Posted on by Cathy

I’m beginning to think I don’t matter anymore

It happened again today. 
October 12th 2009
My birthday – yes another year older
but definitely not deeper in debt lol
The phone rang this morning and I answered it pleasantly
We are a market research company, could you spare a few minutes
Certainly says I
Depending on your answers it won’t take long
Thats fine says I
Could you tell us about your employment situation
Are you working full time, part time, casual,
if unemployed are you looking for work
I laughed and said jokingly – Oh I gave that up years ago
Sorry – Pardon
I’m retired
OH goodbye
I’m standing there stunned
Don’t I matter anymore
My answers obviously weren’t what they were looking for
Am I of no use, isn’t there any interest in my opinion,
even to a market research company
A similar thing happened last week
started by going through various age groupings
when I indicated which I belonged to there was a curt goodbye
Left me short of words
Well I said a few to the silent phone
Wish I’d had the quickness to say them to the caller
before they rang off!!
One of my girls gave me a birthday card this morning
with lots of happenings for today
October 12th
1492 Christopher Columbus discovered America
That was one of the things we learnt in school in England
I have always remembered that one
‘cose if you rearrange the year you get my birth year!!
OOPs TMI lol
Sadly its also the anniversary of what is known as
The Bali Bombings 2002
202 People – of which 88 were Australian – lost their lives
209 were injured
RIP
Oh well back to being invisible again

14 Replies to “I’m beginning to think I don’t matter anymore”

  1. Happy birthday! I belong to the invisible and opinion-less category since retiring, too. Perhaps we should keep a razzberry cushion by the phone and blow it very loudly at the researcher!Enjoy your day.

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  7. Hi and happy birthday! Thanks for stopping by my blog. When survey people call our home–especially during the dinner hour–we like to give insane answers just to skew the results. Naughty, but fun! So nice to meet you–you're not invisible.

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  8. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATHY!!!!I think you matter and you are not invisibile – after all aren't retirees the biggest group in or society at the moment????? I would lthink your voice and views would be most pertinent.Anyway hope you had a lovely daydaisymumps; Sorry i have been absent for so long trying to find "the balance" again – and failing miserably hahaha

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  9. Congratulations or condolences I guess – take your pick. I don't celebrate my birthday anymore but I am retired! Forced retirement but still!I think my opinion still counts.

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  12. I have signed up for surveys that pay. I don't qualify very often. I haven't bought a recent vaccum cleaner, nor a fridge, my kids don't wet the bed, I forget the other things that I thought made me not qualify. I think we don't work in the right industry.

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  13. Happy Birthday for yesterday. I hope all your family spoilt you and treated you well.Spring again here – wet then sunny then cloudy and always windy. Of course our weather rolls on what ever just happened in Aussie and seas we share, lol!Warm cuddles and huggles, Michelle and Zebbycat (from, once again, under his quilt)xxx and purrrrumbling

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  14. Happy Birthday for yesterday. I hope all your family spoilt you and treated you well.Spring again here – wet then sunny then cloudy and always windy. Of course our weather rolls on what ever just happened in Aussie and seas we share, lol!Warm cuddles and huggles, Michelle and Zebbycat (from, once again, under his quilt)xxx and purrrrumbling

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