Class of 2013

[LinCella]

I wrote 5 evaluations this week, will deliver them next week, have my retirement party on Wednesday and Friday will be my last day! Now it's real!

 

[Cassie]

I wrote 5 evaluations this week, will deliver them next week, have my retirement party on Wednesday and Friday will be my last day! Now it's real!

yay...time is winding down, you must be excited! I'm a few days behind you.

 

[LinCella]

Yeah, us! I've just been having a 70s funk dance party in my kitchen. The last Sunday before my last week of work! Feeling free.

 

[Huston55]

Yeah, us! I've just been having a 70s funk dance party in my kitchen. The last Sunday before my last week of work! Feeling free.

Yea baby! Time to cut the cake and get the party started!

 

[Ozstache]

I should update mine to 56, what's the process? I don't want to mess up any in flight updates.
MRG

Here's that data plotted on a graph, with MRG's change from 55 to 56 included.

 

[DUFUS]

Me too, me too!
Back on Feb 7th @ age 49.

 

[LinCella]

Had a great retirement party yesterday, they gave me a beautiful 3 speed bike. Decided I would rather leave after the party then stay two more days, so vacation time for today and tomorrow. I'm done! Hasn't sunk in yet...

 

[Accidental Retiree]

Had a great retirement party yesterday, they gave me a beautiful 3 speed bike. Decided I would rather leave after the party then stay two more days, so vacation time for today and tomorrow. I'm done! Hasn't sunk in yet...

Congrats, Linny, and welcome to the sunny side!

 

[Tailgate]

Surreal

Tailgate is weighing in late on the age thing.. I'm 62

Last real day in office is today... powers of invisibility growing and growing.

Party was Tuesday... I do check in again Monday for a short celebration in the afternoon and then I'm toast.

Surreal! Great feelings of stress being lifted off and floating away, plus some feeling of anticipation...

It's interesting watching the corporate email traffic of all the worker bees and managers still buzzing around the hive doing, what seems to me at this point today, to be inconsequential busy work and pointless tasks...

Cheers!

 

[DFA]

