to be enjoying their free time.
After retirement want to stay in touch with all whom i can via e-mail & Facebook or P.O.Box or home mail !
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I stay in touch with a couple of retired persons through Facebook. they have been my friends for years and the contact, even though minor is always good.
I'll probably still belong to the postmaster's organization and get the newletters & magazines, possibly go to some of the meetings. I already belong to NARFE and expect to be more active in that after retirement so may see some other postal employees there and meet new people that have worked for the government. But I hope to spend most of my time enjoying life after retirement by traveling, spending time with my grandkids, taking up some new hobbies, etc.
Employees don't seem to be as close as they used to be....More stress, reduced workhours often mean that employees are really pushed to get the job done and that seems to decrease the "espirit de corps" which means that employees are just relieved to be able to leave work and avoid shop talk. So, I don't think there will be as many people staying in touch anymore. Who has time to get together for a luncheon these days at work?? I long for the good old days....
No way!! Once I'm gone... I'm gone and never going to look back!
Any job is what you make of it. I've made many life long friends in the post office. I would never turn my back on them or the company that has given me so much.
There's an old saying....The happiest day of your career is the day your retire and the sadist day is the day after. :)
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