No, not the kind of reversal where I want to go back to work -- far from it. I mean a reversal where full time work for a boss seems so foreign and bizarre.
When I first FIRE'd, I went through that process where I would think frequently, and in awe, about how great being FIRE is and what I would be doing that very moment if I was not FI and back at work. I was so grateful that I was at the park, or drinking coffee in my living room, or going for a run in the middle of the day, and I'd think about my poor colleagues left behind who were likely sitting in some BS meeting or putting together PowerPoint charts to cover their project status.
Now, I've gone through a kind of reversal where I rarely think about work, and the thought of going back is so freakin' foreign. I just loathe the idea. I was flying back from a recent trip, on a Tuesday afternoon, and it was like any other day for me with no commitments. So, rather than thinking, "Crap, it's Tuesday and my vacation is over and I have to go back to work tomorrow", now it hardly occurs to me that my time is my own. It's just the regular groove of getting to do what I want whenever I want.
I mean, I still frequently remind myself and give thanks every single day for this freedom, but it struck me just how bizarre the notion of working full time is to me now. I think I'd be really hard pressed to go back to work full time if I had to for some reason. Anyone else notice this??