Class of 2016

Two more weeks and I'm done; 5/27/16 at age 61. Will be a nice Memorial Day weekend; not just a 3 day weekend, but one long continuous weekend!
 
One more week!

Just got notice the "office" (I work remote from home) is closing 2 hrs early to "celebrate" Memorial day weekend next Friday so that means I get to start my retirement 2 hrs. early. Heck, with only one week to go you could say I am already "semi-retired"!!
 
Cleaned up the list and added the new folks:


January
- Vireo - 1/8/2016, age 60
- robertf57 - 1/22/2016 58
- Ghandi - 1/14/2016 - age 49
- Willers - 1/31/16
- YakGrl - 1/31/16, age 56
- lhamo's DH - 1/31/16, age 57

February
- Happyras 2/1/2016 age 61
- SecondCor521 - 2/19/16 age 46

March
- InTheSticks - 3/1/16, age 57
- DanD76 - 3/1/16, age 58
- HadEnuff- 3/1/16- age 62
- lisa99 - 3/11/16 - age 54

April
- Bir48die - 4/1/16, age 60
- Kickernick - 4/1/16, age 49
- UtahSkier - 4/1/16, age 54/55
- moneygrubber - 4/1/16 age 55
- analytic_al - 4/1/16 age 54
- hiker88 - 4/1/16 - age 55
- Boog - 4/6/16 - age 58
- Music Lover - 4/22/16 age 53
- Davis65 - 4/26/16, age 50
- Derslickmeister - 4/29/16 age 53
- OnTheBeach - 4/30/16 - Age 46
- Doribe - 4/30/16 - age 59

May
- Dogman 5/1/2016 age 60
- FireFool 5/20/16, age 55
- Prime Number 5/20/16, age 47
- Billk400 - 5/27/16, age 61

June
- LoneAspen - 6/1/16, age 49
- 38Chevy454 - 6/1/16, age 52
- eyeonFI - 6/1/2016, age 45
- Backdraft57 - 6/3/16, age 57
- wkouios - 6/3/16
- erkevin- 6/3/16 age 52
- scrinch - 6/6/16, age 57
- Jgot - 6/30/16. Age 60


July
- rdy2go - 7/1/16 age 65
- Al in Ohio - 7/5/16, age 55
- Senator - 7/5/2016 age 56
- Sasset - 7/7/16, age 55

August
- BigBob - 8/8/16, age 55
- Green Hornet 21 8/21/16
- AlbaCrush - 8/27/16, age 50

September
- OrcasIslandBound 9/1/2016 age 58

October

November
- Rdub - 11/1/16, age 46

December
- jelly bean counter - 12/1/16 age 62
- Longranger - 12/25/16, age 60
- neihn - 12/31/16 age 55
- 53anddone - 12/31/16 - age 54
- doneat58 - 12/31/2016, age 54
 
Add me! Severance kicks in June 10th. Age 46. that OMQ was worth hanging around...
 
looks like i was left off the list, so added me in and Aerides (congratulations on making it so young) also:

January
- Vireo - 1/8/2016, age 60
- robertf57 - 1/22/2016 58
- Ghandi - 1/14/2016 - age 49
- mamadogmamacat - 1/28/16 age 55
- Willers - 1/31/16
- YakGrl - 1/31/16, age 56
- lhamo's DH - 1/31/16, age 57

February
- Happyras 2/1/2016 age 61
- SecondCor521 - 2/19/16 age 46

March
- InTheSticks - 3/1/16, age 57
- DanD76 - 3/1/16, age 58
- HadEnuff- 3/1/16- age 62
- lisa99 - 3/11/16 - age 54

April
- Bir48die - 4/1/16, age 60
- Kickernick - 4/1/16, age 49
- UtahSkier - 4/1/16, age 54/55
- moneygrubber - 4/1/16 age 55
- analytic_al - 4/1/16 age 54
- hiker88 - 4/1/16 - age 55
- Boog - 4/6/16 - age 58
- Music Lover - 4/22/16 age 53
- Davis65 - 4/26/16, age 50
- Derslickmeister - 4/29/16 age 53
- OnTheBeach - 4/30/16 - Age 46
- Doribe - 4/30/16 - age 59

