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Inside two weeks, and I have personal day and holiday . And today is half over ... 7 1/2 days!
Put me down for 2018. As some of you may have read in another post, I have accepted a severance and will leave Mega in late April. Base and Cobra company paid until next March. I was planning to hold out OMY or maybe two, but the package offer made it a pretty easy decision. Ready to start monitoring the “Life After Fire” forum more closely now!
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Sorry for the delay in responding. Unfortunately, things have not been going so well for me.Hey, CoolRich, how has it gone so far? Are you having fun and feeling relaxed?
Thank you so much for your kind words Pellice. You must know my doctor because this is one of his recommendations (more like a command ).We are all very different, but I diffidently would like to make a suggestion: can you get outdoors into the natural world more or less regularly? It's something I think of as very healing.
I live in Lake County and have already hit a couple of local trails for walks. Even walking around my neighborhood at night is both good exercise and very relaxing.
Beautiful area. It's about 40 minutes from where I live, but 5 minutes from my megacorp office. I used to drive past there every day.Haven’t been there in years, but in Lake County, Ryerson Nature Preserve used to be a great area to walk. Old forest with long trails through it, and the Des Plaines river running along one border.
Tough call. I don't know your situation, but what I always told people on my team is that if you're that indispensable, the company needs to add you to the board of directors and pay you a lot more money.Well, I got the first request to think about staying on a bit longer, to the end of the year. But, I can't, I can't, I can't. Every fiber of my being wants out. The money, although probably helpful, isn't the issue. The only issue would be that I like the people who are asking me, AND that if I don't, it could be the end of my unit. We all hear that we worker bees are totally replaceable. Well, I am not. BUT - alternatively, my unit is replaceable. It falls into the "nice to have, but not necessary" category.
I would not want to be the one to say, "I don't care." But I don't think I can stay. I've got multiple countdowns. I have my first day after ending work planned. I have my second day planned. I can't wait.
Tough call. I don't know your situation, but what I always told people on my team is that if you're that indispensable, the company needs to add you to the board of directors and pay you a lot more money.
My spreadsheet says 64 more work days!!
The question is, when the time comes, can I really pull the trigger? I have to leave crazyville job. Still nervous. Fingers crossed I have the guts to go.
Some people report a lot of satisfaction on ramping down via PT.I don't know whether I should add myself back into this class! My last day was supposed to be May 23rd but I have agreed to w*rk 12 hours a week (one day in the office and one morning w*rking from home) until next February. Before I caved in to the tearful (seriously) request of my boss, DH and I planned two road trips during June. We have more trips planned in August and October too. My boss is good with me taking a 4 week sabbatical in June and has assured me that I can take any time off that I want. I also do not have to attend the weekly office meeting!!! I think this new schedule will make me feel retired even if I'm not technically retired. Thoughts?