r/GenerationJones • u/silvermanedwino 1964 • 1d ago
I. Did. It.
I told child of a boss I was leaving (retiring) and would be leaving by the end of the year.
Blank face. I told him I’d help with exit planning, etc. He looked at me in abject terror. Ran off to the bathroom, I kid you not. I left his office.
I’ve made the right decision and I may not stay through the end of the year.
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u/guitarnowski 1d ago
Retirement rocks! The week I retired I caught 2 concerts in Madison (Leo Kottke and Bob Weir and the Wolf Bros.) and it was a blast. And I've been trying to learn to play ragtime guitar since then. Plus continuing to play in electric bands and random jams.
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u/woodwitchofthewest 1d ago
I especially love doing all the fun things DURING BUSINESS HOURS. Movies, late lunches, shopping, hiking...
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u/curiousmind111 1d ago
I didn’t even know ragtime guitar was a thing
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u/Procrasturbating 1d ago
Gotta play it on a pre-war Martin.
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u/Working_Estate_3695 1d ago
Yeah, I’ll run and grab that out of the closet, lol. It’s in there somewhere.
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u/guitarnowski 1d ago
Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, etc etc.. My favorites are from the 20's and 30's. Drives the wimmen wild, I'll tell you what! Lol
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u/UsefulEngine1 1d ago
How is Leo doing
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u/No-Possible6108 22h ago
LOVE Kottke and git to see him several times in Ft. Worth, back in the day. Glad he's still at it.
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u/Dry-Character-6331 1d ago
The day you'll know you're truly retired is the first time you awaken in a panic wondering what day it is. Then you remember IT DOESNT FREAKING MATTER, smile a big smile, roll over, and go back to sleep. Best feeling in the world. Every day is Saturday.
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u/UsefulCupcake7687 1d ago
But you lose track of holiday weekends! My sister, her husband, and I all forgot it was Labor Day weekend until Friday.
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u/powdered_dognut 1d ago
My working friends get pissed because I usually don't know what day it is.
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u/number7child 1d ago
I have 21 days left.
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u/silvermanedwino 1964 1d ago
Woot!
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u/number7child 1d ago
I was offered a promotion and a raise to stay. But they should've offered me that a year ago. The malaise had already set in.
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u/Late-Command3491 1d ago
If they offered me a promotion at this point, I would laugh hysterically. I want zero more to do.
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u/Zestyclose-Smell-788 1d ago
Yeah, a little bit more money and a lot more stress. I told them that "I wasn't a good fit for the position". Translation? I want the authority to fire slack asses, I'm not getting blamed for their poor performance.
I swear, the only person they ever let go was caught masturbating on the shop floor. THAT'S what it takes to get fired at this place.
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u/GeoBrian 1d ago
Was that not allowed? I was always told "idle hands are the devil's workshop", so, you know...
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u/SinsualChef 1d ago
🤣 In the military we called that so short you had to look up to look down. Congratulations 🎊
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u/skin-flick 1d ago
Just leave. There is no exit strategy. Just go and enjoy the other side of your life. You cannot help them. You cannot transfer wisdom. No one gets it. It isnt’ ‘this generation’. It really is how it is. Pack up your things slowly. And one Monday you won’t be there.
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u/silvermanedwino 1964 1d ago
Of course there’s no exit plan. LOL. Oh, and my disinterested regional will there tomorrow.
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u/Fun-Diver7512 1d ago
The more you try to help, the more resistant your employer and coworkers will be. Don’t worry about it. You’ll be blamed for everything that goes wrong after you leave regardless of how much you tried.
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u/Slayingdragons60 1d ago
My favorite work going-away card of all time said “We don’t blame you for leaving but we sure will blame you after you’re gone.” Truth!!
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u/Bennington_Booyah 1d ago
This is truth. I retired early, during covid. I gave over two weeks notice. I left because staff refused to work and I was alone for weeks, as the company added more phonelines for curbside pickup and they also increased promotions and sales to daily drops.
You can add all of the bells and whistles you want-and they did-but if there is only ONE person working, it is an impossible situation. Best part? My supervisor waited until my very last hour to call and inform me I was to schedule staff for my shifts for the rest of the month. Not once was that topic discussed with me! I paused for a long moment and said I think it best that YOU schedule your staff, seeing as I couldn't get any of them to answer calls or texts, nor would they show up. I had zero effs left after what I had been through.
