I’m 57 and ready for a layoff or vrbo package. Come get me! Or invite me to come partake.
Could financially retire but feel like I’m a self made prisoner of the golden shackles.
Will 57 year olds ever be eligible for a vrbo given decades of service?
I Cannes understand how you feel.
You are bored. You are tired. I get it. There are some real sh-t jobs out there. Yours isn’t one of them. You don’t want to be out there scratching for them like some of the rest of us. Please be grateful you are still employed.
@d8 The only reason we all have jobs is because we sell software to customers
@eh What does layoff’ing get you and how do I accomplish said task?
Just tell them “Daddy, I earned it!” That should set you up for success.
The advantage of waiting for the VRBP, at least in the past, has been that you get some health insurance help until you are 65, along with a bigger payout for your salary. Normal retiring gets you $100 / year_of_service (IIRC).
@d8 Of course they are serious about customers mattering.
Are you serious about customers not mattering? Yours is the ridiculous take not the other posters.
some of us have to answer to customers
I hate to ask but are you serious? Customers still matter?
If you're ready to leave, just leave with or without VRBP. The best one can hope for nowadays is just 6 months max of compensation under VRBP and they usually reserve it for 60+ years old every 3 years. You can also get laid off anytime and probably get the same compensation as VRBP.
If you're financially able to leave now, even leaving without VRBP is ok too.
Similar circumstances, also ready to gooooooooooooooooo……..
I hear you OP. I was in that position a few years ago. The VRBP's have successively gotten leaner and leaner, enticing fewer and fewer to bite. It wouldn't surprise me to see them doing an "age + years of service" offer soon.
@a5 Generally speaking I agree with you. If someone doesn’t want to work and isn’t doing the job then leave!
However I as the @OP never indicated any such thing. I do the work, put in the effort and make a difference. I can do those things and still be ready…
Plenty of people who aren’t ready to retire who do sh-t jobs with no effort or impact.
I so wish everyone in this bucket would just retire already. It's exhausting working with people who don't want to work and aren't held accountable. Meanwhile, some of us have to answer to customers.