A new worldwide standard for announcing a retirement has been set. If the pope can give two weeks, then certainly anyone else can also.
I gave my boss 6 weeks notice assuming she would want to keep it just between us for a couple of weeks, but she started telling people right away.
How much notice to give is a question I need to answer. I have 30+ years at a mega corp in a "C" level job. If I leave on "good terms" - I get around 150k/ yr for 10 yrs. I was thinking about 6 months notice, but perhaps it should be more like 12 months or more?
Yes, but will you fly away in a helicopter?
The next thing you know, the Pope will be parachuting into the Olympics.
Thanks for all the responses. Obviously everyone still clearly remembers their last days. Racy congratulations!!!
When I started at the Mega Corp in 1979 there was a marketing manager they wanted to leave/retire. At that time there were not job eliminations. Over time they took away his people, his secretary, his projects, travel, etc. He had an office with a door but little furniture. Everyday he would come in dressed in a suit and with a briefcase. He would shut the door, open his briefcase, and proceed to read newspapers and magazines for the next 8 hours. He did this for a couple years until he was ready to leave. I always remembered that.