Hi, I am 54 yrs old, married with two daughters.
This is my first post ever. Like many of you, I have been
lurking for quite some time and do appreciate all of those
that do post. It's been very helpful in my effort to close
the deal with early retirement.
I just wanted to share with everyone my retirement day experience:
Friday morning started like so many mornings during this pandemic.
I fixed my coffee, read my daily Bible readings, read my favorite blogs,
etc... However, this day was different in that I actually had to drive
to the office. So, I gathered my company laptop, badges, papers and
headed to Huntsville for my 9am meeting with my Manager.
I arrived about 15 minutes early. As I was walking into the conference room,
my Manager noticed that I didn't have a mask on. He mentioned that the
new rules required everyone to have a mask. So, I said, "...well let's have
this meeting outside." It made for a quick meeting. We were done
by 9am. Sweet!
But, I had a 10am meeting scheduled with HR for a final exit/debrief.
I called the HR lady to see if I could do it earlier. I actually thought it
was going to be a face-to-face meeting. Nope. We talked for exactly 7 minutes on the phone.
At 9:29 am, I walked into the lobby of HQ and simply said ... "My name is ____ and today is my last day". I showed my badge and she handed me
an envelope full of paperwork to sign. Due to the mask policy, I stepped
outside of the building so I could sign all of the paperwork and then I returned it to her. I smiled at her and wished her a great day.
So here's my question:
For those of you that retired during this pandemic, what was your last day like?
This is my first post ever. Like many of you, I have been
lurking for quite some time and do appreciate all of those
that do post. It's been very helpful in my effort to close
the deal with early retirement.
I just wanted to share with everyone my retirement day experience:
Friday morning started like so many mornings during this pandemic.
I fixed my coffee, read my daily Bible readings, read my favorite blogs,
etc... However, this day was different in that I actually had to drive
to the office. So, I gathered my company laptop, badges, papers and
headed to Huntsville for my 9am meeting with my Manager.
I arrived about 15 minutes early. As I was walking into the conference room,
my Manager noticed that I didn't have a mask on. He mentioned that the
new rules required everyone to have a mask. So, I said, "...well let's have
this meeting outside." It made for a quick meeting. We were done
by 9am. Sweet!
But, I had a 10am meeting scheduled with HR for a final exit/debrief.
I called the HR lady to see if I could do it earlier. I actually thought it
was going to be a face-to-face meeting. Nope. We talked for exactly 7 minutes on the phone.
At 9:29 am, I walked into the lobby of HQ and simply said ... "My name is ____ and today is my last day". I showed my badge and she handed me
an envelope full of paperwork to sign. Due to the mask policy, I stepped
outside of the building so I could sign all of the paperwork and then I returned it to her. I smiled at her and wished her a great day.
So here's my question:
For those of you that retired during this pandemic, what was your last day like?