txtig
Full time employment: Posting here.
At long last, after being steadily employed since I was 14 years old, my last day of w@*k was four days ago. When I first posted to this forum three years ago, I was shooting to retire in the summer of 2017. Last year, I decided to move it up to the summer of 2016, and I was able to stick to that plan.
About six months ago, I was talking to my boss and he casually asked what my thoughts were on retirement. I paused a few seconds trying to figure out if I should tell him the truth. I decided to be up front about it and told him what I was thinking. He then told me to let him know before I made any decision and he might be able to lay me off. My Megacorp has been downsizing for a couple of years, with accompanying severance packages. Well, several weeks ago, I let him know I would be interested in volunteering for a layoff if it was available. I had about a week of anxious waiting, but he finally comes in and tells me that HR had approved his request to RIF me. Getting a package was icing on the cake.
So, I'm now ready to embark on this next phase of my life. So far, it just feels weird to me . . . not getting up early to trudge into the office, and knowing that I won't ever be doing that again. Weird, but awesome. DW retired in May of this year, so we're making our plans for what we want to do for the next couple of years. Planning on some extended travel and spending time with the grandkids. I feel blessed.
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About six months ago, I was talking to my boss and he casually asked what my thoughts were on retirement. I paused a few seconds trying to figure out if I should tell him the truth. I decided to be up front about it and told him what I was thinking. He then told me to let him know before I made any decision and he might be able to lay me off. My Megacorp has been downsizing for a couple of years, with accompanying severance packages. Well, several weeks ago, I let him know I would be interested in volunteering for a layoff if it was available. I had about a week of anxious waiting, but he finally comes in and tells me that HR had approved his request to RIF me. Getting a package was icing on the cake.
So, I'm now ready to embark on this next phase of my life. So far, it just feels weird to me . . . not getting up early to trudge into the office, and knowing that I won't ever be doing that again. Weird, but awesome. DW retired in May of this year, so we're making our plans for what we want to do for the next couple of years. Planning on some extended travel and spending time with the grandkids. I feel blessed.
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