#earlyretirement

Win win for both parties.

I'm 50-something years old, 20-something years of Ford direct employment, falling under the GRP. Contributory to my pension since the first paycheck I could do so.

I'd go tomorrow if the rules let me retire early, but I'm not quite 55.

Any rumors of early retirement packages?

Jim

It’s time for another early retirement offer.

Xoxo

2 weeks for every year of service.

Likely those who follow any news or updates could think twice about ever working at a refinery during times of War. Companies know they will have to bump up the money to meet the rising risks in order to keep employees and have multiple quick back up plans to hire replacements. Might see early retirements.

If I’m laid off, do I need to be 55 to be considered an early retiree with benefits?

Do they ever make exceptions if you’re close to that age?

Good luck everyone. It’s wild out here.

Confirmed 5% RIF including Dinosaurs who would be forced to retire.

This week Microsoft announced a voluntary retirement program. While details of the offer have yet to be released, the gist of the offer is that if your physical age and your years of service add up to 70, then you qualify. At the ripe old retirement age of 47, after 24 years of service I qualify. The program is being pitched as “optional” meaning I can choose to take it or not; however, it’s unclear what happens if I choose the “not” option.

I would be lying if I didn’t say that I've lost some sleep over the last day since this was announced. Not out of excitement, but dread. I tossed and turned, questions churning in my mind…."have I aged out of tech"…."do my contributions matter"…."do they think I get paid too much for the work I do"…."will I be able to find another job"…."will I have to sell my house"…"can I afford college for my kids"…..Ahhhhh.

I had always imagined leaving Microsoft on my own terms. Funny enough, this was the language they put in the email they sent, they positioned it as an opportunity to leave on my own terms, but it sure doesn’t feel that way.

I don’t know yet what I’m going to decide, but if you feel like me at all, let’s connect, get organized and figure how to support each other and how to best respond to this unprecedented moment. One thing I know won’t work, trying to take this all on alone, staying silent, and trying to negotiate individually vs collectively. Stay strong, you aren’t alone and there are always other options.

KPMG is reducing its U.S. audit partner count. Approximately 100 partners are exiting the firm. An early retirement initiative did not meet its goals. The firm aims to align partner ranks with its audit business. Departing partners will receive financial packages and support.

https://qz.com/kpmg-cutting-audit-partners-early-retirement-042426

With Microsoft offering voluntary early retirement along with a bunch of other companies, why does CapOne not follow?

Quick way to unload a bunch of people, especially from Discover.

That's according to the media. I hope I'll squeeze in, I'm borderline on the reported criteria.

Same playbook, different reason.

"An estimated 7% of Microsoft’s 125,000-person U.S. workforce, or about 8,750 employees, would be eligible... Microsoft itself laid off more than 15,000 employees last year and began requiring workers in the Seattle region to return to the office three days a week."

-- https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-will-offer-voluntary-retirement-to-thousands-of-employees-in-a-first-for-tech-giant/

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to some U.S. employees. This marks the company's first such retirement program. Approximately 7% of the U.S. workforce is eligible. Eligibility requires a combined age and years of service totaling 70 or more. Microsoft is also adjusting its annual employee rewards system.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/microsoft-plans-first-voluntary-retirement-program-for-us-employees.html

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/04/23/microsoft-plans-first-voluntary-retirement-program-for-us-employees.html

Any rumors of upcoming RIF or early retirement plans?

So why is store for the ones who stay after Early Retirement fold leave. The big reorganization for the ONE HP. Anyone hearing how the new reorg is structured and is it successful in Canada?

Beginning of mass layoffs in January we saw a TON of early retirements on LinkedIn in and ~25 days later we got hit with massive layoffs. Tonight on LinkedIn there’s a TON of early retirements AGAIN. This is an early indicator of what’s about to drop.

St. Clair College approved a budget projecting a $5.5 million deficit. Staffing cuts are expected to affect teaching positions this fall. Approximately 37 faculty members are retiring this spring through a voluntary exit program. These retirements will help avoid full-time layoffs this year. However, future funding and enrollment remain significant concerns for the college.

https://www.am800cklw.com/news/st-clair-college-faculty-union-says-retirements-offset-layoffs-for-now-but-future-funding-remains-a-concern.html

I can only imagine how many people would take a voluntary resignation package. It will never be offered in OT because of assessments done years ago. HR determined the technical debt that would occur would be too much to immediately overcome. One could dream though. The last one was 55 years and older with 10 years minimum tenure.

Consider starting with voluntary early retirement packages for long-tenured employees whose roles have shifted primarily toward coordination rather than direct output.
Reduce organizational layers, as there is an excessive number of VP and director roles.
In some cases, directors oversee little to no staff, which is difficult to justify outside of highly specialized environments.
Finally, conduct a thorough talent review to identify roles that are more administrative than technical and assess whether they align with the future direction of the IT function.

