I submitted my letter of resignation/retirement last Friday! My last day will be June 25. When my boss read the first line of my letter, she audibly gasped and started to tear up. Said she felt like I was a son. Gave me a lot of nice compliments and told me I could do anything I wanted to. Weird, I felt like she had no confidence in me for a long time. Ground me on every little things. Now, it looks like I'll be missed. Go figure.
As someone said in an earlier post, 8 more "Sunday feelings" to go. I am done.
I'm 57, my last daughter is graduating in June, I have 23 years at my work and I have a nice pension and 403b/IRA stash.
Weird how some people react. Most people don't believe I won't work again. "You'll find a cool new gig for sure." When I tell them I might not work, they can't believe it. The only people who really get it are those who are already retired and a few who are already burned out!
House hacked for years. Bought a house with in-laws and we have lived with them. They are 80 and 85, but the father in law is a bit self centered. I told them I was retiring and he said, 'now maybe we can move. There are earthquakes here that I'm worried about." We live in a beautiful place, they've been retired for years and enjoying it. I bust my butt for years and finally get a chance to fully enjoy it and he tries to pull the rug out from under us. Fortunately, there is no way he could move. Has little savings and only lives off SS. All bark and no bite, but still. And I can't tell him I'm retired because of his own low self worth, he never said he was retired. He still thinks he's not just because he volunteers a few hours a week. So much projection. At least my mother in law is grounded and knows they can't move without us. They don't really want to move. They've lived in this town for 35 years!
BTW, these last 9 weeks ahead seem like they will take sooooo long. I'm burned out, running on fumes and will be running hard for the rest of the journey. It felt good to submit my letter. Was able to let go of some stress. Now I just have to make and not screw up. I think I can.
