A 75-year-old wants to retire and downsize, rather than work 10 more years: 'I've had so much blowback. Do I have to chain myself to my desk until I’m 85?'
Dear Lisi: I read your column every day, and I really value your common sense approach to life’s challenges. I’m hoping you can help me.
I want to retire. I have found a place in a very nice 55-plus mobile home park that I could pay for outright if I sold my house. I wouldn’t have a mortgage and there would even be a bit left over for the occasional splurge. I would still have a garden, and room for all my things. It’s close to many of my extracurricular activities, and to medical care if need be.
I understand why your boss wants to keep you and not put in the time training someone new when he sees the finish line ahead. Perhaps you and he could compromise. For example, you continue to work full-time for a year while helping him find a replacement who you train. By the second year, you slow down to halftime, still keeping your finger on the pulse and available to put out any fires that may arise.
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