DH did the exact same thing from a megacorp food company. I found out, pretty much the week he decided to do it. He worked for U of I for approx. a year after taking 6 mo. off. Now has an LLC, small consulting from home (20 hours/week). Could not be happier. Everything fell into place.Got RIFed from BigSoftware in June. I'm 63 and was thinking 'one more year'...
They offered me the option of finding another position or a pretty good package.
I took the package.