Originally Posted by
PessOptimist
I have been thinking about unfinished stuff at work and now the position immediately above me has been filled and some of the daily “fix this now” pressure is off and of course the desire for higher annuity.
Since some stress is gone the thought is stay until the end of the year. I can fulfill the idea of having 448 hours AL to sell back at retirement. I may not live until the end of the year which I understand gives my S.O. ½ my salary for life? Not sure that is true. It is stated in my benefits statement on my agencies’ site.
Today my new boss and I were talking about things and how it was going and expectations etc. He as usual asked about my retirement plans and since I am up front about things I said I was thinking about staying until the end of the year.
Aarrgh, why did I say that? I guess I want to stay and attempt to finish unfinished things. Or I am too wimpy to stick to the original 30 APR 18 plan?
Thank you for all the inputs. I will address them in the order received.
pmaloney, not sure if they like me or not. They find me useful at the present time.
evilanne, the money would come from existing funds. It would never actually get “paid off” as all moneys coming in from all sources would be spent. $22k never to be repaid but enjoying the $8k per year. This is not simple to do and may affect other things. Sitting on the pot on this.
Scout333, food for thought. I never have figured out what anyone really thinks. The people who work for me were my peers for years and are usually willing to point out things they think I should have done better. I really hope that if I become the “old fed who had overstayed his welcome” that one of them will tell me.
nasa1974, in answer to your questions “Couple of question to ask yourself; 1) Am I ready to retire (mentally), 2) If I stay will it add to my retirement package, and 3) Do I dread the drive into work every day?” maybe, yes, yes. Ready to retire (mentally) yes and no.
I would love to not get up at 4AM every day and listen to traffic reports while getting ready and trying to plan which route to take to make the 15 mile trip 35 or 60 minutes long and not try to answer the “hot” issues from yesterday combined with the new “hot” issues that will come up that day and thinking about all the “hot” issues already on the plate that are being worked. I also like resolving these issues and whittling away at the existing list of issues. The job has ongoing tasks and is also like a call center to resolve new issues. I would love to leave it all behind but would also like to stick around to resolve the long standing issues. I have no delusions about my departure stopping business as usual and believe in the dipper taking water from the bucket theory. Perhaps ego makes me not want to leave unfinished business but in the overall scheme I will be soon forgotten.
dhstdog, great stress is gone. Don’t understand pay cap but am not a usual Fed. Not CSRS either. Day drinking-I could get in to that but will led to no production from me.
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