Exactly one week from today I will log off my laptop, gather what is left of my belongings at the office, hand in my equipment and turn in my badge.
After almost 48 years in my selected occupation I decided that the end of March is my retirement date. I've met many good people in my line of work and made a great deal of life long friends....(some of them Chiefs fans too)
Without getting too sentimental.....I think I have run my race and done the best I could to always be at the top of my game.
Now comes the next stage of my life....and I do have plans. But it would be nice to hear from any of the rest of you who are retired as to what happened after you retired......did you take a few weeks off before just moving to something part time or volunteer work? Or did you just hit the ground running.
Any retirement wisdom is greatly appreciated.
(And no....I am not taking a trip to Belize nor will I be drinking any anti-freeze) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mosbonian:
Ok....the Good Friday became a really good Friday.
Retirement day came and I went to the office...worked 2 hours, sent my farewell email to my team and then turned off my laptop. I Gathered all my equipment from the desk and turned and put it in my Director's office. I then walked down to the Office Managers office and turned in my badge.
So now, as of 2 PM today I became officially retired.
You can't see it but trust me...there is a nice big smile on my face.
Thanks to it being a Good Friday and most of the people headed out for an early Easter vacation, it made for a short day.
Took my medical treatment this AM....drove in to the office late. Missed the silly traffic during the morning rush hour, and left early to miss the crazy long weekend traffic headed north on I-95. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mosbonian:
Ok....the Good Friday became a really good Friday.
Retirement day came and I went to the office...worked 2 hours, sent my farewell email to my team and then turned off my laptop. I Gathered all my equipment from the desk and turned and put it in my Director's office. I then walked down to the Office Managers office and turned in my badge.
So now, as of 2 PM today I became officially retired.
You can't see it but trust me...there is a nice big smile on my face.
Was your boss impressed by you stepping up your workload to two hours on your last day? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mosbonian:
Ok....the Good Friday became a really good Friday.
Retirement day came and I went to the office...worked 2 hours, sent my farewell email to my team and then turned off my laptop. I Gathered all my equipment from the desk and turned and put it in my Director's office. I then walked down to the Office Managers office and turned in my badge.
So now, as of 2 PM today I became officially retired.
You can't see it but trust me...there is a nice big smile on my face.
100% brother. The day I finished turning in all my gear (I had 100% teleworked my almost 7 years) and it was awesome seeing old friends, having a post turn-shit-in lunch, then driving home without a care in the world.
