Finally time to retire

Cujet said:
I'm doomed then, as I move kinda slowly. Can't seem to go any faster. Although, it does help when I take more Hydrocortisone and Thyroid meds.
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Sorry, I did not mean to imply that at all. The studies stressed that this does NOT apply to someone who has feet-ankle-knee issues, or arthritis. Those are mechanical issues that will affect walking speed.

I am sincerely sorry if wrongly implied anything here. Just adding to the discussion, thats all. One of the biggest lifespan factors are people who ignore their health. You don't fit that at all. You seem to have your self care and your medications down to a science! Best wishes!
 
gfh77665 said:
Sorry, I did not mean to imply that at all. The studies stressed that this does NOT apply to someone who has feet-ankle-knee issues, or arthritis. Those are mechanical issues that will affect walking speed.

I am sincerely sorry if wrongly implied anything here. Just adding to the discussion, thats all. One of the biggest lifespan factors are people who ignore their health. You don't fit that at all. You seem to have your self care and your medications down to a science! Best wishes!
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Ha, don't feel badly. If I've put up with my boss all these years, I absolutely won't be offended at truthful and helpful comments. In fact, I read the same studies, and I've come to the same conclusion. I'd best retire before it's too late to enjoy what remains of my life.

The good news is, nothing hurts. I might have a little arthritis, and I did blow out my knee turning around in a 2 foot ocean wave last year. But knee seems to have healed up OK. I have complete empathy for people who are fatigued like I am, and in pain. That's horrible beyond words.

Writing the retirement email today and will have it ready to send.
 
Cujet said:
Ha, don't feel badly. If I've put up with my boss all these years, I absolutely won't be offended at truthful and helpful comments. ...

Writing the retirement email today and will have it ready to send.
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I typed it on good bond and put it in a large manila envelope and hand delivered it when the big boss was visiting, up from Columbia Maryland, our satellite facility in NH.
I kept a copy ... somewhere ! LOL !
 
Cujet said:
Thanks, those are the right words. Along with an earlier post that simply states "I'm not as well as I had hoped" is the proper and succinct way to do this. The good news is, the chief pilot knows it is coming, and I will leave it up to him to tell the big boss. Chain of Command and all that.

My wife is pushing me to apply for disability. I don't like the idea. The fact that I'm clearly having a tough time doing my job, does not mean I'm missing both legs.

We don't have a HR department. I work in a Flight Department, with 2 employees, the chief pilot and myself. I work for a Billionaire. I'm expected to wear many hats and to work every waking minute.
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I’m not sure I would admit anything about your wellness. It’s frankly not relevant assuming you’re at some minimum age that the powers that be consider to be acceptable to retire.

You don’t want to give them any reason to hold anything against you. I also wouldn’t even use the term resignation. You’re retiring. Plain and simple. You’ve worked for x years, in this industry for y years, and for this employer for z years. Your age makes it plausible to retire, and you intend to do so to have more time for family, friends, and other interests.

If you get an exit interview, that’s a good time to bring up anything. If not, depending upon how you feel about things and how important it is, you could then contact your big boss direct, recognizing that this may have other outcomes that you may or may not care about. But there’s no CoC to be concerned with at least.
 
I know a plumber at a hospital that is 65 years old, walks with a limp and has a hunched back.

Financially he can retire but keeps working and might be in a wheelchair in 5 years.
 
Dave Hess said:
I know a plumber at a hospital that is 65 years old, walks with a limp and has a hunched back.

Financially he can retire but keeps working and might be in a wheelchair in 5 years.
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People don’t always reveal their reasoning - early this morning one of my senior guys asked me what he can do that’s a change of scenery and delay retirement - then, without me asking - he said he’s helping less fortunate family members - and working until late 60’s will help his cause … He’s still sharp and a wealth of knowledge - so I updated his HR profile and IM’d 3 senior managers …
 
Dave Hess said:
I’ve met some people that were still working because they got bored when retired and returned to the workforce.

That’s something I would never do.
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It’s only my opinion but I think massive boredom is a bad, bad, bad circumstance for people who are older… Much higher loss of cognitive function happens in those people which has a highly negative cascading effect in their quality of life.

I also believe that people who have worked in highly paced professions like firefighting and or police work or other types of jobs… If they go from full go and full rabbit to a complete total stop… They often die quickly after retiring. I say this in part because my friend Nick told me 20 years ago how many people he knew that retired from firefighting and were gone within 2 years after they retired. And the one common circumstance for them they went from wide open to a full complete stop. I believe that really does something to people physiologically.
 
KrisZ said:
A two week notice with no explanations. You owe them nothing, just like they owe you nothing.

Why do people feel compelled to explain themselves?
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I know! I never provide an explanation, but I did an exit interview when leaving Oracle where (among other things) I mentioned how bad the matching 401K was:
Oracle contributes, on a per-paycheck basis, 50% of your first 6% of contributions based on your combined pre-tax/Roth 401(k) deduction rate. The total annual matching contribution will not exceed $5,100 and takes 4 years to vest.

I know that you aren't supposed to do exit interviews, but at the time I didn't know that it was an exit interview, and I really don't care since I'm not going back there and can retire any time I want anyway. I also complained about how Oracle doesn't do raises either and mentioned how the pitiful 401K matching is worthless because almost nobody is going to work there for 4 years without any raises in a highly inflationary environment. I hope I helped someone else.
 
Dave Hess said:
I’ve met some people that were still working because they got bored when retired and returned to the workforce.

That’s something I would never do.
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After I retired, I took up some hobbies I hadn't engaged in before. One eventually became a well-compensated gig. It can take up a considerable amount of my time. Technically it's a job, but since I could walk away whenever I felt like it, I didn't consider it being a part of the workforce.

If you could get paid for a hobby you enjoy, would you consider doing that?
 
Nothing at all wrong with getting paid for a hobby you enjoy.
I draw the line when I have deadlines, have to work on a schedule other than my own, or, God forbid, have to get up early.
On my second retirement now and I'm getting this one right.
 
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