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It's always fun to see what people did in their younger days. Also great to share with children and grandchildren. It gives them a differeent perspective on Dad/Grandpa or Mom/Grandma. Yes we were young once too!

Love your videos. I'm a new UK subscriber. I have family in Pickering. You are an inspiration. I'm coming up 59 and retired.

"The fish that can see the water getting more shallow, cannot be stranded."

Hi Martin thanks for sharing these photos, you look very dapper, I can see why they chose you buddy. look forward to your next video.

Hi Martin. Cool video. Maybe you could tell us a little about how and why you ventured into that area and what your aspirations were. Some detail and background I would find interesting. Maybe complete the story a little. Look forward to your next one!

Great video alwes watching your great videos

61 is good timing to retire. Just do whatever you want to enjoy your life.

How much money are you making with TH-cam?

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Health should be your new priority ! Tim Nj usa

YOU DID NOTHING WRONG ! It is an agreement made when you decide to work for someone other than yourself ! Tim Nj USA

Great video Martin, they always seem to get rid of the best workers, don't they? Hmmm

I agree in corporate job but not in my job as fire service although maybe not every person

Even my so-called friends are not really my friends. Only my family is family.

Hope everything is goes well. You should start a handyman service or buy a piece equipment and start a small business

Thank you Martin. Very true and any company who claims that they are "family"... well that raises a red flag for me. Co-workers are simply there to earn money and keep paying the bills. Good if you get along well with co-workers whilst you are with them and it may be a bonus if, like your wife, you can maintain a friendship with some, but this is not a given. Hope you get over your cold very soon - perhaps before the New Year! Wishing you good health and joy in 2025.

Hey bro here some advice. You do not need to accept every order they throw at you. The platinum status does not give better orders or more orders. Don’t take the small 2-4 dollar orders they’re a waste of time. Be patient and also do DoorDash.

A Model !!!! I though you were going to tell us you where a punk rock drummer or something like that. You could tap into that modeling experience somehow for TH-cam. You definitely are a natural talker and storyteller. Also your situation makes you relatable to others especially "gen x" and United States people. TH-cam has broken down some barriers, I love the coffee brewer.

I wish more people would realize this. I dont go to any work functions...ever. People will throw you under the bus in a heartbeat!!

Very true. It's not that every coworker doesn't "like you", it's simply a relationship created due to proximity. Once you are gone (or the other person is removed), the relationship is also gone. I experienced a real since of friendship loss when I lost my job of almoat 20 years. I quickly discovered that of the dozens of "work" friends I had, once I was gone, those 30 contacts became 2 after three months. Like Martin said, it's just how it is. So don't neglect your family and childhood friends, when life changes catch you, they are then ones you'll need to have for support (emotional support gets us through tough times). Be well all

Martin, it’s great to see your subscriber numbers growing quickly. Keep up the interesting topics and the engagement. I’m happy for you.

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Martin I don't know if you believe the Lord directs your life or not. My husband actually left a good federal job in fire because our governor sent out a mandate a few years ago in New Mexico. Obviously he did not want to comply and it ended up being a blessing. He helped our son sell his house before he entered the airforce and had precious time together that he wouldn't of had. Just a lot of other things that ended up being better He and I are successful in doing ebay together and he took his social security at 62 in 2024. I love that we work together and pray the Lorf would guide us ❤️ I hope you find something that makes each day something your excited to get up and do ☺️

My co worker who would come to my house every weekend, had to write me up when he became my supervisor ,so remember every man for himself at work.

Been working and paying ss since I was 10. That’s right, 10. Even the wife didn’t believe till she saw my ss statement ( if I’m gonna lie, it will be something substantial) Anyway, I will probably be working when I’m a hundred and 10. Been fired many times. Didn’t take it personal , it can happen for a variety of reasons. I view it as experience and move forward. My motto? Keep Diggin.

It sucks getting old, but it sounds like you did not want to do your safety job. Workers that break the safety rules should be escorted off site. You sound like too nice of a person to be in this role. When at work you're there to do a job, not make friends.

didn't Michael Douglas star in a movie about a tiger on the loose attacking villagers? good movie, can't remember the name though.

After 6 minutes I dropped. This guy had nothing to offer

Before I was terminated from a job back in the 1990s, my boss said to me, "Not everyone you think is your friend is your friend." It turns out my co-worker "friend" was after my job and did get me fired. Be careful how much you share with a co-worker "friend"; it could be the bullet that takes you out.

It always surprised me how there are people at every job who act like they need this social life with co-workers. In my last job there was a guy who acted nice but was a snake. He would buddy up with the office manager and gossip about others. I’m sure there were a few lies told about me that made my position there difficult. I eventually left though never knew what this snake was saying about me.

