So fired it is! Or laid off, actually
Jul. 24th, 2012 04:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisTurns out my part of his business (web production) is in a slump that he cannot see the end of just now. And so he needs to lay me off. He was very kind and politic about it and it was actually a lovely conversation. If he gets to the end of the slump, and he has work for me to do, he'd like to have me back. But, for now...
He will make my first couple of Cobra payments and make sure I get the full unemployment insurance benefit (which in Washington State is quite healthy). The gap between 18 months of Cobra and medicare will be about 60 days which is certainly doable.
All in all, while I will miss the work, I am in the best position possible to deal with it. And lordknows I would have never gotten around to making the decision myself, it's probably a very good thing that he made it for me.
We're going to nail out the details tomorrow or the next day. I need to get my financial guy on board with anything we need to do before the trigger is pulled and he needs to get me some insurance nums.
But... except for dotting eyes and crossing tees, I'm retired.
Wow. Kind of cool, actually, I think.
He will make my first couple of Cobra payments and make sure I get the full unemployment insurance benefit (which in Washington State is quite healthy). The gap between 18 months of Cobra and medicare will be about 60 days which is certainly doable.
All in all, while I will miss the work, I am in the best position possible to deal with it. And lordknows I would have never gotten around to making the decision myself, it's probably a very good thing that he made it for me.
We're going to nail out the details tomorrow or the next day. I need to get my financial guy on board with anything we need to do before the trigger is pulled and he needs to get me some insurance nums.
But... except for dotting eyes and crossing tees, I'm retired.
Wow. Kind of cool, actually, I think.
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Date: 2012-07-25 12:30 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-07-25 01:09 am (UTC)Wow!
Date: 2012-07-25 12:32 am (UTC)Re: Wow!
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Date: 2012-07-25 12:44 am (UTC)glad to hear this is not a panic situation for you. When my husband lost his job a few years ago, it was a countdown to losing the roof over our heads situation. Worked out great in the end but scary process.
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Date: 2012-07-25 01:08 am (UTC)No panic at all - just getting used to the idea... I keep trying to think of reasons why this won't be as good as I think it will be. So far, I'm not coming up with much!
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Date: 2012-07-25 02:12 am (UTC)I lost a job about 5 years ago, but unfortunately it was a crisis when it happened. Came thisclose to losing my apartment. Found a another job in the nick of time.
Glad to hear the process is easier for you and not a crisis! =)
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Date: 2012-07-25 04:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-07-25 02:52 am (UTC)Now are we going to start a betting pool on when you get tired of retirement? :-)
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Date: 2012-07-25 02:56 am (UTC)I might surprise you .... and then again...
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Date: 2012-07-25 04:06 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-07-25 04:08 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-07-25 05:57 am (UTC).
So what about this 401(k) thing you've written so much about? Does this completely alter that plan?
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Date: 2012-07-25 06:08 am (UTC)So the short answers everything changes...
Including my interest in weeknight movies and other weeknight stuff!
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Date: 2012-07-25 02:53 pm (UTC).
Nice! It's fascinating to me how this news just instantly switched around your way of thinking when it comes to your being employed.
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Date: 2012-07-25 03:01 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2012-07-25 03:17 pm (UTC).
Hey, I have a great idea! It sounds like you're totally open to doing more work for that guy if it happens to come along down the road. So: we should just consider you Retired Until Further Notice.
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Date: 2012-07-25 03:26 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2012-07-25 02:50 pm (UTC)But still....enjoy your retirement!
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Date: 2012-07-25 04:12 pm (UTC)thanks
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Date: 2012-07-25 04:42 pm (UTC)I agree with everyone else - I think you'll like it.
It's also nice when the decision gets made for you. :)
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Date: 2012-07-25 08:28 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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