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Anonymous wrote:I'm early 50s and have been focused on a mid-50s "sabbatical" when I hit the right retirement number. Travel for a couple years and come back to an individual contributor role that gets me out of the house, socializing etc. Recently though, my DW started a new job she really enjoys and wouldn't necessarily want to quit in 3 or 4 years to 'travel the world,' so we might revise that bit.

One of my goals would be a job that pays the daily expenses while the nest egg keeps compounding. I've def shared that feeling of 'hectic every day' mgmt role and thought 'sure, I CAN do this, but do I need to?' ... and I've also had that feeling that a hectic work life has a tendency to crowd out your other life interests.

Curious how you would land an IC role at nearly 60 after several years out of the workforce??

Anonymous wrote:I'm early 50s and have been focused on a mid-50s "sabbatical" when I hit the right retirement number. Travel for a couple years and come back to an individual contributor role that gets me out of the house, socializing etc. Recently though, my DW started a new job she really enjoys and wouldn't necessarily want to quit in 3 or 4 years to 'travel the world,' so we might revise that bit.

One of my goals would be a job that pays the daily expenses while the nest egg keeps compounding. I've def shared that feeling of 'hectic every day' mgmt role and thought 'sure, I CAN do this, but do I need to?' ... and I've also had that feeling that a hectic work life has a tendency to crowd out your other life interests.

Anonymous wrote:I am completely relate to OP.

I'm 51, productive supervisor, I have exceptional performance reviews, I like my job but the demands are high, lots of deadlines, training new staff, etc. I also have children in high school which has its own set of challenges (making sure they complete assignments, travel soccer). Once my children graduate from high school, my plan is to downsize, move to an area with lower cost of living, and take a job with less responsibilities. DH also wants to do that. A job that is more task oriented, when you are done with your work for the day, you are done. I really need that for my mental health.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I shifted from being a high earning finance hotshot and breadwinner to being an artist at 47. It was prompted by tragedy and it is the most freeing thing I’ve ever experienced.

I urge you to do it.

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Anonymous wrote:I hear you but if this is a new type of feeling for you it may be hormonal or vitamin deficiency.

Lol

Different poster.

I’m pushing 50 and I’m a C suite manager as well. Post-covid, the job has become difficult because people have become difficult. I spend my day dealing with people who no longer want to come to the office (they only need to come in once or twice a week to meet with and manage their teams/projects, including onboarding and training new people). They are now easily overwhelmed. Several have disclosed mental health issues. Many have lost soft skills and create drama with coworkers or entire departments.

It’s exhausting.

If I could find something else to do at 70% of my salary I’d take it. But I have kids who are going off to college in the next handful of years, so I can’t retire or decrease my salary too much.

I wish everyone would just chill out, be professional, and do their job.