I think this also greatly depends on the type of person you are. If you're a very self-centered person, and/or you constantly expect the worst from people under the guise of "being careful," you'll have a very difficult time establshing genuine friendships in ANY environment. I have made many forever friends in every occupation I have ever had - friendships that hold to this day.

I agree Martin. Co-workers are not your friends. They are out for themselves.

Martin, you nailed it! One of your best videos, informative and dead on, when I was forced to retire 1 1/2 years ago, after working with them for 38 years I never hear from anyone.

Fired after 28 years of working for the same company. I can relate to many things you said and many of the comments here. They say that most people reinvent themselves after 50...let's do it!!

thanks for this.....

TH-cam is chock full of white, middle aged men throwing pity parties. Male victimhood is real thing these days. How tiring.

I learned this at P&0, one co worker tried getting me fired for having a physical disability onboard the ship i worked on and went behind my back to the manager which ended up me winning my job back after a 6 month investigation. Also when the bosses fired everybody without notice in 20 mins. You can have friends at work but just got to act like a airhead at work and let nothing effect you.

So glad I'm self employed for the last 9 years and don't have to deal with all this anymore

Most workplace people you should never trust always let them talk about themselves. I don't understand why they act the way they do its weird.

This is very true ! Stay blessed

I worked in manufacturing most of my civilian working career. I learned to keep my resume up to date and not to have so much stuff in the office that I couldn't carry it all out in one trip. Went through a plant closure at one place and a reduction in force at another. Two other companies I left on my own because I could see one couldn't pay their bills and the other was on track to move lock, stock, and barrel overseas. I can say that in the end all of that worked out for the better. My last company had better retirement benefits and I was able to retire at 59 on my own terms.

Thanks for the video. I wholeheartedly concur. Two years ago I retired from a company I had worked at for about 11 years. They had an open office environment in office rooms that held 100s of people so I knew a lot of guys. I busted my tail supporting others and when I left I was given some nice accolades. However, I only hear from one person on any kind of regular basis. Truth is that I was older than most of my co-workers and geographic differences made it hard for us to do stuff together even if we wanted to and most of us just wanted to do our jobs and go home. One thing that was a little surprising is that I retired from the Army National Guard (US military reserves) in 2011. Many of the guys I had known for the better part of 20 years and had gone to war with in Iraq. I wasn't hanging out friends with anyone because I lived a long way away from most of them but I did think I would at least get the occasional phone call or text to see how I was doing. Nope. Truth is, just like your video said, they moved on with their lives. I'm not bitter about that, it just is the way it is.

I Was Fired At 61: Here Is What I Did Next! Starts at 12:26 and still most of the video has nothing to do with title.

Perfect timing, as far as I'm concerned, sir. I'm two months shy of a week into a new job, so this will come in handy going forward. I'm normally a trusting friendly guy, taking people at face value, so I'll try to bear your advice/tips in mind. Thanks for sharing. Subbed. Merry Christmas to one and all! 🎅🌲

im 57, didnt take crap of no bosses neither the government,

I'm in my mid 50s and was laid off 6 months ago. Financially, it's pretty tough, even with EI. And I'm a person who saves his money. Northern Alberta isn't what it used to be.

Rambling off topic. I gave up 15 minutes in when it was clear he just needed to vent about getting fired. I couldn't waste more time to find out when he did next.

How did the ei go??

I recall an interview with a retired Marine Corps captain who decided to take a job in Afghanistan during the war working for a company out of Singapore doing irrigation (as a civilian). He noted that after talking to the local authorities/Taliban they were able to work out in the open without an armed escort with no issues. In contrast he pointed out that if they had tried to do that in Iraq they would have lasted about one week. One week because that is about how long it would take the locals to "figure out who the highest bidder is." It made me think of what the difference might be. Both countries are Islamic and third world. So what might make Iraqis so opportunistically predacious (and presumably sycophantic otherwise) where as Afghans seem to have a kind of honour culture were you can in fact take them at their word. Reminded me of what happened to Marcus Luttrell. A whole village willing to fight the Taliban to the death, not I suspect because they love America, but because of some sense of honour that the local Taliban was infringing upon. I watched a speech were Luttrell mentions Micheal Murphy, who won the Medal of Honour attempting to make a radio call for help from an exposed hilltop where he was killed. "The first thing I'm going to do after I die is tell my brothers that I love them" *Marcus pauses, adopts a serious tone of voice: "Men bond in adversity; you do know that right?"