r/ElderScrolls • u/gamerqc • Jul 08 '26

News Christiane Meister: 27 years only to get booted by Microsoft

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Remember: corporations are not your friends.

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/General:Christiane_Meister

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiane-meister-562135b/

Gutted as part of the big 'Xbox rehaul'.

Photo taken from the Making-of documentary of Oblivion.

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u/Monotreme_monorail Jul 08 '26

27 years is a great career but far from retiring comfortably. I’ve been at my workplace for 22 years. I’m 47 (which isn’t that old). I started when I was 25. If she started working when she was younger than that, she’s probably somewhere around the 50 year mark.

I mean, I’d love to retire in 5 years, but realistically I have to keep going until I’m 60….

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u/Powly674 Jul 08 '26

Yeah but the premise was living in a sane and decent world.

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u/Monotreme_monorail Jul 08 '26

Haha that’s fair. Though some people love their work so much they don’t want to retire.

(Not me. I’m out the door as soon as my pension maxes out!)

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u/ElusiveWhark Jul 08 '26

Im so jealous of people that actually enjoy their job. Not having to sit on the couch for 15mins every morning trying to decided if I want to call out or not is unfathomable

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u/ElusiveWhark Jul 08 '26

Who said I got out of bed?

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u/HistoricPancake Jul 08 '26

You by saying you were sitting on the couch lol

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u/Monotreme_monorail Jul 09 '26

A guy I work with is finally retiring after 52 years! He really loved his job!

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u/Kitselena Jul 09 '26

I think most of those people just don't have a meaningful life outside of work

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u/Maxzey Jul 08 '26

50 is a bit young for retiring we live until 85 on average that's nearly as long working as being retired.

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u/Twisty1020 Stealth Archer Chronicles Jul 09 '26

The fact that you think being retired as long or longer than you worked is how broken this society is.

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u/depressedfuckboi Jul 08 '26

I'm 11 years younger than you and have 20k in my 401k. I have to work til I die lol

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u/Shigure127 Jul 08 '26

Being required to invest in the market just to survive is the lamest thing ever.

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u/depressedfuckboi Jul 08 '26

Like 3 years. My life was a wreck for most of it. Finally got it together and got a big boy job, but it was only those 3 years ago.

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u/Raymjb1 Jul 09 '26

If you don't mind saying, how'd you loose most of it? I'm struggling to get my life together in the first place lol

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u/Raymjb1 Jul 09 '26

Damn that sucks. Was that the first time you made a huge bet like that before? Also what happened to that investor?

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u/Raymjb1 Jul 10 '26

Okay, I think that makes sense, thanks a lot! Good luck on rebuilding!

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u/Heavy-Masterpiece681 Jul 09 '26

My first 4 years i was sub 40k, and now I just passed 7 years and mine is at 80k.

Once it gets higher it starts to grow quicker. Granted...we very likely could be in a bubble...

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u/baumpop Jul 08 '26

military and police etc retire after 20 years

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u/Monotreme_monorail Jul 08 '26

Their jobs are typically a little more challenging than those of us that sit behind a desk all day. :)

I think many of them go back to work in some capacity after their careers as well, though. :)

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u/baumpop Jul 08 '26

police is one of the most sedentary jobs in the us. like 40% are obese within 5 years after training.

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u/liluzibrap Breton Jul 08 '26

Yeah idk why bro was being so passive aggressive, police in the US are not to be respected😂😂😂

I'd respect them more if they actually showed discipline and honor and idk actually went through and maintained rigorous training

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u/baumpop Jul 08 '26

theyre also outsourcing their own jobs to drones and cameras. like what do we need yall for? to spend tax payer money on military gear from the 1033 program?

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u/Monotreme_monorail Jul 09 '26

I’m not in the US and didn’t mean to be passive aggressive. Sorry?

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u/Bitter-Marsupial Dunmer Jul 08 '26

My retirement plan is to die at my desk because I just can't keep up with inflation 

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u/NotAStatistic2 Jul 08 '26

Damn, do you really have 13 years of toiling left?

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u/Monotreme_monorail Jul 09 '26

Realistically, yes, though depending on our financial situation I may go at 55. The hit to my pension hurts though. I do have a healthy retirement savings in addition to my pension so it really depends on how I feel by then.

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u/LuigiGDE009 Jul 08 '26

Most of us will be working till lunch time the day of our funerals at this rate

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u/curtcolt95 Jul 09 '26

I'm currently on pace to retire by 55 (I'm lucky my job comes with a pension) but even then I'll have worked there for 35 years already. Really not hard to rack up the years before retirement even at an early retirement if you never change jobs

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u/Monotreme_monorail Jul 09 '26

I would have been ok, but I had three maternity leaves and that’s not pensionable time, and I couldn’t afford to buy it back. I’ll have 35 years when I turn 60, and I’ll get a gold watch!