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The Retirement Thread

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GregP
GregP
Mar 2023
12:19pm, 28 Mar 2023
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I just got my formal letter from HR confirming my new status :)

[Fields - I had actually given up on actually receiving this, as probably previously discussed]
Sigh
Sigh
Mar 2023
11:32am, 29 Mar 2023
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Yesterday, I've agreed with my boss that my last working day will be Friday, 28 July and that I'll use one of my days to book 31st off as annual leave. I said, "Shall I block our diaries out for that morning?" She replied, "Block the whole day out, we can go out for lunch somewhere too."

As always, it's the people you'll miss, never the work.
Hanneke
Hanneke
Mar 2023
11:32am, 29 Mar 2023
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Nice Sigh!
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
Mar 2023
11:33am, 29 Mar 2023
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EvilPixie
nice on Sigh
cathrobinson
cathrobinson
Mar 2023
11:35am, 29 Mar 2023
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Nice :-)
Mandymoo
Mandymoo
Mar 2023
11:43am, 29 Mar 2023
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Nice 😁
GregP
GregP
Mar 2023
11:43am, 29 Mar 2023
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nice
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Mar 2023
1:04pm, 29 Mar 2023
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That's excellent, Sigh :)
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Mar 2023
1:05pm, 29 Mar 2023
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I once worked at a practice where random lunches/dinners out were part of the culture. Becoming part of a consortium knocked that bit of loveliness out of the job.
cathrobinson
cathrobinson
Mar 2023
1:38pm, 29 Mar 2023
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The last company I worked at, my boss would take his team out for lunch or dinner on the company almost every week. I’ve no idea how he got away with it. I put on so much weight whilst working there, largely thanks to this along with an expectation of working very late.

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