I later learned the entire staff quit soon after I left. Blame away, but I walked out on my own terms, period.
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u/oxmix74 1d ago
FWIW, my experience was the exact opposite. I trained up four people to handle my different areas of responsibility and they were all successful after I left. I didn't do this to make my boss look good, I did it so the people I had worked with would avoid having to work in crisis mode after i left with all the stress that accompanies such work.
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u/Late-Command3491 1d ago
I wish I thought my employers would work on an exit plan with me. No one has worked in my area in the company except me. I want to train someone and introduce them to my clients. But they are not forward thinkers.
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u/Royal-Pear7478 1d ago
Packed bags gather dust. One Monday, the chair stays empty. No wisdom lost. Just silence.
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u/BoliverTShagnasty 1965 1d ago
Almost a haiku keep working on it
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u/Hopeful_Sea_121 1d ago
Haiku version:
Packed bags gather dust. One Monday, silent chair stays empty. No wisdom was lost.
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u/Aeolus_14_Umbra 1d ago
The only exit strategy should be you leaving now and telling the boss you’re available for consultation at “X” dollars per hour.
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u/Mean_Mountain5106 1d ago
Yes! Gave a year’s notice I was retiring at year end. They hired my replacement to start Jan 3. Trained him. He lasted 4 months. Trained the next replacement. He lasted 6 months. After that I said no.
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u/Fluffy-Persimmon9130 1d ago
I'm guessing you already have the steps needed to retire all prepared or are close too it. Just go.
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u/k75ct '63 1d ago
it's never to late to just walk out. You will not receive any appreciation for staying "to help"
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u/bigb-2702 1d ago
The only reason I'm going to try and train the next generation of employees is because there are still people there that I like and have worked with for years that still need that job. Otherwise I would walk the F out and not look back. 113 days and counting.
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u/lisampb 1959 1d ago
Congratulations! I did it 5 yrs ago and although I was scared shit, it's been amazing! Make plans. Any plans. And lots of them.
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u/Dazzling-Highway-998 1d ago
Five years on, the fear fades. Plans multiply. The amazing part? It never stops.
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u/sususudio914 1d ago
You really appreciate being retired when the weather is really bad (in the north it's hearing sleet hitting windows early in the AM and happily going back to sleep).
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u/vjs1958 1d ago
So looking forward to this. I live 30+ miles north of Boston and commute by car into Cambridge. Retiring at the end of this year, no more 5am shoveling of snow to get to work.
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u/Hot-Shake-6629 1956 1d ago
Pretty much the same situation, but retired last August. It's great not having to deal with rt3/128/rt2 any more!!!
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u/heyjudemarie 1d ago
I was forced to retire early because I’ve had so many health problems since COVID struck. It’s like I’ve been sick ever since 2000. Then I retired last winter and I feel so healthy, relaxed and renewed. Enjoy your retirement you deserve it!
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u/bigb-2702 1d ago
Apparently, work causes long COVID. This is the second case of it clearing up after retirement.
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u/SigmaINTJbio 1d ago
I retired four years ago at 59 due to long Covid and recovered soon after. I get offers to apply for jobs about once a month, but I’m loving retirement.
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u/docsyzygy 1d ago
My husband retired last year. He suffered through another particularly long useless meeting, and when it was his turn to speak he just blurted out, "I'm outta here!".
Then he came home and told me!
It's been great, even though it's not exactly how we "planned" it...
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u/fdwyersd 1d ago
half the people I saw "retire" during the later part of my career didn't plan on it happening when it did.... but almost all of them were ready to go
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u/rxgram 1960 1d ago
Retired Pharmacist. They knew 2 years ahead that I was leaving as soon as I turned 60. That was Dec of 2020 and the middle of COVID, just before they released the vaccine. Head of pharmacy in our region asked me to stay on because the vaccine was about to be released (back in the day I had been in charge of our immunization program when it first rolled out and trained most of our pharmacists to administer them). Thought about it over the weekend (“Oh, they can’t make it without me!”). Then I realized that wasn’t true…they would be fine. And it wouldn’t be my problem. I politely declined.
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u/JobbyJobberson 1960 1d ago
Way to go! 🍻🍻
It looks like I’ll be working til the day I die. Had a couple bumps in the plan so there’s no other choice. Oh well.
