S/O Parents Retirement: what do your parents do?

[cajunmom]

My dad worked for Delta Airlines for 32 years.

My mom had schooling to be a legal secretary but worked mostly at different administrative jobs.

[nextbigthing]

My mom was a stay-at-home mom who then got into real estate and still is a realtor

My dad retired two years ago and was in management with a large medical company, he worked there for 40 years

[BaliHai]

My Dad worked for Philadelphia Gas Works for over 40 years, retired two years ago. My mom is a nurse and just retired on 12/10; she'd worked in the Philadelphia prison system for 17 years, in hospitals before that.

[hymen]

My dad was a minister for 30 years. He retired from the ministry 3 years ago and now works as a financial planner.

My mom stayed home with my sister and I until we were in school and then held a bunch of different jobs over the years. Now she works for my dad setting up appointments, making contacts, and scheduling events.

[Bernadine]

My parents both work for the same federal agency I do. Dad oversees maintenance and building projects. Mom does a lot with studies.

Mom is retiring in 1-3 years. I think Dad has four more years.

[CloudBee]

They both retired about 15 years ago.

Mom: She was a nurse

Dad: He spent my childhood contracted by Navy to oversee refueling of nuclear subs on base. No idea on title. Probably some type of project manager.

Up until a few years ago my dad would help his brother (builder) out on projects on occasion. Now he spends his free time fixing up classic cars and reselling them.

[otowngirl]

Dad: professional student turned college professor
Mom: middle school teacher

[pandora89]

My dad is a director for an airline, he recently got a promotion so I am unsure what his new title is.
Mom is a manager for an insurance broker

[circa1978]

Both are retired.

My stepdad was an engineer at Boeing.
My mom was a teacher specializing in gifted education.

My birth father died well before retirement but he was in the Military Police, then worked in government, mainly in the area of agriculture.

[lolalolalola]

Dad- plumber
Mom- x-ray tech

[peachdragon]

My father was an appliance service technician. He "retired" because he had a heart attack while at a customer's house. He survived that but went on to die a couple years later of lung cancer.

My mom worked on and off but mostly off.

[notoriousmeg]

Mom was a stay at home mom
Dad is retired but was a bond trader.

[RandZB]

My mom was a bookkeeper until my brother started high school and then she stayed home. My dad has been a law enforcement officer since he was 21, retired from the county after 30 years, and has been with a city police department for the past five or six years.

[cabbagecabbage]

Dad: He's retired but was a carpenter.

Mom: is a lawyer by training but has worked mostly in politics and government. She is now in marketing.

[nahoku]

My mom was recently laid off as an insurance underwriter and is looking for work.

My dad is a retired airline mechanic. Those lucky ducks get to fly for free. Standby, but still. I miss having travel benefits!

[snowflurry]

Mom (deceased) - secretary
Dad (retired) - welder

[Alex]

Both grew up on large dairy farms so they were farmers. My Dad was a licensed mechanic as well and my Mom graduated with her teaching degree and certificate but never taught a day.

My Mom has been retired for about 10 years and my Dad is now "seasonally" retired as of a few weeks ago.

[revolution]

Dad: pharmacist
Mom: has done lots of stuff, nurse, SAHM, school aide, pastor

[sweetchix]

Dad: electrician (talking retirement for 2017/2018)
Mom: nothing (been on/off of disability since 1991, permanently since 2000ish). Prior to that she worked mainly retail.

[bittybomb]

My dad worked for NYC dept of sanitation for 20 years, retired from there and then started up a furniture delivery service with buddies before retiring from that maybe 20 years ago.

My mother was an administrator at a local university (my alma mater) until she became ill and retired 12 years ago after 30 years of service.

[L]

My Dad was a Chemical Engineer turned Bank Executive. He's been retired for a good 10-15yrs.

My Mom was a Special Ed teacher (& SAHM from ages 28-42). She just retired at age 72.

[lust2hart]

Jan 5, 2017 6:43:13 GMT -5 wambam said:

Mom was a gifted teacher - retired in 2011
Did was a VP at Anthem - retired 5 days ago lol

What did you end up wearing to his party? 

Dad: CPA, then farmer, now retired
Mom: Nurse, now retired

[closertofine]

Dad: worked his way from the loading docks to head of factory for a household name food company. We were in a car accident in 1994, and he was unable to ever return to work.

Mom: school secretary/bookkeeper with a 9year SAHM stint in between.

[wambam]

Jan 5, 2017 9:44:22 GMT -5 lust2hart said:

Jan 5, 2017 6:43:13 GMT -5 wambam said:

Mom was a gifted teacher - retired in 2011
Did was a VP at Anthem - retired 5 days ago lol

What did you end up wearing to his party? 

Dad: CPA, then farmer, now retired
Mom: Nurse, now retired

LOL. Grey dress pants and purple sweater. Black flats. 

[somersault72]

dad: welder
mom: company treasurer

[anyastroud]

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[birdistheword]

Dad: Bank President (not retired)
Mom: School Secretary (retired)

[W.T.Faulkner]

Mom was a part-time preschool teacher. She retired last year.

Dad is a controller for a company in healthcare. He's been with the company since 1983, having started out as a staff accountant. He won't leave; he'll likely just retire (but probably not for a long time; he's only 57.)

[emoflamingo]

My dad is a truck driver - he actually owned 8 trucks at one point, but is down to 2 right now. He doesn't drive either of them any longer, he is a lowboy operator for a construction company now.

My mom was a SAHM until I was 14 and then she worked as a Para at a high school, made pizzas for a bit and was working in a line haul office for a Fedex facility when she passed.

[janegold]

My dad is a retired federal agent (now a contractor with the same agency).

My mom was a preschool teacher.