Amethyst
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I hear it fairly often. Thought it was meant as a compliment. Maybe you should look at it that way.
Mine too, but they made a special exception for extra dead wood and gave me a special early at 54. Ditto on benefits for newer employees. We made out like bandits.lol
I had to wait until 55 so my company paid pension and health insurance kicked in. The timing was perfect... I retired at a time when my company had both a pension and a matching 401K and paid all health insurance cost in retirement. That company no longer has all those benefits for newer employees.
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Mine too, but they made a special exception for extra dead wood and gave me a special early at 54. Ditto on benefits for newer employees. We made out like bandits.
Yes they are. Megacorps have no desire or incentive to give packages. Layoffs for the 50+ set are getting brutal with very little banditry.We were blessed.
If your company was like mine... most retirees were a totally different demographic.
" The times they are achangin'... "
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Don't we all consult to ourselves, especially if we are managing our finances? I say that is an answer that will pass the truth test.
One problem in saying "I'm a consultant" is that sometimes nosy people get more inquisitive and want to know what kind of consulting work we do.
Those who are offending him by their responses sound like they are being purposely mean or nasty. I don't have to spend a lot of time around mean or nasty people these days.... because I'm RETIRED.They would look at him, frown and tell him that he was way to young to retire. And then make him feel guilty or act like he is some sad middle aged man who can't cut it in the work world.
"I help 30-something millionaires enjoy their money and their lives more". I actually started a consulting side hustle and that's my typical client so I'm not lying (except I spend 0-5 hrs/month consulting). You could use that line even if your sole client is yourself (well maybe make it 40-something or 50-something or whatever age you are at the moment).
Although most of my consulting is to myself, I still have a small consulting gig (also about 0-5 hrs per month) that is an extension of my former job. All eminent domain stuff. So I go with "I help government agencies take people's property". That usually stops the questions.
I was talking to another early retired person who got out of the workplace at sixty and he told me that if one more person tells him he is too young to retire, there is going to be a murder!
He told me in complete furious anger that he has now decided to change the subject when strangers at social events ask him what he does for a living. He used to tell them with a smile on his face that he was retired. They would look at him, frown and tell him that he was way to young to retire. And then make him feel guilty or act like he is some sad middle aged man who can't cut it in the work world.
Is this your experience in live after fire?
Absolutely. What's worst, I have old coworkers who insist on giving me job "leads".
I recall being at a social event when my SIL found out I was retiring and she exclaimed very loudly "But you're too young to retire!" and it was a bit embarrassing.... however, I have not got a lot of "you're too young to retire" since.
This thread makes me think of a t-shirt idea:
"Too young to retire, too old to work"