Why did you retire? (pension, relocate, federal, state)
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I found a post in a professional networking forum asking what "additional perks" can a employer offer you to STOP YOU from joing the #GREAT RESIGNATION?
The survey included:
1. Working only 4 days a week (four 8-hour days, not 10-hour days)
2. A pay increase
3. Unlimited vacation time
etc.
I find none of the options really explain why peopel choose to resign/ retired, so I'd figure what better answer than straight from the mouth of people who has actually pull the plug and retire?
This is one of my "unscientific theory" why many chose to retire (you'll tell me if I am right or wrong) - the Pandemic has made people realized it's not worth it making the drive to work and only be subject to catching the virus from coworkers. This plus last year's liberal federal additional unemployment assistance has made retired early possible. After many experienced working from home (WFH) and the liberty/ freedom they enjoyed, when the company demanded they return to the office, they just decided to [mod cut] retired.
At some point, I'd figure folks decided they can "make-do" financially if they just retired. They wanted the control of their lives to spend the time on activities they enjoy doing, or spending them with loved ones.
Another factor I read often in this forum is poor management in treating the workers. People felt they were not valued at the work place and/or being "abused" by management in terms of their job assignments/ hours, etc.
Share the reason why you retired!
Last edited by volosong; 01-13-2022 at 12:01 AM..
Reason: no profanity, implied or expressed
I didn’t resign, Covid killed my job so TPTB paid me to go away. The timing couldn’t have been better. I was already two years past my first retirement threshold at 60 and was frankly, done. Sold our house, relocated, built another house, etc. I’d rather be lucky than good!
I didn’t resign, Covid killed my job so TPTB paid me to go away. The timing couldn’t have been better. I was already two years past my first retirement threshold at 60 and was frankly, done. Sold our house, relocated, built another house, etc. I’d rather be lucky than good!
Always better to be lucky than good!
As I learned a long time ago, the best revenge is to live well.
I retired at 57 after a 31 year career with the same state agency in Oregon. I'd accomplished everything I set out to do, had hired an assistant who I had confidence could run the show in my absence, and was beginning to tire of the political game we had to play. That was over 10 years ago, and I don't regret it for a second.
Burn-out, or rather the fear I would burn-out soon. Finances were adequate, no future promotional opportunities at work, a list of things I would like to accomplish outside of work, being the oldest in the Dept with no others close in age, no work projects on the horizon which lit my fires, etc
I was 6 months from the date that I wanted to retire and got laid off due to the pandemic.
Got 4 months pay so I said that I retired 2 months early.
Still play golf and have the occasional dinner with my boss that laid me off.
I tell him that he did my a huge favor.
Still have lunch with my co-workers a couple of times a month.
I go skeet shooting with the manager of the other department.
Enjoying time with my wife that also retired due to the pandemic.
Life is good.
Burn-out, or rather the fear I would burn-out soon. Finances were adequate, no future promotional opportunities at work, a list of things I would like to accomplish outside of work, being the oldest in the Dept with no others close in age, no work projects on the horizon which lit my fires, etc
I retired from the government 6 months after I was promoted to GS-15, the highest grade a civilian employee can reach without being selected for Senior Executive Service (SES). Several people has told me to hang in there for another 2.5 years in order to get the "high 3" on federal pension. But I had enough of government politics so I ended up retired.
Wanted to get back into music full time, and retired when I had the funds to pursue this dream.
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