Class of 2016

I'll be giving 3 months notice next month. That pushes me out of May and into June for my last day.

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I announced to my staff yesterday that I'll be leaving on April 28 (not April 26) at age 50 (and apparently I look younge than 50). Jaws dropped. So far, I've had universally positive reactions. People are happy for me, envious of me, want to know how I invest. One of my staff is threatening to file a grievance with the union to stop me from leaving :) . Nine weeks to go.
 
I'm an official member of the class of '16...yesterday was my last day. Today is my first full day of R. I think I'll drink coffee and surf the net all morning...
 
Congratulations on having made it to the goal line.

I still recall my first morning of freedom. I was like a 6 year old on Christmas morning, so excited I couldn't sleep. :)
 
I made the announcement yesterday. My last day will be March 31st. Everyone was surprised and happy for me. It's going to be a long month of documentation and knowledge transfer.
 
I changed my date to March 31

January
- SDHiker - 1/5/16 - age 56
- Vireo - 1/8 - age 60
- robertf57 - 1/22 - age 58
- Ghandi - 1/14 - age 49
- inky - 1/29 - age 43
- Willers - 1/31
- YakGrl - 1/31 - age 56
- lhamo's DH - 1/31 - age 58
- Happily Retired + DW - age 59 -

February
- Happyras 2/1 - age 61
- Trooper + DW - 2/5 - age 57/58 -
- SecondCor521 - 2/19 - age 46 -

March
- HadEnuff- 3/1 - age 62
- MarketWatcher - 3/9
- lisa99 - 3/11 - age 54
- InTheSticks - 3/31 - age 57
- scrinch (also listed in May?!?)

April
- Kickernick - 4/1 - age 49
- UtahSkier - 4/1 - age 54/55
- moneygrubber - 4/1 - age 55
- analytic_al - 4/1 - age 54
- hiker88 - 4/1 - age 55
- Dektolman - 4/2
- Boog - 4/6 - age 58
- Music Lover - 4/22 - age 53
- Davis65 - 4/26 - age 50
- Derslickmeister - 4/29 - age 53
- OnTheBeach - 4/30 - age 46
- Doribe - 4/30 - age 59

May
- Rdub - 5/1 - age 46
- scrinch - 5/1 - age 57
- Dogman 5/1 - age 60

June
- LoneAspen - 6/1 - age 49
- 38Chevy454 - 6/1 - age 52
- Backdraft57 - 6/3 - age 57
- wkouios - 6/3
- erkevin- 6/30 - age 52
- Jgot - 6/30 - age 60

July
- rdy2go - 7/1 - age 65
- Al in Ohio - 7/5 - age 55
- Senator - 7/5 - age 56
Sasset - 7/5 - age 55

August

September
- OrcasIslandBound - 9/1 - age 58

October

November

December
- jelly bean counter - 12/1 - age 62
- DanD76 - 12/1 - age 59
- Longranger - 12/25 - age 60
- neihn - 12/31 - age 55
- 53anddone - 12/31 - age 54
 
Billk400 said:
Billk400 5/27/16. I'll be 61; yea not real early, but better than most!

I see there is no standard time / length for giving notice when your retiring (like changing jobs where 2 weeks is the standard notice). I am planning to give 60 days or 8 weeks to enable the company to find and train a replacement before I am gone, but thinking about shortening to 45 days. Just don't want the company to dump crap (pain in the ass projects) on me to complete before I leave. Id give a 30 day notice, but this might be too short. Any opinions or have personal experience in this area?
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Billk,

Many discussions on this. Here is the latest one, I think: http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f29/anyone-penalized-for-early-notice-80294.html

Bottom line is that there is no standard. Some folks are shown the door the day they give notice. Others (e.g., my wife) give two years notice and are involved in interviewing their replacements. Are you in a grinding, just merged division of a megacorp, a small & collegial medical/law practice, or something in between? (Me, I gave 14-20 months, depending upon when DW's replacement gets on board.)
 
Edit: 4/6 --> 5/2. Turned in my notice yesterday. Extended it a bit to collect a few more perks and cover some time off for a coworker who's helped me out in the past. The "official" countdown has now started. :dance:

January
- SDHiker - 1/5/16 - age 56
- Vireo - 1/8 - age 60
- robertf57 - 1/22 - age 58
- Ghandi - 1/14 - age 49
- inky - 1/29 - age 43
- Willers - 1/31
- YakGrl - 1/31 - age 56
- lhamo's DH - 1/31 - age 58
- Happily Retired + DW - age 59 -

February
- Happyras 2/1 - age 61
- Trooper + DW - 2/5 - age 57/58 -
- SecondCor521 - 2/19 - age 46 -

March
- HadEnuff- 3/1 - age 62
- MarketWatcher - 3/9
- lisa99 - 3/11 - age 54
- InTheSticks - 3/31 - age 57
- scrinch (also listed in May?!?)