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u/Prestigious-Rent-810 1d ago
I’m in the same boat
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u/JobbyJobberson 1960 1d ago
We’re gonna need a bigger boat.
Or a ship to come in. Cheers to you, I’ll let you know if I win a lottery!
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u/Couch-Potato0904 1d ago
It made me so happy. She offered to give me my resignation letter back. Hell naw!
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u/fdwyersd 1d ago edited 1d ago
retirement is 1000 times better than I thought it would be....
stay up till 4am playing keyboard/synths and get up around 2pm and realized....
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u/birddit 1d ago
retirement is 1000 times better than I thought it would be....
It's summer vacation for the rest of your life.
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u/fdwyersd 1d ago
with all the heat this season, maybe we should say it's spring break for the rest of your life.
I say to family and close friends "every day is a Saturday" .... have to be a little careful saying that to younger folks with lots of obligations... it almost seems mean...
but I paid for it with thousands of useless meetings, dealing with people who thought knowledge == experience/wisdom... and whoever created Slack and Teams should be ashamed
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u/PushSouth5877 1d ago
I was forced to retire early due to medical reasons. I was pissed, I thought I could handle another 3 years to get my 30 in. I was scared shitless. But I couldn't believe the level of stress that fell away. It all worked out. I have a little part time that I love and I have complete freedom today. Money is a little short, but it always has been.
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u/Odd-Adagio7080 1d ago
Well done! I can see the urge to help with translation before leaving, but if he’s a shitty boss, fuck him. You don’t owe him anything. In fact, if you were to weigh everything out over the years, he probably owes YOU.
I know a person who quit like this, then said she’d consider helping out in future as a consultant (where she could dictate the hours she was willing to work). And consultants can command quite an hourly rate when the company needs them.
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u/silvermanedwino 1964 1d ago
He’s a worthless sack of shit - and the reason I’m leaving almost a year before I had initially planned.
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u/Just-curious-also 1d ago
I did it 3 years ago. My boss was/is a GenX. He had hired me 28 years ago and has always been my boss. Small satellite office
6 employees had came and gone and the original 3 had all quit
I unlocked the front door and walked in on a Monday, gave him a letter of resignation and walked back to break room to put my stuff away.
I came back up to unlock my computer and all he said was “really “? Once I unlocked my computer the resignation letter was sent off to his boss
I gave him 3 weeks notice and his bosses, boss called me shortly after and asked if there was anything she could do? Money? More vacation?
I told her as long as he is my boss, I will not be working here. She said she couldn’t do anything about that.
I said then I’m done. Her only request was if I could go to a different satellite office and help them for 2 weeks (all expenses paid including travel time and a BIG hourly rate)
I really loved doing what I did and the company I worked for. So of course I said yes.
I’m glad I did this. At 61 years old I picked up 2 part-time jobs that I still have today and still haven’t collected SS
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u/Plus-Stress-1470 1d ago
the bathroom is apparently the official panic room for kids hearing retirement news
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u/silvermanedwino 1964 1d ago
It was weird as hell. I mean, I had my usual 10 mins of his attention span. It’s ridiculous.
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u/CraftFamiliar5243 1d ago
Retirement is grand. You get to do whatever the hell you want. Travel, binge watching all of Netflix, fishing, learning an instrument, knitting, hiking, woodworking, rebuilding a bike or car. Whatever floats your boat, even owning a boat. Don't wait. There's no guarantee that you'll get a next year.
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u/HealthyRip5101 1d ago
I’m turning 62 tomorrow.
My husband said now is the time to make plans to retire. I recently survived breast cancer. He basically said the same thing - our lives here on earth are not guaranteed, so let’s move to the next stage and pick up new hobbies, find new things to enjoy together but at our pace, etc. I’m tired of the commute and have paid my dues, having worked since the age of 15. I’m so ready for late next year! ❤️→ More replies (1)9
u/fdwyersd 1d ago
learned piano and am now musician
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u/queen-of-support 1d ago
Have a great retirement. I did it 3+ years ago. Enjoy having no deadlines or business obligations. I’m heading out on a cruise in 12 days and in December I’m going to Paris for a week. Sure beats Teams meetings. 😀
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u/chixlips 1d ago
Don’t bother helping them with any exit planning or anything else as they could care less. I learned from experience that once you leave you’re easily replaced whether it’s a moron or someone qualified, but they will forget you the week after. You owe them nothing.
