walkinwood
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
.. continuing my thoughts as I approach ER
If you are interested, you can see my previous posts here:
http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/doing-without-perks-13-days-go-34966.html
Days to go: 5
State of mind: Excited.
Giving notice:
After putting a lot of thought into it (and getting input from this board), I decided to give a month's notice at work. It didn't work out that way. With two months to go, while commiserating with a person who I work closely with, I let it out that I was leaving. My leaving impacts this person, so I didn't feel bad about breaking my plan. Then, my manager called to discuss future plans that had a role for me, so I had to tell her! I gave official notice with two weeks to go, which allowed sufficient time for transition.
I think the 'modified' plan worked out well.
Till a couple of days ago, I was still very engaged at work and was mildly surprised at that. Now, with most of the transitions done, I'm surprised at how fast I've become irrelevant to the day to day work. Sure they'll miss me, but I, like most, am dispensable!
I've enjoyed this last month at work. But, do I want to keep working? No!
How did you give notice? Were you able to follow your plan? What were your experiences in your last days at work?
If you are interested, you can see my previous posts here:
http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/doing-without-perks-13-days-go-34966.html
Days to go: 5
State of mind: Excited.
Giving notice:
After putting a lot of thought into it (and getting input from this board), I decided to give a month's notice at work. It didn't work out that way. With two months to go, while commiserating with a person who I work closely with, I let it out that I was leaving. My leaving impacts this person, so I didn't feel bad about breaking my plan. Then, my manager called to discuss future plans that had a role for me, so I had to tell her! I gave official notice with two weeks to go, which allowed sufficient time for transition.
I think the 'modified' plan worked out well.
Till a couple of days ago, I was still very engaged at work and was mildly surprised at that. Now, with most of the transitions done, I'm surprised at how fast I've become irrelevant to the day to day work. Sure they'll miss me, but I, like most, am dispensable!
I've enjoyed this last month at work. But, do I want to keep working? No!
How did you give notice? Were you able to follow your plan? What were your experiences in your last days at work?