1. healthyandfun - 59 - December 31, 2013
2. 2retireearly - ? - 8/16/2013
3. Chris2008 – 54 – September 10, 2013
4. mystang52 (Glenn) – 60
5. SteveNU – 56
6. T-bird – 58
7. misty57 (DH) - 56 / RETIRED: 5/31/13
8. Helen - 56 - May 10, 2013
9. RitaR551-61 - ? - 1/1/2013
10. KM - 55 - March 15, 2013 – RETIRED
11. Lau_Ann – 55
12. Spokane2303 – 56
13. Donna – 58
14. ChrisC (and DW) - 58 - June 28, 2013 (DW - August 16, 2013)
15. Bikeknit – 60 – December 2013
16. Traineeinvestor - 47 - September 30, 2013
17. Sheehs1 – 58
18. smurray5991 – 57 - March 4, 2013
19. obgyn65 – 48
20. DFW_M5 - 63 last day April 29
21. Cjack-49
22. urn2bfree - 52 - December 1, 2013
23. ChainsBeGone-48
24. Seraphim – 57 - 6/1/2013
25. Sarah in SC's DH -50 6/28/2013
26. BTravlin – 55
27. kyounge1956 - will be 57 - spring May 2, 2013
28. jon-nyc - 44 - RETIRED 3/29/13
29. Rickochet - 58 DW - 53 (She wants to work!!)
30. Lcountz
31. boatfishandnature - July 31
32. Darnoc1 - 60 - September 30, 2013
33. Seraphim - ? – June 2, 2013
34. Retire2013 - 52 Last day of work is March 29, 2013
35. Nikki J - 56- April 19
36. Mwetter - 58 May 31st
37. Mimilulu - 56 April 26
38. Nikita - 59 April 5
39. Bagabonz - 56 on April 3- September 30, 2013
40. ziggy29 - 47, as of April 5 -- at least for a while!
41. F-One - Retiring in early June
42. luckydude - 45 - Oct 1 2013
43. Ozstache - 45 - 05 Oct 13
44. 48Fire - 52 - July 19, 2013
45. SoReady - 57 - May 17, 2013
46. Linny727 - 54.5 - December, 20, 2013
47. Big Al. 58. Retiring May 3rd, 2013
48. NW Landlady, 59 - Fired as of 4/11/13
49. MRG - 56 - May 1, 2013
50. leongs - 66 - April 26, 2013
51. NanoSour - 49 - July 1, 2013
52. Brierfield - 54 - July 15, 2013
53. cranberryjoe - 55 - Sept 30, 2013
54. Ready - 46, May 7, 2013
55. ChocoKitty - 43 - June 14, 2013
56. Katsmeow - 59 - ?
57. Purple81 - 54 - June 30, 2013
58. diehard1997 - 38 - June 30, 2013
59. gauss - 48 - Apr 12, 2013
60. Hermit - 63 - June 14, 2013
61. Hiredgun - 45 - December 31, 2013
62. Van-Guard23 - 44 - July 31, 2013
63. just walk away - 52- June 13, 2013
64. Future beach bum - 58 -June 28, 2013
65. almost there - 51- August 1, 2013
66. bamsphd - 51 - June 6, 2013
67. Healthyandfun - 59 - December 21, 2013
68. Which Roger - ? – August 2013
69. TimSF - ? – July 26, 2013
70. Cantskienuf - ? – July 26, 2013
71. JasmineJ - ? – July 24, 2013
72. ERhoosier - ? – September 2013
73. Shasta - ? – August 6, 2013
74. Time4brake – 2013
75. Akck -? – December 31, 2013
76. Bogie - 57 – October 1, 2013
77. ScoutAZ – 61 – December 20, 2013
78. Kevdude – 50 – 2013
79. Zedd – 52 – October 25, 2013
80. Walt34 – 52 – July 11, 2013
81. Padlin00 – 56 – July 26, 2013
82. BuysToys - 50 - October 15, 2013
83. Rosie - 53 - January 2013
84. MDJO - 59 1/2 - 7/2/2013
85. Rena - ? - 10/31/2013
86. Dcharles - 60 - Last day is Dec 31st
87. CarlosH - 52 - December 30, 2013
88. Rusa - 58 - Dec. 31, 2013
89. UkGP51 - 52 - 12/31/2013
90. DFA - 55- 12/31/2013
91. DUFUS - 49 - 2/17/2013
92. Tailgate - 62 - 12/19/2013

Updated to add DUFUS and Tailgate to the ever growing list of FIRE'd individuals.

 

[martyp]

I also just realized today that this will be the first time in years that I won't have to spend my vacation week between Xmas and New Years working on performance appraisals....

I ER'd 3 yrs ago and the words "performance appraisals" still makes my heart turn cold.

Congratulations to the class of 2013!

 

[MRG]

I ER'd 3 yrs ago and the words "performance appraisals" still makes my heart turn cold.

Congratulations to the class of 2013!

Especially when they have to be done before merit increases are handed out, even if everyone knows there is no correlation.
So glad that cr*p is in the past.
MRG

 

[DFA]

Well today I got my walking papers that included severance, vested stock, bonus, vacation paid out and one last paycheck coming in Jan. MiniCorp may be going out of business so they are cutting back, boss asked if I wanted a reference letter, I told him no thanks because I was retiring. He was like REALLY, and I said I was just waiting for this to close the deal and start a new course for the rest of my life.

Called DW and told her and she started to do the happy dance and told me that we were going out to celebrate.

This will be the first time since I was 12 that I will not be working, seem kind of strange, but I am sure I will get used to it.