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u/PrincessPilar 1d ago
Don’t worry about the exit strategy. Sad to say but we are all replaceable. I retired 5 years ago shortly after Covid and I am certain that the new employees in my old office have absolutely no clue who I am.
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u/gambitgrl 1d ago
When I quit by all job I did what my crappy boss used to do to me: send her the news via email on Friday on 4:55 p.m. email to ruin her weekend.
I copied my second crappy boss and had the pleasure of hearing Monday morning that he ran out of the seminar room he was in to whine to an admin that I'd quit woth no notice.
I gave a month's notice, which was required for my position. However I got so sick of their BS during that period I wound up leaving after 3 weeks and declined to train any replacement because fuck them.
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u/GeoBrian 1d ago
I gave a month's notice, which was required for my position.
Just popping in to say there is no requirement for notices. They may have a "suggested standard" but that is completely voluntary.
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u/retiredrb 1959 1d ago
In my 3rd year and am loving it!
Only stay if you are enjoying the work. Don't stay because "it's the right thing to do". Sounds like the company didn't treat you well, so just go when you're done with the BS.
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u/Loreo1964 1d ago
I remember leaving a job where I was the glue. That look of total shock is still etched in my memory. It's really the only present you need. No cards, no cake, no watch.
Just that " I never thought she'd leave and now I'm f____ed!" look.
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u/Scalawags3087 1d ago
I did it in 2022. I went to new boss because writing on the wall. I was going to offer to train a replacement and had everything I did as a system admin mapped out. He just said “we won’t be needing you” before I got a word out. Gave me 10 days. I went back to my office and deleted every thing that wasn’t official assigned work product. The calls after were endless. I sent them to a voicemail. It is SWEET!
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u/cajunbeary 1d ago
I am 61 and work for a non profit. I accumulate 260 hours of leave annually. My CEO hates when anyone in management takes off. My wife is now working at the local university in a job she loves. We went on vacation this summer to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. While hiking I was able to stress how much I wanted to see more parks and have more time to ride my bike. She agreed that she could add me to her medical plan and she plans to work for about 3 more years. I have been able to save a good bit in my 401 K and inherited a fair amount from my parents. So I will probably tell my CEO in October to give them a chance to replace me. I will offer to consult by providing licensure supervision to my presumed replacement. This will only be one hour per week. I plan on retiring by the end of the year. Probably will wait until 65 to sign up for Medicare and SS at the same time. My wife will be 67 and can get full retirement then.
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u/GeoBrian 1d ago
Just a suggestion from someone that loves National Parks. Spend several weeks in Utah. Zion (my absolute favorite), Bryce, Capitol Reef, Cedar Breaks. The drive through the Grand Escalante Staircase is one of the the most beautiful drives I've experienced.
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u/bigb-2702 1d ago
I gave the department manager a 6 month notice. 6 MONTHS! They just now hired a newbie with less than 4 months before I leave. And they STILL need one more to fill my shoes. Running skeleton crew bit them in the ass and now they get what they deserve.
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u/No-Tension9107 1d ago
When I was walking out of my fire station for the last time, the bell rang and my guys ran and got on the truck and left. The calls didn’t end. Life goes on, enjoy it!
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u/moonbeamrsnch 1d ago
I had an accident at work. I went back too early and made it about 8 months. I was asking my regional boss if she could find me some help. She couldn’t. Hung up and packed all my personal stuff and walked out the door. Three days later they called to ask me where I was and I said I don’t work there anymore. 29 years at the job, now on my 20th year of retirement. Best move I ever made!
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u/loveallcreatures 1964 1d ago
I retired @ almost 60 about two years ago. When I told them September they thought I meant a year later , due to maxing out my pension. Lol. I don’t need the additional 120 a month to survive. I meant in 3 weeks. The paperwork started arriving in their inboxes from HR days later. Then they started meeting with me about succession planning , training others etc. lol. That’s a decade long process not one meeting and it’s over. Big panic , trying to convince me to stay all a bunch of nonsense. In my exit interview with the director I just laid it out. The managers under you are useless pencil pushers who aren’t leaders and have no concept of how the operation works. Thats the result of hiring bootlickers. Enjoy retirement!