May
- Dogman 5/1/2016 age 60
- FireFool 5/20/16, age 55
- Prime Number 5/20/16, age 47
- Billk400 - 5/27/16, age 61

June
- LoneAspen - 6/1/16, age 49
- 38Chevy454 - 6/1/16, age 52
- eyeonFI - 6/1/2016, age 45
- Backdraft57 - 6/3/16, age 57
- wkouios - 6/3/16
- erkevin- 6/3/16 age 52
- scrinch - 6/6/16, age 57
- Aerides - 6/10/16 age 46
- Jgot - 6/30/16. Age 60


July
- rdy2go - 7/1/16 age 65
- Al in Ohio - 7/5/16, age 55
- Senator - 7/5/2016 age 56
- Sasset - 7/7/16, age 55

August
- BigBob - 8/8/16, age 55
- Green Hornet 21 8/21/16
- AlbaCrush - 8/27/16, age 50

September
- OrcasIslandBound 9/1/2016 age 58

October

November
- Rdub - 11/1/16, age 46

December
- jelly bean counter - 12/1/16 age 62
- Longranger - 12/25/16, age 60
- neihn - 12/31/16 age 55
- 53anddone - 12/31/16 - age 54
- doneat58 - 12/31/2016, age 54
 
Add me to the list: tbirdluvr 57 1/2 June 10, 2016.
It feels crazy, but I can hardly wait!!

January
- Vireo - 1/8/2016, age 60
- robertf57 - 1/22/2016 58
- Ghandi - 1/14/2016 - age 49
- mamadogmamacat - 1/28/16 age 55
- Willers - 1/31/16
- YakGrl - 1/31/16, age 56
- lhamo's DH - 1/31/16, age 57

February
- Happyras 2/1/2016 age 61
- SecondCor521 - 2/19/16 age 46

March
- InTheSticks - 3/1/16, age 57
- DanD76 - 3/1/16, age 58
- HadEnuff- 3/1/16- age 62
- lisa99 - 3/11/16 - age 54

April
- Bir48die - 4/1/16, age 60
- Kickernick - 4/1/16, age 49
- UtahSkier - 4/1/16, age 54/55
- moneygrubber - 4/1/16 age 55
- analytic_al - 4/1/16 age 54
- hiker88 - 4/1/16 - age 55
- Boog - 4/6/16 - age 58
- Music Lover - 4/22/16 age 53
- Davis65 - 4/26/16, age 50
- Derslickmeister - 4/29/16 age 53
- OnTheBeach - 4/30/16 - Age 46
- Doribe - 4/30/16 - age 59

May
- Dogman 5/1/2016 age 60
- FireFool 5/20/16, age 55
- Prime Number 5/20/16, age 47
- Billk400 - 5/27/16, age 61

June
- LoneAspen - 6/1/16, age 49
- 38Chevy454 - 6/1/16, age 52
- eyeonFI - 6/1/2016, age 45
- Backdraft57 - 6/3/16, age 57
- wkouios - 6/3/16
- erkevin- 6/3/16 age 52
- scrinch - 6/6/16, age 57
- Aerides - 6/10/16 age 46
- Jgot - 6/30/16. Age 60


July
- rdy2go - 7/1/16 age 65
- Al in Ohio - 7/5/16, age 55
- Senator - 7/5/2016 age 56
- Sasset - 7/7/16, age 55

August
- BigBob - 8/8/16, age 55
- Green Hornet 21 8/21/16
- AlbaCrush - 8/27/16, age 50

September
- OrcasIslandBound 9/1/2016 age 58

October

November
- Rdub - 11/1/16, age 46

December
- jelly bean counter - 12/1/16 age 62
- Longranger - 12/25/16, age 60
- neihn - 12/31/16 age 55
- 53anddone - 12/31/16 - age 54
- doneat58 - 12/31/2016, age 54[/QUOTE]
 
Officially FIRED

As of yesterday, 5/27/16 @3 pm EDT, I am retired. Just to remind me the company (now ex-company) did a remote factory reset of my iphone at 3:01 before i could even ship it back to them. As it is a 3 day holiday weekend I guess my first "official" day of retirement will be Tuesday 3/31/16. :dance:
 
Congratulations Bill. It's funny how quickly you become untrustworthy once you're no longer on the payroll!

