If your goal is to retire early (before the official retirement date allowed by your company) wouldn't it be better to try to get the company to lay you off or eliminate your position instead of just flat quitting? The implication is you could draw unemployment benefits for a year or so.
I realize the idea is a bit of an ethical dilema but I will be somebody who will have worked my whole life (hopefully) and not drawn one dime of unemployment, food stamps, welfare, etc..... Basically paid "into" the system and not taken any sort of handout or even a subsidized loan. Part of me thinks I could get over the guilt pretty quickly.
As I type this I guess another option would be to just begin doing a lousy job at work and have them fire me. We normally give people some sort of package when we let them go after they have worked there a long time (especially when in a protected class).
Anybody actually done one of these options or at least thought about it? I think of these type things now as I am a "young dreamer" but when push comes to shove, I am guessing I would prefer to keep my reputation and dignity in tact and just push through the finish line with my head held high.
I realize the idea is a bit of an ethical dilema but I will be somebody who will have worked my whole life (hopefully) and not drawn one dime of unemployment, food stamps, welfare, etc..... Basically paid "into" the system and not taken any sort of handout or even a subsidized loan. Part of me thinks I could get over the guilt pretty quickly.
As I type this I guess another option would be to just begin doing a lousy job at work and have them fire me. We normally give people some sort of package when we let them go after they have worked there a long time (especially when in a protected class).
Anybody actually done one of these options or at least thought about it? I think of these type things now as I am a "young dreamer" but when push comes to shove, I am guessing I would prefer to keep my reputation and dignity in tact and just push through the finish line with my head held high.