My dad worked for the Post Office

Jan 9, 2025
12:59:37pm

Blusox 3rd String

He did all the retirement paperwork with the government then told his direct supervisor on his last Saturday. He didn't care for his supervisor.

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Blusox

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Joined: Mar 21, 2014
Last login: Jan 9, 2025
Total posts: 381 (4 FO)

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Messages

Author

Time

How much notice to give that you're retiring?

squidmark

Jan 9, 12:45pm

it depends on your role.

molodyets

Jan 9, 12:48pm

It really depends on the culture of the organization and your relationship with

cougarfann888

Jan 9, 12:48pm

I gave my boss about 6 months notice

Florwood

Jan 9, 12:50pm

Yep I get a decent bonus if if I give at least 1 year notice of my retirement.

cougarfann888

Jan 9, 12:55pm

Depends on your level/span of control. If you are a Sr. Mgr or Exec, the company

BoiseBlueCoug

Jan 9, 12:49pm

Depends on how hard you will be to replace and how good they've been to you

BigTex

Jan 9, 12:49pm

I had a guy just give me one year notice. That was nice. He will be harder to

pink22

Jan 9, 12:50pm

We discussed it about 2 yrs before the date.

TeeKaa

Jan 9, 12:52pm

In my business I would prefer 6 months. I would never fire or push out

SanDiegoCoug

Jan 9, 12:53pm

When I go I'll give a 6-mo notice.

kccougar

Jan 9, 12:53pm

Try and factor in the lead time they need to replace you. Based on that, anywhere from 2 weeks to much much longer.

Unibro

Jan 9, 12:57pm

My dad worked for the Post Office

Blusox

Jan 9, 12:59pm

It really just depends on how much you like them

Odysseus

Jan 9, 1:05pm

Man if you’re worried about them treating you poorly after working there for a

Junior Deputy

Jan 9, 1:06pm

I'm just going to stop working... and see how long they keep paying me.

TheLost

Jan 9, 1:39pm

I will probably give over a year's notice.

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