I just told our GM that I will be retiring in about a year (I'll be 57). The company has been good to me, so I want to be fair to them. It will take a while to find a replacement, and they will need on the job training by me. It's a couple of years earlier than I had originally planned, due to an autoimmune kidney issue. That's been an issue for sixteen years now, and the news on that front hasn't been good lately. I would like to have a few years of retirement while I'm healthy enough to enjoy it, so I think I'm making the right decision.
In no particular order my mixed feelings come from:
Change in financial status (from a paycheque to a pension). We have savings but are not wealthy. My wife will retire as well, so that we can do things together.
She'll have a small pension. So we should be o.k., but it will be an adjustment. We're meeting with a retirement planning accountant soon.
I do like my job and the people I work with, but don't love it. It can be a bit stressful at times, but I suppose that's why I'm paid. I'll miss many of the guys I work with. It's kind of tough to walk away from a career that I know I'm fortunate to have.
Like a lot of guys my career has been a part of my identity, so I'll have to adjust to losing that. Not sure how I'll fill all that time, but it will be fun doing new things.
There was a good thread started by CUJET that covered a similar topic, guess I'm just looking for reassurance that I'm doing the right thing.
In no particular order my mixed feelings come from:
Change in financial status (from a paycheque to a pension). We have savings but are not wealthy. My wife will retire as well, so that we can do things together.
She'll have a small pension. So we should be o.k., but it will be an adjustment. We're meeting with a retirement planning accountant soon.
I do like my job and the people I work with, but don't love it. It can be a bit stressful at times, but I suppose that's why I'm paid. I'll miss many of the guys I work with. It's kind of tough to walk away from a career that I know I'm fortunate to have.
Like a lot of guys my career has been a part of my identity, so I'll have to adjust to losing that. Not sure how I'll fill all that time, but it will be fun doing new things.
There was a good thread started by CUJET that covered a similar topic, guess I'm just looking for reassurance that I'm doing the right thing.