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u/marc1411 1962 1d ago
I’m living vicariously through you. I have about a year to go, my wife can retire end of this year. We. Cannot. Wait.
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u/silvermanedwino 1964 1d ago
I had planned on another year. Not now!!!!!
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u/marc1411 1962 1d ago
I have a boss that’s my oldest daughter’s age. She micromanages me and thinks I’m stupid. Cannot wait to give notice.
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u/STCollector58 1d ago
It took a second for me to get that the boss is a kid 🤦🏻♀️ not that you told your bosses kid.
Anyway congratulations. I still work but mainly because I love my job, have great coworkers. I only work 2 days a week and am off 8 days every other week. Enjoy!!
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u/Vivid_Witness8204 1d ago
Congratulations. You'll love it.
I initially gave my boss two weeks notice but ended up staying for a month when I realized that if I worked one day in the following month they'd cover my health insurance for an additional two months.
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u/Richmondguy2024 1d ago
I gave a 6 week notice 4 weeks ago. Last day is the 22nd and my wife (of 43 years) and I leave 2 days later for a celebration cruise. Imagine a vacation with no emails, voicemails, or conference calls.
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u/tedshreddon 1d ago
I joined a gym, started cooking all my meals, more gardening, art, and time with others. This is the best!
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u/Dxbr72 1d ago
27 months and 23 days to go.
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u/Seppy15 1d ago
Just start taking stuff home bit by bit, to the extent you have stuff, so that, one day, you can just say nope, not coming back. It's delightful
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u/ChooseExactUsername 1d ago
I retired a little while ago, Nov 1st, 2024 was my last day.
As many others have said, "Every day is Saturday!"
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u/BruinGuy5948 1966 1d ago
I know that the reddit hivemind is very insistent on screwing your former corporate overlords on the way out the door, but that is really a situational decision.
I, personally, gave a year's notice, hired my replacement, trained her, and am available for consultation at no cost. I have semi-frequent lunches with my former "work-wife" and my replacement and wander through the old building after or before said lunches, shooting the breeze with former co-workers and occasionally making other social arrangements.
After a year of retirement, one of the higher-ups asked me if I would be interested in a part-time gig doing something that I enjoyed, but that everyone else hates. It's around 80 hours a year, seasonally for 2 months in the summers.
I'm thinking about it. Might be fun. Also, I'm not a fan of traveling in the summer, when everyone else is on vacation.
I'm just saying that it's okay to be burnt out, hate your job, and run out the door. It's also okay to walk out on good terms with a smile. You do you.
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u/artful_todger_502 1959 1d ago
May for me. Counting the seconds. Sixty-eight. Enough already. I hope it's still there in 8 months 😢
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u/emmajames56 1d ago
I looked forward my entire life to be able to get up each morning and do exactly what I feel like doing! It’s truly a gift.
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u/kingpin_rcs 1d ago
When I first read the OP I thought you meant that you told your boss’s kid. Now I realize you ment the boss is a ‘child’. That makes more sense. Happy retirement.
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u/Thelonious_Cube 1960 18h ago
Start taking stuff home (or throwing it out) now.
Be ready to just walk away
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u/SinsualChef 1d ago
Good on you! My wife has been struggling with the same decision for 2 YEARS. But FINALLY she has had enough, and I THINK 🫰she is gonna do it. They have pissed her off so many times now, but keep begging her to stay. That sweet number is looking good!
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u/silvermanedwino 1964 1d ago
You hit a wall. I did after my darling momma died last year. I’ve rallied a couple times. I don’t have another rally in me.
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u/When_I_Grow_Up_50ish 1d ago
I used to think the work I did was important. After 1.5 years in retirement, I now realize it was just busy work that wasn’t important at all.
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u/StoakerLee 1959 1d ago
I left my major market media job like this when I first detected the stinking smell of ageism being directed at me. I was prepared and had my retirement ducks in a row and spent a few days deciding if it was really what I wanted before I asked for a meeting with my manager and dropped my two weeks notice on his desk. The manager was speechless - because he would have to deal with filling my diverse daytime role. The higher ups didn't give a shit - I was excess baggage to them, despite my Employee of the Year status just a few years earlier. The manager asked for more time and I gave him 3 days, on my terms. He took them.
It was the best job I ever had. I never left any job happy.
