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re: Resigned and Retired. Last day is Thursday
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:34 pm to BilJ
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:34 pm to BilJ
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This place sucks so bad now
This board has always been like this. That's what I liked about it, everyone got shite no matter what they posted.
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a bunch of faggy try hards that let their politics control everything they say and do.
I agree with this. All of these idiots who use buzzwords that they hear or read from whatever political personality they follow. And its all so predictable. You know what people think before they even post something. The political climate we live in has turned a lot of people into idiots.
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:37 pm to DemonKA3268
CSRS, I considered that but OP cant be w 39 years since CSRS ended for new employees after January 1, 1987. Almost but not quite unless maybe if he had a break in federal employment.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:41 pm to Shalimar Sid
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I’m only 60 so I cannot stay at home.
Yes you can. Find a good hobby (mine is pickleball) and one place to volunteer. Life is good.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:45 pm to Rouge
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So you resigned and retired with zero plan?
Doge has offered some sort of option for federal employees to leave. I’ve been told something like $100k by a federally employed friend of mine.
I believe Federal workers also have a retirement match to some degree? Maybe not amazing, but after 39 years most would have a pretty good amount. That plus the retirement package plus social security would get many close to 100%, then you throw in that you aren’t working anymore and either save more or can get a part time job.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 11:10 pm to Shalimar Sid
This post was edited on 2/26/25 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 2/23/25 at 11:59 pm to Shalimar Sid
Can't answer that one for ya, but here's what I'll be doing in a few years once I turn in my keys!
Posted on 2/24/25 at 2:47 am to Coach72
I’m 73 and I go on leave Wednesday with a retirement date of Friday.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 5:56 am to Shalimar Sid
40 years of tax payer salary is enough. Im sure you have a fat pension, and health insurance for life. So go get a real job in the private sector.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:11 am to Jdash13
Haters 
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:17 am to Shalimar Sid
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39 years with the Government
It’s time for you to move over and open a door for the next generation. People not retiring from cush senior - executive roles end up doing more harm than good at some point by refusing to walk away.
I plan on retiring at 50 and can’t wait.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:22 am to Shalimar Sid
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:22 am to Shalimar Sid
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39 years with the Government and now what? I’m only 60 so I cannot stay at home. Confusing times
I worked for the same company (Lucent / ALU / Nokia) for 38 years. Somehow, I avoided all of the downsizing and off-shoring until I was one of the few remaining American employees. I knew my day would eventually come, and in October of 2020, it did. I was allowed to remain on the job until the beginning of December. I was 60 and a half at the time.
I got 6 months of severance, which I deferred until January so I would not have to pay 2020 taxes on it. I also took my pension as a lump sum and rolled it into an IRA with my broker.
I spent a lot of the first year just trading stocks on a daily basis. Turns out I would have been better off just putting it into a S&P 500 index fund, but it was fun, and I learned a lot.
I live on a golf course, so I played a lot of golf. Learned how to repair golf carts.
Also went to the gym multiple times weekly. Got into the best shape I had been since my early 30s.
My wife and I took a few trips because we had the time. Nothing fancy, but just to get away for a while and go places we had never been to before.
I also started doing my own vehicle repairs. My dad was a master mechanic, so he taught me some things when I was a teen, but I never had the time in the past to do stuff myself. I had to buy some new tools, but they weren't real expensive.
I kept my name out there on Zip Recruiter, but nothing came along that really grabbed my attention.
Then, after about 18 months of being unemployed, I was offered a full-time work from home position as an IT project manager for a health care company. I jumped on it and have been with them now for 2.5 years. And I love it. I love it way more than the job I had with Nokia, even though that job was also full-time remote.
I have no ambition to rise up the ranks, even though I've already been promoted twice. The C-suite people for some reason give me a whole lot more respect than the younger people. But I really enjoy working with the younger people. I'll be 65 in July and plan on working until at least 67. My wife is the same age as me, but she retired as a teacher this past May, and she loves it.
Good luck with your future life. I hope it turns out as well as mine has.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:26 am to Stinger_1066
Join a gym and get new friends who are like minded. Invest in yourself. Why work even part time if you resigned? There’s more to life than chasing money.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:36 am to jimmy the leg
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Volunteer your time in a way that makes a difference in your community.
This is the correct answer.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:37 am to Shalimar Sid
I’m only half joking with this.
Most universities have discounted/free tuition for your age. Go get another degree or a graduate degree. Most of the non-trads I ran into in college gave zero fricks and seemed to have a blast.
It’ll basically be pass/fail for you since grade point won’t matter, so there’s no stress about tests and grades.
Most universities have discounted/free tuition for your age. Go get another degree or a graduate degree. Most of the non-trads I ran into in college gave zero fricks and seemed to have a blast.
It’ll basically be pass/fail for you since grade point won’t matter, so there’s no stress about tests and grades.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:52 am to Shalimar Sid
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now what
To quote Judge Smails: "The world needs ditch diggers!"
Posted on 2/24/25 at 7:04 am to Sus-Scrofa
Get yourself a nice 4 drawer file cabinet to lean on, a Bunn coffeemaker and a PC for solitaire. Find the McD's in your area where the old gov't employees, or Exxon guys, hang out, claim a seat on the outside of the booth for bathroom breaks. You don't have to wear a short sleeve white shirt and tie, but until you get some plaid shirts, they'll do.
Oh, big transition help, call in sick every day at old office. Now drink some joe, lean on the cabinet and when your legs get tired, play some Klondike.
Oh, big transition help, call in sick every day at old office. Now drink some joe, lean on the cabinet and when your legs get tired, play some Klondike.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 7:09 am to Shalimar Sid
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I cannot stay at home.
Why not?
Posted on 2/24/25 at 7:14 am to Shalimar Sid
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39 years with the Government and now what? I’m only 60 so I cannot stay at home. Confusing times
Why did you retire / resign? Your agency accepted it? If you can't afford it or can't stay at home why did you decide to take it? Genuinely curious.
Odds are pretty good that a contractor is going to be advertising your position on Indeed.com within 6 months at a higher salary and better benefits....it has happened every other time there has been a reduction in the federal workforce....they aren't looking to reduce costs, they are looking to provide contractors with more opportunities to make more and more money at the expense of taxpayers.....
Posted on 2/24/25 at 7:19 am to Shalimar Sid
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39 years with the Government and now what? I’m only 60 so I cannot stay at home
Maybe you could use your experience working for the government to become an entrepreneur. Start by calling around to local businesses and see if they need tampons in the boys bathroom
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