 

[Huston55]

Well today I got my walking papers that included severance, vested stock, bonus, vacation paid out and one last paycheck coming in Jan. MiniCorp may be going out of business so they are cutting back, boss asked if I wanted a reference letter, I told him no thanks because I was retiring. He was like REALLY, and I said I was just waiting for this to close the deal and start a new course for the rest of my life.

Called DW and told her and she started to do the happy dance and told me that we were going out to celebrate.

This will be the first time since I was 12 that I will not be working, seem kind of strange, but I am sure I will get used to it.

Outstanding, congrats!

Still moving to Italy?

 

[LinCella]

Yeah, DFA!

 

[DFA]

Outstanding, congrats!

Still moving to Italy?

No, we have changed to Ireland, we have been twice and really loved it. Last time there we were looking at areas to live and housing. DW still has 21 months to get her 30 years military and 25 years Civil Service to retire so we are planning another trip to Ireland to get serious on the house hunting.

 

[Southern Geek]

Originally, I was in Class of 2011 with a plan to retire in mid-2011 at age 55. However, circumstances at work changed early that year providing me with opportunity to transition from management back into a purely technical role as a 'greybeard'. I enjoyed the new role so much, that stayed on for almost 2 more years until the Megacorp made me an offer I couldn't refuse to take an early retirement. I retired on 1/1/13 at age 57. Today is the anniversary of my last day of employment.

 

[DFA]

1. healthyandfun - 59 - December 31, 2013
2. 2retireearly - ? - 8/16/2013
3. Chris2008 – 54 – September 10, 2013
4. mystang52 (Glenn) – 60
5. SteveNU – 56
6. T-bird – 58
7. misty57 (DH) - 56 / RETIRED: 5/31/13
8. Helen - 56 - May 10, 2013
9. RitaR551-61 - ? - 1/1/2013
10. KM - 55 - March 15, 2013 – RETIRED
11. Lau_Ann – 55
12. Spokane2303 – 56
13. Donna – 58
14. ChrisC (and DW) - 58 - June 28, 2013 (DW - August 16, 2013)
15. Bikeknit – 60 – December 2013
16. Traineeinvestor - 47 - September 30, 2013
17. Sheehs1 – 58
18. smurray5991 – 57 - March 4, 2013
19. obgyn65 – 48
20. DFW_M5 - 63 last day April 29
21. Cjack-49
22. urn2bfree - 52 - December 1, 2013
23. ChainsBeGone-48
24. Seraphim – 57 - 6/1/2013