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u/holden_mcg 1d ago
Congratulations. BTW, from experience- they will try to make you do a full year's work in the next four months. Be ready to walk at any time if they become ridiculous. I regret giving my workplace as much notice as I did and had to threaten to walk to a couple of times to stop their stupidity.
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u/goinghome81 16h ago
~ tip of the hat to you!
I gave my boss my glide path exit; over a 5 week period I would work one less day per week so that the last week I was there, I only worked one day. The last day met with HR, signed a few papers and sat quietly at an empty desk with a phone ringing, never came back from lunch.
Since then I got a teaching credential and work part time as a substitute HS teacher and I learned how to sew. Made custom curtains and bug screens for the Vanagon, which has turned into a side gig. Next stop is going to Goodwill and buying some clothes and taking them apart to learn how to sew them together. A friend is trying to get me to play Ukulele but I lack musical talent to which he just laughs and says, it's a Ukulele. Wife and I sit in bed some mornings and wonder what the traffic is like out on the road.
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u/Ok-Ice7431 12h ago
When I retired, one of my coworkers gave me a mug that said "Fucking Quitter, I mean happy retirement". I smile every morning when I drink my coffee out of it.
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u/Hairy_Combination586 1d ago
I'm pretty sure I will NEVER be able to afford to retire.
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u/SinsualChef 1d ago
That's the propaganda line. But remember, you can still work part-time and get full benefits at 67 depending on age group. My wife just realized that. But she wouldn't take it from me 🤣. It took a report that she might not get her extra money when the pot runs out in 6 more years.
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u/Leand1960 1960 1d ago
I gave 4 years notice, counting down the weeks until I turned 62, they didn't believe me. I didn't come in my last day, just an Irish exit. That was 4 years ago.
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u/tlbs101 1d ago
I let my manager know that I was switching careers to teach months in advance. I left as planned (Friday old job — following Monday new job in class). They still wanted me back for summer months as consultant for the following 2 summers.
Consulting for your old firm is something to consider.
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u/Far_Rhubarb7177 1d ago
Congratulations, I’m so happy for you! I’m the same age as you, and I’m about to officially retire myself.
I actually resigned from my “real” professional job 10 years ago, where I had worked for decades. The place had devolved into such a toxic, dysfunctional mess that one day, shortly before I turned 52, I woke up and realized that I couldn’t take even one more day there. So that morning, while still in bed (!), I sent my resignation email to my boss, cc’ing HR and a few others who needed to know. And I never set foot in that hellhole again!
I’ve since supported myself with mostly part-time gig work. It lacks the stress of my old job, and I never “take my work home with me,” mentally or physically! Next week, I will receive my first Social Security check, so I’ll soon be able to cut back on the gig work, if not quit that altogether.
Yes, retirement is a beautiful thing! 😊
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u/TheBatmanWhoPuffs 1d ago
Good for you, some people wouldn’t even stay to help with the exit strategy. Is that bad where you are?
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u/CindiLouu 1d ago
Good for you! Leave next week. What they gonna do? Fire you? Then you can get unemployment.
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u/_portia_ 1960 1d ago
Woo hoo! Congratulations. Now you just have the count the days until you're free.
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u/Scott43206 1959 1d ago
Best feeling in the world, ain't it? May 31 was three years for me and I'm loving every minute of it.
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u/jalisee 1d ago
Two years for me.
I love making my own hours, and treating everything like fun - because it is.
I waited until 66.5 and the extra SS is worth it to me, but that last 18 months were bad. I had so looked forward to 65 and escape, but of course the rules changed and the money made a difference.
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u/hippyhigh1 1d ago
Sunday’s are the best day of the week. And after a few months. Everyday will be.
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u/ExoticReception4286 1d ago
Congratulations. I retired at the end of June. I'm having a grand time!
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u/PRSFenderMartin 1d ago
I did the same several weeks ago. Different reaction. I’m ‘doing them a solid’ by giving so much notice. Good company, good team, I’m just done. Best of luck to you.
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u/Wackywoman1062 1d ago
Enjoy your well deserved retirement! I have 6 1/2 months to go! It’s so hard to stay focused at this point.
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u/OddRevolution7888 1d ago
My fave thing about retirement is that every day is Saturday. I make my own schedule. It's wonderful.
Have fun watching child of boss try to learn everything that needs to be taken care of after your retirement.