Retirement coming up for a whole bunch of us in the next week or so!

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As of yesterday, 5/27/16 @3 pm EDT, I am retired. Just to remind me the company (now ex-company) did a remote factory reset of my iphone at 3:01 before i could even ship it back to them. As it is a 3 day holiday weekend I guess my first "official" day of retirement will be Tuesday 3/31/16. :dance:

CONGRATS....I out smarted Megacorp before they could mess with my Iphone or computer. I called a month prior to transfer the phone into personal liability. When they asked me send back the phone, I sent them the approved email from corporate and advised them I had turned off all the provisioning apps and had no further email access. I was my personal gift from corp. I would advise others to take advantage of such policies before they pull the plug. After just the few months of being FIRED, I could never go back.
 
My phone gets turned in Friday AM (my last day), I can not wait to have that tumor removed from my pocket, my hip, my desk, my nightstand
 
I got dropped too from January! Readded myself:

January
- Vireo - 1/8/2016, age 60
- robertf57 - 1/22/2016 58
- Ghandi - 1/14/2016 - age 49
- mamadogmamacat - 1/28/16 age 55
- Willers - 1/31/16
- YakGrl - 1/31/16, age 56
- lhamo's DH - 1/31/16, age 57
- inky - 1/31/16, age 43

February
- Happyras 2/1/2016 age 61
- SecondCor521 - 2/19/16 age 46

March
- InTheSticks - 3/1/16, age 57
- DanD76 - 3/1/16, age 58
- HadEnuff- 3/1/16- age 62
- lisa99 - 3/11/16 - age 54

April
- Bir48die - 4/1/16, age 60
- Kickernick - 4/1/16, age 49
- UtahSkier - 4/1/16, age 54/55
- moneygrubber - 4/1/16 age 55
- analytic_al - 4/1/16 age 54
- hiker88 - 4/1/16 - age 55
- Boog - 4/6/16 - age 58
- Music Lover - 4/22/16 age 53
- Davis65 - 4/26/16, age 50
- Derslickmeister - 4/29/16 age 53
- OnTheBeach - 4/30/16 - Age 46
- Doribe - 4/30/16 - age 59

May
- Dogman 5/1/2016 age 60
- FireFool 5/20/16, age 55
- Prime Number 5/20/16, age 47
- Billk400 - 5/27/16, age 61

June
- LoneAspen - 6/1/16, age 49
- 38Chevy454 - 6/1/16, age 52
- eyeonFI - 6/1/2016, age 45
- Backdraft57 - 6/3/16, age 57
- wkouios - 6/3/16
- erkevin- 6/3/16 age 52
- scrinch - 6/6/16, age 57
- Aerides - 6/10/16 age 46
- Jgot - 6/30/16. Age 60


July
- rdy2go - 7/1/16 age 65
- Al in Ohio - 7/5/16, age 55
- Senator - 7/5/2016 age 56
- Sasset - 7/7/16, age 55

August
- BigBob - 8/8/16, age 55
- Green Hornet 21 8/21/16
- AlbaCrush - 8/27/16, age 50

September
- OrcasIslandBound 9/1/2016 age 58

October

November
- Rdub - 11/1/16, age 46

December
- jelly bean counter - 12/1/16 age 62
- Longranger - 12/25/16, age 60
- neihn - 12/31/16 age 55
- 53anddone - 12/31/16 - age 54
- doneat58 - 12/31/2016, age 54
 
We just returned from two weeks in London. It was an amazing trip. And, I didn't have to rush back to work the next day. I didn't have 600 emails in my inbox. Life is good.
 
