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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thanks to everyone--good advice here! It is not the boss or younger coworker asking, but coworkers about the same age--I will try some of the comebacks mentioned here :) Appreciated the advice about the boss asking from several PP's, if that ever happens.

Think it was just getting me down, because it seemed like most of the people I am meeting (even socially) who are my age or older were asking me this, and I have years to go before retirement. Just seems much more common in this area with people over a certain age. [/quote]
This makes sense that it's people your own age asking about it. For some people retirement becomes a hot topic at work and some people will discuss it with everyone starting about ten years before they go. There was one person in my department who was the go to for any question about pensions, payouts at retirement, our contracts and how it affected retirement, etc. She and some others talked about it all the time. A lot of people have it planned to the day and use countdown clocks. I retired this year and it was sooner than I had planned but I never focused on a retirement timeline. There are definitely a lot who do and they talk about what they're going to do in retirement, etc. It's on their minds a lot, I think it's their version of water cooler talk (and super boring, IMO) and I don't think it's personal except as a way to connect with peers.

Someone younger--they want your job or want you to go.

I never gave an honest answer until I gave my notice.[/quote]

I agree with this take, especially for feds since early retirement is a real option for many. I know people much younger than retirement age who have thought about the exact point they would call it quits.

I left the government after about 10 years but if I had stayed, I could have retired at 57.5. If I looked a bit older than I was in my 40s or early 50s, I wouldn’t be surprised if people asked.[/quote]

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