Which is worse: too much time after announcing your retirement, or too little?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not give more notice than you need to, unless you're an exec, two weeks is all that is needed. I would say one month if you feel generous. You will potentially be sidelined or even worse, let go, if you tell earlier than needed.

+1
Retiring is no different than leaving for another job, except you might get a gift. Don’t give too much time.

Exactly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are not as important as you think. One to two months would be enough.

If I were important, there'd be a standard procedure for retiring.

I mean, every retirement has a standard procedure as far as paperwork, but the important people know they'll be replaced and know what the replacement (person and process) will require.

[Anonymous]

Standard for people with long tenure in my area at my independent agency is about 6 months.

[Anonymous]

Yeah- it is not my problem to worry about the company I am retiring from. They will survive with out you. I might give three weeks notice but I am not going to jeopardize my paycheck for them

[Anonymous]

Someone at my work announced this spring that she is retiring in summer 2026. It is miserable for everyone.

People are cutting her out of the loop of long term projects -- even ones that will wrap well before her announced retirement date -- because it's easy to now think of her as soon-to-be-retired-Larla. She's resentful that she's being cut out, and instead of handling it with any grace, she's going over the top trying to prove how valuable she is, demanding to be involved in things that she's not qualified to be a part of, etc. Her boss has been approached by several employees to see if her retirement can happen sooner.

It would have been better for everyone for her to keep her mouth shut until 3-4 weeks before her retirement date.