Ed_The_Gypsy
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On the street on 15 Jan. Age 67. At liberty to pursue other interests.
With oil dropping, we might have been retiring this year whether we planned to or not. I'm still wondering if I could get laid off instead.On the street on 15 Jan. Age 67. At liberty to pursue other interests.
Longtime lurker here but only saw this thread today and decided to register and join the party. You can count me in the Class of 2015. March 31st, age 63.
I'm looking forward to participating!
With oil dropping, we might have been retiring this year whether we planned to or not. I'm still wondering if I could get laid off instead.
My BS bucket is full, and I'm ready to tell them to go shove it.
Five more weeks until I call my manager into a meeting room for a "one on one" and shove that resignation letter across the desk. I can't wait.
B.S. bucket is full? Mine would definitelybe overflowing after all that.
I.T. is tough because even when you're on vacation you're not truly free. Seems like you're always tethered to email and can't stray too far from a computer in case there is an issue/outage.
For a one or two day weekend deployment, a comp day should be a no brainer.
I turned in my resignation today and agreed to work until the project I am on no longer needs me. I was told it could drag on into March but probably would end in February. I'm happy with that. It is also long enough that unless I'm tight (which I'm not) on meeting a deadline I'll be able to still use vacation time.Let us know if you end up resigning on Monday or not. Would be great to go out with a little severance money though.
It's done! I submitted my letter today (via email, as manager is in San Antonio, corporate in San Diego & I'm in Austin).
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I turned in my resignation today and agreed to work until the project I am on no longer needs me. I was told it could drag on into March but probably would end in February. I'm happy with that. It is also long enough that unless I'm tight (which I'm not) on meeting a deadline I'll be able to still use vacation time.
Unfortunately, the only "severance" is the Texas unemployment which isn't worth gaming (~$20K over 6 months). I also have a good reputation amongst certain project managers who have asked for me in the past so it's unlikely I would be laid off in an early round.
My resignation letter just said "resigning" but I told my boss that I was retiring. He was a little surprised since I am "so young." I'm 63 but he's 68 and shows no sign of retiring. Our department has numerous engineers over 70 that I believe intend to die here.Very cool. Did you tell them you were retiring or just "pursuing other interests"? Were they shocked? I bet that was quite the rush.
He was a little surprised since I am "so young." I'm 63 but he's 68 and shows no sign of retiring. Our department has numerous engineers over 70 that I believe intend to die here.
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I do have to apologize to everyone for causing the market drop yesterday. Nothing like a 2% (interday) one day drop to cause one to hesitate retiring.
I could see the "so young" comment if I was 53. Somehow at 63, I don't feel like an early retiree.2B - Congratulations! Regarding the market drop, no problem. We needed that drop and probably a few more to cause us to check our calculations before we pull the trigger like you did. I like the "so young" comment because it is the reaction of so many.
Change mine to April 2015 instead of October. Decided it would be criminal to work during the summer.
1. Ikubak - April/May 2015- age 52
2. LoneAspen - Feb 2015- age 48
3. Neihn - Dec 2015-
4. Fourchristians - June 2015
5. ABQ2015 - March 2015- 59
6. Live and Learn - March 2015- 52
7. Utrecht - Jan 2015 - Age 50
8. haloFIRE - August 14, 2015 - age 47
9. Phil1ben - June 1, 2015 - age 55
10. SonnyJim - January 1. 2015 - age 48
11. Theseus - July 2015 - age 59 (moved up to 2014 - congrats )
12. biker4life - July 2015 - age 45
13. Options - January 2015 - 59.5
14. Al - June 2015 - age 52
15. Siamond - July 2015 - age 53
16. Shabby - January 2015 - age 48
17. jcretire77 - April 2015 - age 55
18. Fermion - Oct 2015 - age 45
19. BrianB - January 2015 - age 56
20. RobLJ - May thru August - age
21. FreqFlyer - Feb 2015 - age 43
22. Hiker88 - August 2015 - age 55
23. Enjoylife133 - December 2015 - age 60
24. Jpearl - July 2915 - age 43
25. iac1003 - April 2015 age 63.5
26. kern44 - June 2015
27. Fedup - Dec 2015 age 55
28. Mo Money - April 2015 age 53
29. Aus_E_Expat- April 2015, age 56
30. rodi - April 2015, age 53
30. vireo- June 30, 2015. Age 60
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32. Rdub - May 2015, age 45
33. johnnyfuego - Jan-March 2015, age 52
34. Islandtraveler - July 2015 age 56
35. kimcdougc - Feb. 1, 2015 age 57
36. 3800Fiero - Feb 2015 age 57
38. cbo111- Sep 2015 age 57
39. Planner - April 30, 2015 age 53
40. FatCyclist - January 2, 2015 age 57
41. Oreogn - Feb 2015 age 58
42. 2B - Jan 2015 age 63
43. tuffshed - January 2015 age 60
44. trirod - December 2015 age 48
45. jabbahop - Feb 2015 age 54/55 (depending whether I go before Feb birthday)
46. nuke_diver
47. Travel4Fun - Jan 2015, age 50
48. robnplunder - July 2015, age 53
49. Bryan Barnfellow - July 17, 2015
50. Taxman59 - July 1, 2015
51. nuisance - Q2 2015
52. texcurtis - January 31, 2015, age 54
53. OBXretire - July 1, 2015
54. Punxsyboy
55. Philliefan33
56. pinejake - March 5, 2015, age 56
57. Spudd - January 30, 2015, age 42
58. bingybear - Feb 28, 2015, age 53
59. kitesurfer2- April 30, 2015, age 62