disneysteve
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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I had my annual review meeting today and used it as an opportunity to give notice of my retirement. Our contracts require 120 days notice. That would take me to June 12 but they'll most likely make my last day June 8 as that's the end of the pay period.
I will have been at this job for just over 8 years and June 30 would mark 31 years in practice. While many/most doctors work well into their 60's and beyond, I will be retiring 2 months shy of my 60th birthday. Although I love being a doctor and have had a great career, I have never been someone who was defined by my job like many doctors are.
I'm curious to see how I feel once I inactivate my medical license because that's when my career will truly be over. At that point, I will no longer be able to practice medicine in any capacity, even to write a simple prescription for a family member. That will definitely be kind of odd.
Bottom line is that in 4 months I will be officially done.
I will have been at this job for just over 8 years and June 30 would mark 31 years in practice. While many/most doctors work well into their 60's and beyond, I will be retiring 2 months shy of my 60th birthday. Although I love being a doctor and have had a great career, I have never been someone who was defined by my job like many doctors are.
I'm curious to see how I feel once I inactivate my medical license because that's when my career will truly be over. At that point, I will no longer be able to practice medicine in any capacity, even to write a simple prescription for a family member. That will definitely be kind of odd.
Bottom line is that in 4 months I will be officially done.