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05-29-2019, 08:39 PM
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#21
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 4,354
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No brainer decision to say yes and accept the offer.
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05-29-2019, 09:48 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 2,052
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Agree take it, but something is making you hesitate. . . what is that? Just an over abundance of caution or do you have something on your mind?
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05-30-2019, 03:48 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,181
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Quote:
Originally Posted by badatmath
Agree take it, but something is making you hesitate. . . what is that? Just an over abundance of caution or do you have something on your mind?
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My hesitation is largely based on the finality of the decision and there are some aspects of work I will miss such as the social interaction with some very smart and interesting people. I do have an outstanding team. However, this is the moment I have been saving and investing for, for the last 38 years, so I think I'll pull the trigger and do it.
Also, this ER request could be denied by someone further up the chain of command, so as in most things in life, there are no guarantees.
Thanks to all for your valuable comments and insight.
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05-30-2019, 04:41 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 2,232
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Best of luck! enjoy your last 20 minutes of w*rk....
I'm getting here too late to have an effect on your decision, but if you take the package and retire, I doubt you'll ever regret it.
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05-30-2019, 05:06 AM
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#25
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gone traveling
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: NW Ohio
Posts: 1,156
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It's now past 7:00 am central time, tell us how it all went.
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05-30-2019, 05:06 AM
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#26
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 717
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerides
Lean more! Yes, I vote strongly for the package, and to ER.
If you don't take it, you could end up working the next year and then retiring anyway, no package. Then you've basically worked a year for free.
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Another vote for take the package...
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05-30-2019, 05:10 AM
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#27
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 11,701
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Packages are getting too rare. TAKE IT.
My Megacorp offered it twice, and many now wait for the next one. The last one was over 10 years ago. It won't happen anymore. They just layoff.
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05-30-2019, 05:15 AM
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#28
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 8,362
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marko's Second Law: Take the money and run.
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05-30-2019, 05:43 AM
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#29
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 6,134
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As someone who also enjoyed his job and had a salary higher than the OP's, retiring last year was a great decision. Go for it!
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05-30-2019, 05:53 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,181
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Well, I got in about 6:30 AM today and I told 'em to put me on the ER list. I'll know in about three weeks whether all in the chain of command, including the legal department, approved it.
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05-30-2019, 05:53 AM
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#31
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Tampa
Posts: 11,232
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ckelly78z
It's now past 7:00 am central time, tell us how it all went.
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Yes, what was your final decision?
Don't let us down.
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TGIM
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Not being judgmental at all here
05-30-2019, 06:42 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: The Shire
Posts: 1,504
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Not being judgmental at all here
By the time I came across this thread, it was already past H-hour, so my recommendation doesn't matter.
I see OP decided to accept the package. Unquestionably the right decision.
ETA: I had started writing a post encouraging the author to go for it, but I took so long that by the time I was done so was the deal.
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05-30-2019, 08:05 AM
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#33
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Cypress
Posts: 172
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Quote:
Originally Posted by marko
marko's Second Law: Take the money and run.
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This reminds me of the Junior Submarine officers golden rules:
1. Always take the short term good deal.
2. Never stay up for drills. If they really, really want you, they will come and get you.
3. Never sweat another man's good deal.
A code to live by.
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05-30-2019, 08:11 AM
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#34
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Sarasota
Posts: 259
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You won the lottery. Congrats!
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"Things are never as good--or as bad--as they seem."
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05-30-2019, 08:14 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 9,101
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Congratulations. Hope it gets approved. I had the same package and took it. I actually volunteered for it. Don’t regret it one bit.
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05-30-2019, 09:10 AM
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#36
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 384
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Congrats. Hope everything works out!
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05-30-2019, 09:16 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 4,455
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Quote:
Here's the decision I need to make by tomorrow at 7:00 AM:
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As other says, take it! What have you decided?
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05-30-2019, 09:53 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 3,395
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Amazing that you actually took the time to write the post when someone wants to give you $150,000 to not work.
Cheers!
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05-30-2019, 10:15 AM
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#39
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: West of the Mississippi
Posts: 17,171
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I agree with your decision to take the package.
Time and health are the most precious assets and we have far less control over them than we do our finances.
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Comparison is the thief of joy
The worst decisions are usually made in times of anger and impatience.
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05-30-2019, 10:26 AM
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#40
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,181
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Spanky
As other says, take it! What have you decided?
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Post #30 above: Well, I got in about 6:30 AM today and I told 'em to put me on the ER list. I'll know in about three weeks whether all in the chain of command, including the legal department, approved it.
Thanks again to all for the replies.
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