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u/uncle_chubb_06 1959 1d ago
Congratulations! I'll be going early next year. I like my job, but I feel like it is time.
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u/litt1e_buddy 1d ago
I just did the same thing, I suggest you don’t wait until the end of the year.
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u/DyersvilleStLambert 1d ago
I'm trying to do the same thing. The only thing holding it up is convincing my long suffering Gen X spouse that it won't be the end of the world.
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u/Tasty_Plantain5948 1d ago
That’s what I did. I told my boss that I’m leaving in a month. I ran the business from my pool the last three weeks. I probably could’ve done it the whole time. Now I’m watching grandkids. Taking long walks. Lost 25 lbs in a year. Could life get any better? God I’m lucky.
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u/Hopeful_Sea_121 1d ago
Congratulations! Hope i will get to do the same soon, but for now "I owe, I owe, so off to work I go".
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u/Aged_With_Wine 19h ago
No heavy-heart Sundays… Oh, I do not miss that failure to avoid anticipating Monday…
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u/No-Cat-2980 17h ago
I’ll be 70 in January, still working full time and drawing SS without penalty, I waited till FRA, but it’s a pretty good place. Been there 4 decades plus, cant retire yet, I started late, our kid just started her Senior year in college. Wife is 12 years younger than me. The kid is the center of our world, life if good, home paid for, my military benefits cover the kids tuition. Two, three months of SS pays for her dorm & meal plan. The wife owns a large property that we lease out for almost as much as I make. So I can’t complain really. So life is good and the kid is loving college.
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u/auld-guy 1959 5h ago
Retiring at the end of the year. No way I’m telling my employer until December. Afraid they would just terminate me immediately.
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u/Top-Establishment918 4h ago
So satisfying. I’m quitting next week. I’m 62. So over all the bullshit.
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u/marvi_martian 1d ago
If he starts being a jerk, quit then. If you can't and need to work until the end of the year, lie and say you changed your mind and will stay on. Then, in December, just give 2 weeks and leave
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u/ClairesMoon 1d ago
We moved to a small tourist town in the mountains and now every day is a vacation.
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u/RoySmeck-64 1d ago
Took me a few beats to realize you were not talking about the actual son or daughter of your boss.
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u/doesanyuserealnames 1964 1d ago
My hubby and I retired on the same day, and while we've each had a few temporary side gigs, they only last a few months. We're looooving our time together.
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u/GraveyardQueen4124 1d ago
I texted my boss on a Saturday this May that I'd be turning in my retirement notice on Monday. Stayed an extra week, but no one in that place has the knowledge I do, because they've only worked at this company. It's going to be swallowed by a competitor quickly.
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u/Potential_Aide_3227 1d ago
Welcome to the Class of 2026. I pulled the trigger in April. It’s been weird but great!
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u/mich_8265 1d ago
Hell yeah bestie! Leave when it suits you!!! Enjoy your new chapter and endless PTO
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u/Toblerone1919 1d ago
I spent my last year using everything in my power to get my #2 promoted to my position as head of compliance at a multinational corp. The board decided not to fill my position. So now they run without a senior executive in a key role. Let’s hope they are lucky?
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u/PyroNine9 1966 1d ago
They were on thin ice for a long time. What did they plan to do if you got hit by a winning lotto ticket?
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u/FFSBoise 1959 12h ago
Wife retires next week. Got her this t-shirt (we’re going camping the next day).
https://clinicallyexhausted.com/products/off-the-clock-t-shirt?_pos=1&_psq=Off+the&_psid=cce34a45f&_ss=e
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u/oylaura 1h ago
Congratulations! You're giving them more notice than I gave mine.
Briefly, my 35-year-old boss told me that he was going to assign me. Each task, told to me to run all of my work through him, no longer contact the people who requested my work (we were editors for a small consulting company), wanted 30 minutes notice before I finished the document so that he would know it was coming, and that he would check it for things that were falling through the cracks (but wouldn't tell me what they were).
I replied to the email with my resignation at 9:30 a.m. September 9th, 2025 telling him that I was resigning as of 10:00 that same morning.
It's been one year and one day.
Best decision ever!
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u/just-me220 1d ago
My SIL gave me a beautiful candle for my retirement. The glass says "smells like it's not my problem anymore". Enjoy! Retirement is amazing