SpinDoctorTX
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Wow I love this thread. I retired with considerably less that you, with the only advantage being I have 50/50 HC through our retiree program. THat has to bridge me for a further 6 years & the tie has been flying by.
I couldn't say that better if I tried.
Prior to me pulling the plug I was being farmed out to pasture by our dept head and treated most disrespectfully by my new manager (one of her new hire minions who had no clue how to manage a team of analysts). I did have a talk with the Sr. VP (with whom I'd had a very good long term professional relationship) to let him know the reasons I had chosen to leave during my peak earning years. I'd made & saved a LOT of money for the company during that 14 years, and he knew my work well. He did offer to find me another position in a different department, but I told him that by then I was beyond done with corporate politics & had no desire to integrate into a new group at that point in my life. Fast forward one year. Bad manager fired (shocker, that). Fast forward again to a month ago (I'm almost 3 yrs retired) and the terrible dept head was demoted and shuffled off into a losing part of the company. Sometimes people to get their just desserts. I know I had a part in the elimination of the bad manager, and I like to think that I provided at least "another brick in the wall" leading to the demise of the dept. head.
You're very well set to enjoy the rest of your life. Why delay? Run, don't walk!
Retire already. Don’t end up being the richest person in the graveyard. A good friend of mine is dying of cancer and is only 54 years old. It’s a good reminder that we all have an expiration date. Some sooner than others. If you have the money, which you do, why go into work everyday? Go out an enjoy your life, while you still can.
I couldn't say that better if I tried.
When you do talk to the VP, which I'm assuming is your boss's immediate boss, I'd throw your boss under the bus so hard. Let him know that he's the reason you're retiring early (and I probably wouldn't mention that your initial retirement date was not far off). Let him know how miserable he's made you. Who knows, maybe he's a problem for his boss too, and they're finding any reason to fire him. Or maybe they'll give a stern talking to him that might make life easier for his subordinates in the future. Once you leave, you'll still have coworkers left that will be stuck dealing with this butthead. Even if nothing is done, at least you would have tried to help them out. Just my thoughts from a guy who is over 20 years from retiring.
Prior to me pulling the plug I was being farmed out to pasture by our dept head and treated most disrespectfully by my new manager (one of her new hire minions who had no clue how to manage a team of analysts). I did have a talk with the Sr. VP (with whom I'd had a very good long term professional relationship) to let him know the reasons I had chosen to leave during my peak earning years. I'd made & saved a LOT of money for the company during that 14 years, and he knew my work well. He did offer to find me another position in a different department, but I told him that by then I was beyond done with corporate politics & had no desire to integrate into a new group at that point in my life. Fast forward one year. Bad manager fired (shocker, that). Fast forward again to a month ago (I'm almost 3 yrs retired) and the terrible dept head was demoted and shuffled off into a losing part of the company. Sometimes people to get their just desserts. I know I had a part in the elimination of the bad manager, and I like to think that I provided at least "another brick in the wall" leading to the demise of the dept. head.
You're very well set to enjoy the rest of your life. Why delay? Run, don't walk!