Guess I need to formally remove myself from the list. I am cutting back to part-time, but not fully retiring at this time. I prefer to think of it as transition period starting in June. Sort of like the kid who gets to go through graduation, but still has a couple classes required to get the actual diploma :rolleyes:

January
- Vireo - 1/8/2016, age 60
- robertf57 - 1/22/2016 58
- Ghandi - 1/14/2016 - age 49
- mamadogmamacat - 1/28/16 age 55
- Willers - 1/31/16
- YakGrl - 1/31/16, age 56
- lhamo's DH - 1/31/16, age 57
- inky - 1/31/16, age 43

February
- Happyras 2/1/2016 age 61
- SecondCor521 - 2/19/16 age 46

March
- InTheSticks - 3/1/16, age 57
- DanD76 - 3/1/16, age 58
- HadEnuff- 3/1/16- age 62
- lisa99 - 3/11/16 - age 54

April
- Bir48die - 4/1/16, age 60
- Kickernick - 4/1/16, age 49
- UtahSkier - 4/1/16, age 54/55
- moneygrubber - 4/1/16 age 55
- analytic_al - 4/1/16 age 54
- hiker88 - 4/1/16 - age 55
- Boog - 4/6/16 - age 58
- Music Lover - 4/22/16 age 53
- Davis65 - 4/26/16, age 50
- Derslickmeister - 4/29/16 age 53
- OnTheBeach - 4/30/16 - Age 46
- Doribe - 4/30/16 - age 59

May
- Dogman 5/1/2016 age 60
- FireFool 5/20/16, age 55
- Prime Number 5/20/16, age 47
- Billk400 - 5/27/16, age 61

June
- LoneAspen - 6/1/16, age 49
- [-]38Chevy454 - 6/1/16, age 52[/-]
- eyeonFI - 6/1/2016, age 45
- Backdraft57 - 6/3/16, age 57
- wkouios - 6/3/16
- erkevin- 6/3/16 age 52
- scrinch - 6/6/16, age 57
- Aerides - 6/10/16 age 46
- Jgot - 6/30/16. Age 60


July
- rdy2go - 7/1/16 age 65
- Al in Ohio - 7/5/16, age 55
- Senator - 7/5/2016 age 56
- Sasset - 7/7/16, age 55

August
- BigBob - 8/8/16, age 55
- Green Hornet 21 8/21/16
- AlbaCrush - 8/27/16, age 50

September
- OrcasIslandBound 9/1/2016 age 58

October

November
- Rdub - 11/1/16, age 46

December
- jelly bean counter - 12/1/16 age 62
- Longranger - 12/25/16, age 60
- neihn - 12/31/16 age 55
- 53anddone - 12/31/16 - age 54
- doneat58 - 12/31/2016, age 54
 
Unfortunately I too must withdraw from the class of 2016 to complete at least OMY. Last 6 months have been an eye opener as to how much my parents and almost launched kids will need $$ from me in the future. Parents in particular are late 80s and likely to both live into their 90s. Only very recently have they confided that their cash reserves are nearly exhausted. They are very prideful and have deliberately mislead me and siblings about their reserves as they didn't want to be a "burden". They never thought they would live to the ages they have achieved. Gotta work a bit longer so I don't pass the favor on to my kids. Really do not resent the responsibility but can't help being a little disappointed.
 
Well, today is my first official day of retirement! Or at least, I think it is. I'm not sure HR has actually processed the paperwork on time (though I turned it in in March). They have not cut off my cellphone or email yet (so I set the out of office message to say I no longer work there and won't be checking it :D). I asked my supervisor yesterday if he had received the paperwork to check off that I return all my old computers, and he said he's received nothing....whatever.

I walked around a lake this morning, had a leisurely breakfast at my favorite spot, and been frittering away the afternoon on the internet.

Life is good. :dance:
 
Sorry to hear about the circumstances for your OMY, longranger. I hope both your parents and kids appreciate what you are doing.
 
I packed up my office, hugged my admin assistant, and walked out the door before 10 AM.

Several emails came in this afternoon and I promptly ignored them!
 
Count me in, I pushed the button this week. Last day at work is Aug 31, first ER day is Sept 1. I found that I was getting angrier every time stress headed my way at work. There's little financial reason to stay. Struggling with a sense of 'duty' that staying helps the organization. The reality is - it just prolongs the agony.

Like the work, hate the commute and the BS that comes with the work. Two salaried professionals in the dept. The other job has been vacant for 4 months. Will be filled in 2 weeks with someone I trust and respect. Wish I could give her more training time, but it won't happen. There's always going to be some reason/project/whatever on the horizon that could be used as a reason to stay.

Worked since I was 16. Big change, but I'm ready.

Age = 57
 
Day 2 starts today, I took so much time off while working this just feels like another vacation. But I am officially unemployed!
 
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