I pulled the trigger, July 3rd will be my last day.
I just informed my manager that I'll be retiring July 3rd. Pretty exciting. The plan has been afoot for a while now, but I needed to let them know. I've tested the numbers, I've created my fund for the rest of the year. I have a plan for health insurance, and a 30 year budget that has weathered many ups and downs and continues to work.
Now the interesting question is, will they just fire me? In my business that is pretty common. I'm prepared for that possibility. I did wait until I was on a project that would take me through the end, and one that required a government clearance, making it much harder for them to just fire me, but you just can't trust any employer at this point so I'd put the odds at 50/50 that they cut me loose. In 50 years of working I've never been fired from a job, it would be quite ironic to be fired from the LAST job, just because I quit.