25. Sarah in SC's DH -50 6/28/2013
26. BTravlin – 55
27. kyounge1956 - will be 57 - spring May 2, 2013
28. jon-nyc - 44 - RETIRED 3/29/13
29. Rickochet - 58 DW - 53 (She wants to work!!)
30. Lcountz
31. boatfishandnature - July 31
32. Darnoc1 - 60 - September 30, 2013
33. Seraphim - ? – June 2, 2013
34. Retire2013 - 52 Last day of work is March 29, 2013
35. Nikki J - 56- April 19
36. Mwetter - 58 May 31st
37. Mimilulu - 56 April 26
38. Nikita - 59 April 5
39. Bagabonz - 56 on April 3- September 30, 2013
40. ziggy29 - 47, as of April 5 -- at least for a while!
41. F-One - Retiring in early June
42. luckydude - 45 - Oct 1 2013
43. Ozstache - 45 - 05 Oct 13
44. 48Fire - 52 - July 19, 2013
45. SoReady - 57 - May 17, 2013
46. Linny727 - 54.5 - December, 20, 2013
47. Big Al. 58. Retiring May 3rd, 2013
48. NW Landlady, 59 - Fired as of 4/11/13
49. MRG - 56 - May 1, 2013
50. leongs - 66 - April 26, 2013
51. NanoSour - 49 - July 1, 2013
52. Brierfield - 54 - July 15, 2013
53. cranberryjoe - 55 - Sept 30, 2013
54. Ready - 46, May 7, 2013
55. ChocoKitty - 43 - June 14, 2013
56. Katsmeow - 59 - ?
57. Purple81 - 54 - June 30, 2013
58. diehard1997 - 38 - June 30, 2013
59. gauss - 48 - Apr 12, 2013
60. Hermit - 63 - June 14, 2013
61. Hiredgun - 45 - December 31, 2013
62. Van-Guard23 - 44 - July 31, 2013
63. just walk away - 52- June 13, 2013
64. Future beach bum - 58 -June 28, 2013
65. almost there - 51- August 1, 2013
66. bamsphd - 51 - June 6, 2013
67. Healthyandfun - 59 - December 21, 2013
68. Which Roger - ? – August 2013
69. TimSF - ? – July 26, 2013
70. Cantskienuf - ? – July 26, 2013
71. JasmineJ - ? – July 24, 2013
72. ERhoosier - ? – September 2013
73. Shasta - ? – August 6, 2013
74. Time4brake – 2013
75. Akck -? – December 31, 2013
76. Bogie - 57 – October 1, 2013
77. ScoutAZ – 61 – December 20, 2013
78. Kevdude – 50 – 2013
79. Zedd – 52 – October 25, 2013
80. Walt34 – 52 – July 11, 2013
81. Padlin00 – 56 – July 26, 2013
82. BuysToys - 50 - October 15, 2013
83. Rosie - 53 - January 2013
84. MDJO - 59 1/2 - 7/2/2013
85. Rena - ? - 10/31/2013
86. Dcharles - 60 - Last day is Dec 31st
87. CarlosH - 52 - December 30, 2013
88. Rusa - 58 - Dec. 31, 2013
89. UkGP51 - 52 - 12/31/2013
90. DFA - 55- 12/31/2013
91. DUFUS - 49 - 2/17/2013
92. Tailgate - 62 - 12/19/2013
93. Southern Geek - 57 - 1/1/13

