Delayed

Today was to be the day.  The day I made it official that I plan to retire at the end of the calendar year.  But HR wasn't in today, so the plan has been stalled.  I really wanted to do it today, because tomorrow morning I meet with the yet-another new boss and I was hoping to have this done before I told her.   But maybe that's the procedure; tell your supervisor first, then HR.  Well I don't know, I just know I need to stop waffling and do this.

Still a little nervous and apprehensive, because not working is a big step!  A BIG STEP! I think I'm ready for this, but am I really?   I struggle with liking my job, the people I work with and the sense of value that I often experience here.  However, the administration has made it toxic and unbearable to continue to care.

So there you are.. no news :(   Maybe tomorrow.

'til next time.

Time to make the announcement

Depending on the reaction I get, I have 28 or 38 more days to go.  I had the week off and enjoyed it thoroughly.  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, so needless to say this was a great week of lounging, waiting for Thanksgiving dinner, buying a new artificial Christmas tree as well as a live tree; helping mend the Christmas blow-ups and generally 'practicing' for retirement.

In the past, a week like this would have me itching to get back to work, but that's not the case.  So on Monday, I will go to HR and tell them of my decision to retire as of 1/1/13.   There are 3 things that will happen:

1 - They will accept my decision and my last day of work will be the end of the year.   I'm hoping it would be 12/21, with getting paid for my earned holidays and taking my last 2 personal days between the holidays.

2 - They will accept my decision and my last day of work with be 12/21 and I will not get paid for my holidays.

3 - They will say thanks, but no thanks and ask me to leave immediately.  That would be a really, really shitty thing to do, but I have no faith or trust in our management anymore, so this is the scenario I am preparing for.
I'm not OK with it, but I fully expect it.  so we'll see.

Well, back to enjoy the rest of my holiday weekend.... I will definitely write next week and let you know how they reacted.

'til next time,

I might have been wrong...

Not about retiring, that's a given.  More solidly than before!!!  But about the # of days.  I was counting on 12/31 as my last day, but looking at the calendar and holiday breaks I realize I maybe only working until 12/21 because there is no way in hell this place will pay me for holidays if I'm not returning.  So we'll see it's either 38 or 48 days, but I'm betting, 38... that's assuming they will let me stay that long.

I've been debating between submitting my intent today or waiting until after Thanksgiving.  I can use the long Thanksgiving weekend as the time when, after much discernment, I decided this is best for me.  Who am I kidding.  I should tell them now, even if it means not working in December.  After all, I'm retiring, not quitting, right?  lol.. right!

'til next time.

One more nail in the coffin!

Down to 49 days, if I ever give second thought over the weekends, all I need do is come in on Monday and have my decision confirmed!!!!

It's 8:47 AM, my phone rang, I answered it, it was the Financial Planner, but the minute I said hello, the President comes in.  I put the call on hold and she said, "Is that school business?"  Seriously??  Then she said, "What are you working on today, we need you to have a daily goal."  So I listed the 4-5 things that are on my immediate calendar for today and she said, "Well, Oh, good.  How long will they take you to do?  We need to keep track of how long things take."  I said, " I keep track, I have a whole spread sheet of the jobs I do and the time it takes to complete them."   Seriously!!!  I really only track the time on internal requests, but honestly this is ridiculous.

She was here at 4:45 PM on Friday just to make sure no one left early.   The anger I feel right now is absolutely ridiculous.

Thanksgiving is 11/22, on Monday 11/26 I am turning in my intentions to retire Dec 31.  If they tell me to go immediately, fine... I'm out!

Taking home more personal affects this week.

'Til next time.

Ch ch ch changes

Well more changes at work, more changes that make even less sense than ever.  They don't know what they want.. well they know but they're wrong, I'm sure.  The latest change promotes someone who has never, ever worked in admission or enrollment management so I don't know how they can lead the department, since they have no strategies to bring to the table.

So what does that mean for me?  That means I am really done here!  I feel disrespected, and I feel the downward trend will continue because anyone with expertise is relieve of their position.

So here we are... 52 days and I will walk away from this insanity.   I want to feel confident that we can afford to do this but what more choice is there?   It's not worth the aggravation!

Until next time!

Less than 2 months

I have less than 2 months!  I'm at my last conference for work with mixed emotions.  I'm here learning things and getting new ideas all the while knowing I won't be there to implement them or see them to fruition.   I'm really hoping I can bring home a couple things I can put into place before I leave so that no one can say I didn't work until the end.

I know I need to notify HR and my boss about my intent, but I think I'll wait until the end of Nov/beginning of Dec before I make this official.  I have been preparing friends and co-workers, but they  don't take me seriously.

Those I tell keep asking what my plans are.  What are my plans?  Right now I have none.  Will I want to work part time?  yes and no.   But as to where, what... I have no clue.

Well,  a little less than 2 months to figure it out.

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