tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post1206218592167190429..comments2024-03-19T09:47:02.249-05:00Comments on Say What?: Furlough? What Furlough? Kevin Gilmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689287179985777963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post-48624256095238973772013-05-03T14:35:07.648-05:002013-05-03T14:35:07.648-05:00Hi Factor,
Actually, the frustration I'm sens...Hi Factor,<br /><br />Actually, the frustration I'm sensing is coming from guys who themselves are already eligible or soon will be eligible to retire. There are always those who talk a big game about how they'll go the day they're eligible but when they finally find themselves in that position they continue to work. I was never one of those, in fact, throughout my career I'd always said I was going to stay until I was 56.<br /><br />About two years ago I found out that because of a short stint I did in Flight Service near the beginning of my career I'm exempt from the requirement to retire at 56. That added a whole new wrinkle to my plans and I began to consider staying on a little beyond my 56th birthday this August. <br /><br />My tentative plans were to retire on January, 2nd, 2014. I've since revised those and pushed the date back until January of 2015 but who really knows when I'll decide to call it a career? I honestly can't say that I do.<br /><br />It was this decision to possibly delay retirement until 2015 that to me seemed to be where the frustration with me (by just a few people) was ratcheted up.<br /><br />I don't find the work stressful. Between RVSM (reduced vertical separation minimum) and URET (user request evaluation tool), two things that have made the job considerably easier, the most difficult aspect of the job at this point is the shift work. <br /><br />My focus has always been on my long range plans and not the immediate satisfaction that retirement will bring. I've seen too many guys who leave early only to find themselves either bored or in need of extra cash or both. I'm quite sure that won't be me. <br /><br />I'm almost there and I figure that an extra year or two at the end of my career isn't going to break me but will most definitely help with some things we'd like to do. Oh, but I'm also an endurance athlete so maybe there's a component of that creeping into my thought process...just a few more miles...just a few more miles...<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Factor!<br /><br />Kevin Gilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689287179985777963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post-91677841454996113732013-05-03T13:03:06.835-05:002013-05-03T13:03:06.835-05:00Hi Kevin,
Sorry I haven't visited lately.
Th...Hi Kevin,<br /><br />Sorry I haven't visited lately.<br /><br />The perceived "frustration or worse" among co-workers over your decision to stay on the job another year interests me. Is this about not being able to move up on the seniority list as soon as previously anticipated or what?<br /><br />As younger controllers, we were always happy to see members of the 'old guard' stick around as long as they could! When they finally had enough and retired, there were some big holes in our experience level, corporate wisdom and (most important!) our source of riveting "war stories!" We hated to see them go but always gave them a grand sendoff.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />FactorNo Longer a Factorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953669395261857717noreply@blogger.com