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trof

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30. Oh hell yes. The Work Dream.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Tue Apr 20, 2021, 07:01 PM

Apr 2021

I was an airline pilot.
I come to work and I'm not in uniform.
Or I don't have my passport.
Or my ID badge.
Or my nav kit.(The rectangular black bag we used to carry with all our route maps, approach charts, aircraft manual, etc., etc. before it all became digital.)

I had them a lot right after I retired and for several years.
That was 22 years ago.
Not so much now.

Now I dream I can't find a men's room.

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Anybody else have dreams where they're working, often at their last job, [View all] raccoon Apr 2021 OP

Never had the work dream. ShazzieB Apr 2021 #1

Many times snowybirdie Apr 2021 #2

Yes, every couple of weeks it seems Sherman A1 Apr 2021 #3

Yes, for a period last year True Blue American Apr 2021 #4

I had the same dream, gab13by13 Apr 2021 #5

Dodge truck? True Blue American Apr 2021 #7

Real. gab13by13 Apr 2021 #13

I retired before yo, but True Blue American Apr 2021 #16

Yes, I frequently dream I'm working lillypaddle Apr 2021 #6

Yes, but the frequency is slowing. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2021 #8

Yes! Especially soon after I retired. SilverDawg Apr 2021 #9

I have. It was a hard physical labor job too. I wake up and it's a great relief when I realize brewens Apr 2021 #10

I dream about going back to high school occasionally captain queeg Apr 2021 #11

Yes, it bothers you. True Blue American Apr 2021 #18

I've had the exam nightmares several times. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #12

Oh lord I've had that one a lot too. Nt raccoon Apr 2021 #20

I have Nurse Nightmares. Horrible, impossible situations that I'm put in. Very disturbing. Cousin Dupree Apr 2021 #14

I think I have had that one once or twice. -misanthroptimist Apr 2021 #15

My sister in law works for a global company. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2021 #17

Sad! True Blue American Apr 2021 #19

Maybe suffering from dementia? Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #21

Your reply is why she just keeps taking the calls. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2021 #23

That's very sweet and caring of her! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #24

I've been retired for 9 years and still have nightmare dreams about work several times a month. Shrike47 Apr 2021 #22

MUCH BETTER than the Tax final, elleng Apr 2021 #25

For years I would occasionally dream I was back at PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #26

I did for the first few years after I retired, but they have faded away over time. Midnight Writer Apr 2021 #27

I have dreams i'm working in old jobs. I think to normalize them which applegrove Apr 2021 #28

I have dreams i'm working in old jobs. I think to normalize them which applegrove Apr 2021 #29

Oh hell yes. The Work Dream. trof Apr 2021 #30

I have dreams where I can't find a bathroom too. Must be raccoon Apr 2021 #31

I'm almost 80 and have an enlarged prostate. trof Apr 2021 #32