April
- Kickernick - 4/1 - age 49
- UtahSkier - 4/1 - age 54/55
- moneygrubber - 4/1 - age 55
- analytic_al - 4/1 - age 54
- hiker88 - 4/1 - age 55
- Dektolman - 4/2
- Music Lover - 4/22 - age 53
- Davis65 - 4/26 - age 50
- Derslickmeister - 4/29 - age 53
- OnTheBeach - 4/30 - age 46
- Doribe - 4/30 - age 59

May
- Rdub - 5/1 - age 46
- scrinch - 5/1 - age 57
- Dogman 5/1 - age 60
- Boog - 5/2 - age 58

June
- LoneAspen - 6/1 - age 49
- 38Chevy454 - 6/1 - age 52
- Backdraft57 - 6/3 - age 57
- wkouios - 6/3
- erkevin- 6/30 - age 52
- Jgot - 6/30 - age 60

July
- rdy2go - 7/1 - age 65
- Al in Ohio - 7/5 - age 55
- Senator - 7/5 - age 56
Sasset - 7/5 - age 55

August

September
- OrcasIslandBound - 9/1 - age 58

October

November

December
- jelly bean counter - 12/1 - age 62
- DanD76 - 12/1 - age 59
- Longranger - 12/25 - age 60
- neihn - 12/31 - age 55
- 53anddone - 12/31 - age 54
 
2017ish said:
Billk,

Many discussions on this. Here is the latest one, I think: http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f29/anyone-penalized-for-early-notice-80294.html

Bottom line is that there is no standard. Some folks are shown the door the day they give notice. Others (e.g., my wife) give two years notice and are involved in interviewing their replacements. Are you in a grinding, just merged division of a megacorp, a small & collegial medical/law practice, or something in between? (Me, I gave 14-20 months, depending upon when DW's replacement gets on board.)
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I am with a smaller size financial services company (insurance related). I have decided to give 8 weeks notice. I have chosen to wait AFTER the bonus is announced (very mysterious process here...no criteria to earn one, and very, very few get one, but I have for the last 4 or 5 years) at the end of March. Don't want to jeopardize the bonus. 8 weeks will be plenty of time to find my replacement and for me to give them some orientation / training to ease the transition.
 
Okay, I wrapped it up today. Feels great. No regrets, and I have lots to do. We're getting ready to start our nomadic life in April. We've been downsizing and selling stuff for the past year. I can't believe this is really happening!

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Good to see another year class. We're celebrating our 1 yr FIRE anniversary!

Oh, I had planned to give 2 weeks notice, but cut even this down when I announced. Just enough time to clean a couple of decades of crap out of my office.

FB
Class of 2015
 
Congratulations, Marketwatcher! We have been retired for just two months and are getting ready to make a move to another state! Happy freedom!
 
Congrats Marketwatcher!!! Now your life is totally yours. Glad to see you have plans to enjoy your time.

I have 52 more work days till I finally call it quits. Sometimes I feel like a runner stumbling to the finish line of a marathon, just hoping I make it!!!
 
The moment you realize....

It isn't your next vacation you're counting down the weeks to.

(6.5 weeks for me.)
 
I submitted a Notice of Retirement to my supervisor today. On April 1, I will be officially retired. Yay!!!
 
According to my Retirement countdown calculator, I have about 100 actual work days left.
Although November is 8 months away, subtracting weekends, holidays and vacation time, I'll take the 100 days-- Doesn't seem so bad! For some silly reason, I never took all of my vacation days and let them accumulate. Now I am taking 1 week each month until I retire, making the time go by faster.
 
pacergal said:
According to my Retirement countdown calculator, I have about 100 actual work days left.
Although November is 8 months away, subtracting weekends, holidays and vacation time, I'll take the 100 days-- Doesn't seem so bad! For some silly reason, I never took all of my vacation days and let them accumulate. Now I am taking 1 week each month until I retire, making the time go by faster.
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My calculator has 12 work days including today. Time has stopped. I hope it goes faster for you.
 
Just two weeks left for me now and enjoying the first of these on vacation in Florida! I can feel almost 27 years of life in corporate America lifting off my shoulders. I deleted my work email connection from my iPhone and left an out of the office message that said "if you REALLY need to get a hold of me this week, I'm sure you'll find a way."
 
10 Mondays remain in my contract! And since i am already here this morning, only 9.
Last week i spoke to my replacement who is taking over for me in June. Strange feeling but exciting.
 
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