I was a teacher (college), and I was told by our financial person to “retire right away”. But I waited until the end of the upcoming summer semester (it would’ve been a scramble to find a part-timer to take the entire class).
I had a blast teaching my last class. With no other worries (I stopped doing useless paperwork… and meetings!), I devoted all my creative energies to making that class The Best One Ever.
So I just went ahead and added things I’d always wanted to do… field trips, industry pro’s coming in (including computer game designers and board game creators), and lots of doughnuts. Oh, and meeting at the pub after class.
Anyhow, I’m a little surprised I didn’t coast, and proud of myself for going out on a high note.
Except, as they roll out more and more special software to manage the employer/employee relationship, and it doesn’t work right and offends the sensibilities. I’m proactively not giving a crap, and contemplating pulling the plug specifically when they announce some new cognitive shitbomb.
I’m 112 days out (no, not counting at all). I’m feeling much the same as you. I’m just done, but will stick around two weeks more than planned just to be able to complete performance appraisals for my staff.
As for the question what will I do? I tell everyone that I have bought a small dairy. That way I can:
Get up far earlier than I want to.
Work all day.
Not make much money.
It will be exactly like I didn’t retire.
I’ve been wanting to coast for the last year, but that didn’t happen, and it won’t happen until my last week.
While I won’t actually get a dairy, I suspect I won’t get bored. A coworker who is retiring at the end of December actually is going to work a family farm in retirement. But no worries for him, pecan orchards don’t care if you sleep late.