ER Eddie
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Two questions:
1. How much notice did you give (before leaving work for retirement)?
2. How much notice do you think I should give?
Here's my situation, in a nutshell. I am vested in my pension, so I am not in danger of being cut to save the company expenses, if I give plenty of notice; I don't work for that cutthroat an outfit anyhow. I like my boss a good deal, and I don't want to hurt him or the company by leaving. I am not under delusions of being irreplaceable, but I do occupy a strange little niche in both within the company and within my profession, and I think it will be challenging to find a replacement. I am director of a small but important service within the company, and (apart from one other subordinate), I've been the only one doing this for 10 years, and stepping out is going to be a challenge to the company, in terms of recruiting and training a replacement. The subordinate can't step up, because he's 70, headed for retirement himself, and just not well suited. I don't want to "out" myself, but not many people in my profession want to do this particular work -- it is challenging and stressful (part of why I'm taking ER) -- nor do they have the personality or training for it. We have tried to hire people before to fill other subordinate slots, and it has been difficult.
My gut sense is, I need to give at least 6 months notice. Giving 30 or 90 days is just not going to be enough. It will put my boss and the company in a bad position. So I'm thinking 6 months, but I'm wondering if 9 or 12 months would be better.
I am 16 months from retirement now, so I'm trying to think this through. I figured I'd get some feedback. I don't have much experience in giving notice, at least not from an important position. The last job I gave notice at was assistant manager of a McDonalds, about 25 years ago.
I should mention, I'm not 100% certain I will retire in 16 months. Of course, I won't give notice until I'm 100% sure. I'm not going to give notice and then go, "Oh, I changed my mind."
So assuming I am 100% sure of retiring on a specific date, how much notice do you think I should give?
1. How much notice did you give (before leaving work for retirement)?
2. How much notice do you think I should give?
Here's my situation, in a nutshell. I am vested in my pension, so I am not in danger of being cut to save the company expenses, if I give plenty of notice; I don't work for that cutthroat an outfit anyhow. I like my boss a good deal, and I don't want to hurt him or the company by leaving. I am not under delusions of being irreplaceable, but I do occupy a strange little niche in both within the company and within my profession, and I think it will be challenging to find a replacement. I am director of a small but important service within the company, and (apart from one other subordinate), I've been the only one doing this for 10 years, and stepping out is going to be a challenge to the company, in terms of recruiting and training a replacement. The subordinate can't step up, because he's 70, headed for retirement himself, and just not well suited. I don't want to "out" myself, but not many people in my profession want to do this particular work -- it is challenging and stressful (part of why I'm taking ER) -- nor do they have the personality or training for it. We have tried to hire people before to fill other subordinate slots, and it has been difficult.
My gut sense is, I need to give at least 6 months notice. Giving 30 or 90 days is just not going to be enough. It will put my boss and the company in a bad position. So I'm thinking 6 months, but I'm wondering if 9 or 12 months would be better.
I am 16 months from retirement now, so I'm trying to think this through. I figured I'd get some feedback. I don't have much experience in giving notice, at least not from an important position. The last job I gave notice at was assistant manager of a McDonalds, about 25 years ago.
I should mention, I'm not 100% certain I will retire in 16 months. Of course, I won't give notice until I'm 100% sure. I'm not going to give notice and then go, "Oh, I changed my mind."
So assuming I am 100% sure of retiring on a specific date, how much notice do you think I should give?
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