Added Southern Geek, welcome to group.

 

[akck]

My wife told me yesterday, that this will be the last Friday I work (taking off the 2 days after Christmas). Darn, I missed celebrating my last Wednesday and Thursday. I think we'll either go out to eat or order in dinner tonight.

 

[Snowcat]

Well today I got my walking papers that included severance, vested stock, bonus, vacation paid out and one last paycheck coming in Jan.

So excited for you. I keep waiting for this to happen to my DH. I guess we just continue to wait. In the mean time, it is great to know it is making your retirement plans kick.

 

[steelyman]

Congratulations to you all!

It looks like you're beating us (2011), but I bet we can take you in football

Enjoy this year!

 

[bikeknit]

I go to 15 hour weeks on July 1st and zero hour weeks sometime in December! Yeah!

My last day is Dec. 24. Just two more part days! I'm 60 and couldn't have done it without my great husband. Got some travel and Grandchild time planned.

 

[DFA]

1. healthyandfun - 59 - December 31, 2013
2. 2retireearly - ? - 8/16/2013
3. Chris2008 – 54 – September 10, 2013
4. mystang52 (Glenn) – 60
5. SteveNU – 56
6. T-bird – 58
7. misty57 (DH) - 56 / RETIRED: 5/31/13
8. Helen - 56 - May 10, 2013
9. RitaR551-61 - ? - 1/1/2013
10. KM - 55 - March 15, 2013 – RETIRED
11. Lau_Ann – 55
12. Spokane2303 – 56
13. Donna – 58
14. ChrisC (and DW) - 58 - June 28, 2013 (DW - August 16, 2013)
15. Bikeknit – 60 – 24 December 2013
16. Traineeinvestor - 47 - September 30, 2013
17. Sheehs1 – 58
18. smurray5991 – 57 - March 4, 2013
19. obgyn65 – 48
20. DFW_M5 - 63 last day April 29
21. Cjack-49
22. urn2bfree - 52 - December 1, 2013
23. ChainsBeGone-48
24. Seraphim – 57 - 6/1/2013
25. Sarah in SC's DH -50 6/28/2013
26. BTravlin – 55
27. kyounge1956 - will be 57 - spring May 2, 2013
28. jon-nyc - 44 - RETIRED 3/29/13
29. Rickochet - 58 DW - 53 (She wants to work!!)
30. Lcountz
31. boatfishandnature - July 31
32. Darnoc1 - 60 - September 30, 2013
33. Seraphim - ? – June 2, 2013
34. Retire2013 - 52 Last day of work is March 29, 2013
35. Nikki J - 56- April 19
36. Mwetter - 58 May 31st
37. Mimilulu - 56 April 26
38. Nikita - 59 April 5
39. Bagabonz - 56 on April 3- September 30, 2013
40. ziggy29 - 47, as of April 5 -- at least for a while!
41. F-One - Retiring in early June
42. luckydude - 45 - Oct 1 2013
43. Ozstache - 45 - 05 Oct 13
44. 48Fire - 52 - July 19, 2013
45. SoReady - 57 - May 17, 2013
46. Linny727 - 54.5 - December, 20, 2013
47. Big Al. 58. Retiring May 3rd, 2013
48. NW Landlady, 59 - Fired as of 4/11/13
49. MRG - 56 - May 1, 2013
50. leongs - 66 - April 26, 2013
51. NanoSour - 49 - July 1, 2013
52. Brierfield - 54 - July 15, 2013
53. cranberryjoe - 55 - Sept 30, 2013
54. Ready - 46, May 7, 2013
55. ChocoKitty - 43 - June 14, 2013
56. Katsmeow - 59 - ?
57. Purple81 - 54 - June 30, 2013
58. diehard1997 - 38 - June 30, 2013
59. gauss - 48 - Apr 12, 2013
60. Hermit - 63 - June 14, 2013
61. Hiredgun - 45 - December 31, 2013
62. Van-Guard23 - 44 - July 31, 2013
63. just walk away - 52- June 13, 2013
64. Future beach bum - 58 -June 28, 2013
65. almost there - 51- August 1, 2013
66. bamsphd - 51 - June 6, 2013
67. Healthyandfun - 59 - December 21, 2013
68. Which Roger - ? – August 2013
69. TimSF - ? – July 26, 2013
70. Cantskienuf - ? – July 26, 2013
71. JasmineJ - ? – July 24, 2013
72. ERhoosier - ? – September 2013
73. Shasta - ? – August 6, 2013
74. Time4brake – 2013
75. Akck -? – December 31, 2013
76. Bogie - 57 – October 1, 2013
77. ScoutAZ – 61 – December 20, 2013
78. Kevdude – 50 – 2013
79. Zedd – 52 – October 25, 2013
80. Walt34 – 52 – July 11, 2013
81. Padlin00 – 56 – July 26, 2013
82. BuysToys - 50 - October 15, 2013
83. Rosie - 53 - January 2013
84. MDJO - 59 1/2 - 7/2/2013
85. Rena - ? - 10/31/2013
86. Dcharles - 60 - Last day is Dec 31st
87. CarlosH - 52 - December 30, 2013
88. Rusa - 58 - Dec. 31, 2013
89. UkGP51 - 52 - 12/31/2013
90. DFA - 55- 12/31/2013
91. DUFUS - 49 - 2/17/2013
92. Tailgate - 62 - 12/19/2013
93. Southern Geek - 57 - 1/1/13

Updated bikenit's retirement date.

 

[Dcharles]

I am number 86 on the forum but number 181 In my company for the number of retirements this year. I turned 60 on Friday Dec 20th and announced my last day will be Dec 31st. dance. I am so ready to join you all on ER even though most of you are ahead of me. thanks for your support and good ideas!

 

[obgyn65]

I did not make the 2013 class. Too much going on and getting cold feet. Will try to make the 2014 class.