[tje]

Oh, yeah, I got my retirement, my profit sharing, and my 401k.. but no healthcare..

That really doesn’t bug me..

It was the lack of a thank you for all those years of service.. and I did well.. I saved them more money than they ever paid me.. I’ve still got the patent plaques hanging on a wall..

[rawhide]

Well, soon obamma will be paying for your healthcare.

[SVTCobra03]

In a sane world you would have gotten a generous early retirement package and a well deserved retirement party.

[ThomasThomas]

I had a friend who became a manager a HP. It wasn’t six months till he was told to pick someone to lay off. It was probably worse on him than the guy he laid off. The guy had been making plans to leave for a few years unbeknown to the manager at the time. I think the person who decides someone should go must met the people face to face. He only had around 27 years.

[mia]

You sound like my husband. He retired early after 40 yrs. with his company. Retiring early is like quitting. No benefits except what he put into place himself. No healthcare, etc. He invented, received awards, and saved the company mega bucks for all the problem solving he was able to do over the years.

Know what you mean. He's never returned to see his old crew. Most have retired and he sees them at retiree events.