Does anyone remember the timing for last year’s buyout offer? I finally hit the 'magic number' and hoping for a repeat of last year’s offer.

Wonder if ER will be offered again? Last time they did it was 2022 iirc.

Poway Unified School District trustees approved staff changes on February 26. Two employees received layoff notices. Seven certificated and three classified staff members were reassigned. Early retirement incentives were also approved. These measures address budget cuts and declining student enrollment.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/03/01/poway-unified-trustees-approve-two-layoff-notices-and-offer-early-retirement-incentives/

Anyone here hopes for VERP again?

To the HR and/or legal representatives assigned to monitor this thread...maybe float the idea of an early retirement package option. For example, offer 5 years of age and tenure in exchange for early retirement. I wager you'd get a few takers and thus reduce the burden of another involuntary force reduction.

I was wondering if there are people in Spain who requested Early Retirement but instead ended up on the RIF/ERE list and simply getting the RIF/ERE Package instead of the Early Retirement package. I think Oracle abuses the fact that people conform the Early retirement program and are getting fired with a much lower payment.

I'm asking because my dad, who's been having some serious health issues, is refusing to consider early retirement because it would be - as he said it - a huge financial hit compared to waiting out retirement. Is this true? I have a feeling he's just a workaholic and is willfully ignoring his health because of it. He works at FIS.

PBS Utah, KUER Cut Eight Jobs After Funding Loss

PBS Utah andKUER laid off eight employees. Six staffers were from PBS Utah, and two were from KUER. This action followed the rescission of federal funding for CPB. The stations faced a roughly $3 million revenue gap. Five additional PBS Utah workers will retire early.

https://current.org/2026/01/pbs-utah-kuer-lay-off-8-employees/

Salt Lake City, Utah

Sounds pretty sure thing there will be a regular eisp in march for union side.Pretty much after the frontier communication merger is over.Sound alike it will be across board to all groups but with limited head count.Not to say if an area has some more people in one location that want it yet not so many in another they can’t shuffle it around under that director .But no way if they ask for 2 they let a whole gang leave just not sensible !Good luck 2026

Anyone heard if there will be severance offerings for voluntary retirement program? Seems other MAPs are offering.

Heard from the grapevine that several forced retirements have started starting from Oct and taking effect in January.

The argument AGAINST any ER was that in the past too many senior people took them and lots of tribal knowledge walked out the door.

Now with the company focus on AI and that AI should have absorbed a good chunk of that knowledge is now finally the time to get rid of a lot of the expensive folks that have been around forever?

People are discussing it quietly.

It feels like every other week, someone else is announcing their early retirement. While I understand the desire to move on from Honeywell, the timing and number of people leaving has me puzzled. The typical workplace frustrations don't seem to fully explain this sudden exodus. I wonder if there's a common, unspoken reason that's prompting so many to make this decision right now.

Looking back over the last year and a half: supposedly setting ourselves up for growth and durability (whatever that means), pulling back on travel, pulling back on new roles, eventually not refilling roles, teams are stressed and overworked, removing dollars for team meetings and culture building (formally culture was important), more and more town halls and Blue pulses - although those meetings and surveys were less and less substantive - saying for the most part nothing. Simply giving the appearance of communication but empty of anything real. Perpetual lack of funding and what is funded is only to minimum viable value, always behind and not addressing technical debt, Anxiety is high, RIF for tenured expensive people short term gain (although with a lot of experience navigating giant enterprise - long term very costly) and now sounds like possibility of early retirement options. For a supposedly giant healthy business it seems far from it. Putting aside the constant exec pay and exec bonus commentary, as a business did the Cigna purchase over-leverage HCSC or are there Convenants in the debt service for that purchase that require certain ratios or performance metrics that should of never been accepted? Should we all be looking for a job now?

Anyone else seeing this in their SAP profile? "Unpaid Leave – Bridge to Retirement" for time? What exactly does that mean? I mean I got the over 55 and over 10 years of service, but is that just some admin limbo status placeholder? or does it actually mean something? Someone told me that at one time, even if a person was RAd, they got like 2K blue points, but I don't see anything about that anywhere. I also in vacation/PTO calendar its all approved until the end of the year.

For staff 60 and older, will Vz give the option to be laid off or take early (forced) retirement? I keep hearing about retirement program where if you are at least 60 and haven’t least 15 yrs service you might be eligible for retirement benefits…in addition to RIF package?

I am 62 and I'd take the money and run. The math works for me and I just need healthcare. I've been working since I was 19, I am so done.

Unlike many now jobless, I’m close enough to retirement that this isn’t as bad. I do feel for everyone else and hope the bad times won’t last long, and that more jobs will soon be out there. We all knew IBM was doomed to fail sooner or later, and that they’d be coming for us in large numbers. I wish there had been more strategic thinking and stronger leadership, but it is what it is. To those who remain - stay alert and work on your future outside IBM.