Do you have any savings aside from pension ? (like $1 - $2 mil ) ?
I agree. If there's a healthy portfolio already, waiting around for a bit more pension may not make the most sense.
Is your retirement plan just this pension + Social Security?
Do you have any savings aside from pension ? (like $1 - $2 mil ) ?
In my experience those types of bosses, i.e. the p.i.t.a. micro-managers don't like not having control at all.
If you tell them you're retiring he/she will likely just put a bigger microscope on you and professionally flog you daily for the remaining 9 months.
So I would go with either 1 or 2.
I am wrestling with a similar choice but I may OMY it until early 2022. My work situation is not miserable though - if it was I'd pull the plug.
I dunno, the OP could start with option 3 and see how it goes. If it doesn't go well, the OP could deploy option 2 at that time. The OP could say the change was due to health reasons. No reason to explain further, saying it's personal.
Option 2. Time > $. Give minimum notice - 2 weeks sounds good to me. If you are indispensable then you can negotiate with the micro manager.
....Put me in for either quitting now or recognizing that you have FU money and change your attitude. Micro manager my butt. ...
You want me to do what? and by when? Yeah... good luck with that.
You wanna fire me? Make my day!
What FU money does:
Assuming you have the other savings and income sources like SS, to help meet your budget needs, I would take the retirement now. Enjoy a slightly earlier start to retirement than you had planned. You can add time to the beginning of your retirement, but you can't add time to the end of it.
What I didn’t say before my first post is that my boss, on a Thursday, a few weeks ago, said, “I don’t mean to be a micromanager, but...” and then proceeded to tell me she noticed I send work emails after normal work hours and wanted me to start coming into the office 3 days a week to make sure I was focused (I’m exempt). I told her we’ve been working long hours long before the pandemic. I thought about it and sent her an email and told her I have underlying medical conditions and don’t feel comfortable coming into the office. She then said she would postpone me having to come into the office.
Today, she sent an email and said effective immediately, I’d like for you to send me a daily update that summarizes your accomplishments for that day. It can be a bulleted list of items. Please include the approximate amount of time that you spent on each task.
I’m not in second grade.
At the beginning of our weekly meeting an hour later, on April Fool’s Day, I told her I am retiring April 30th. She said ok, you can disregard the email about sending the daily update.
So I guess I didn’t make it to January like I planned, but you can only take so much. I’m joining you all on April 30th and I am relieved to leave that toxic environment. Life truly is too short.
Today, she sent an email and said effective immediately, I’d like for you to send me a daily update that summarizes your accomplishments for that day. It can be a bulleted list of items. Please include the approximate amount of time that you spent on each task.
I’m not in second grade.
Daily updates...
Congrats and have fun! Slack the whole month and if she doesn't like it she can fire you!