Well, my plan was to retire in about 2 years. The first kink was my boss's boss is retiring next month. That in itself is not a big kink, other than adapting to someone new who'll likely have different priorities. The second kink is that my boss decided to retire in two months, a couple of years early.
Now I have a dilemma of putting in for my boss's job or taking the chance of getting a non-likable boss. I don't think I'd be a slam dunk because they'll likely leave the decision to the new boss. He may have someone in mind to fill the position.
Pros for the new position are more money now and in retirement. Cons are longer hours, headaches, more meetings, and I have to delay retiring at least 6 months to improve my retirement benefits.
In my mind, these are the possibilities open to me. The best scenario would be for them to bring in someone I can work with, they bump up my pay because of the perceived slight and I retire on schedule. The neutral scenario would be for me to get my boss's position and I retire at least 6 months past my planned date. I've done some contingency planning and the worst scenario, assuming a poor working situation, would have me quitting after a year and then retiring on schedule (unemployed for 5-6 months, living off accrued leave). My DB income would go down around $100, but we could absorb it with other sources.
So, which scenario would you prefer? After thinking about them, none seem all that bad to me.
Now I have a dilemma of putting in for my boss's job or taking the chance of getting a non-likable boss. I don't think I'd be a slam dunk because they'll likely leave the decision to the new boss. He may have someone in mind to fill the position.
Pros for the new position are more money now and in retirement. Cons are longer hours, headaches, more meetings, and I have to delay retiring at least 6 months to improve my retirement benefits.
In my mind, these are the possibilities open to me. The best scenario would be for them to bring in someone I can work with, they bump up my pay because of the perceived slight and I retire on schedule. The neutral scenario would be for me to get my boss's position and I retire at least 6 months past my planned date. I've done some contingency planning and the worst scenario, assuming a poor working situation, would have me quitting after a year and then retiring on schedule (unemployed for 5-6 months, living off accrued leave). My DB income would go down around $100, but we could absorb it with other sources.
So, which scenario would you prefer? After thinking about them, none seem all that bad to me.