Rant - It's a mad mad mad mad world in my real life

[Tpaktop2_1 NA]

In these past 6 months:

 

• My co-worker quits, leaving me as the one employee. He gave one day notice.
• My boss gives my a 50% raise after the coworker quits.
• I notified the Boss I want to retire in two years at age 70.
• I am told that my boss has cancer. Supposedly recovered?
• My wife undergoes knee and back surgery. She is fine now.
• I handle the 2024 elections for my voting precinct. Surprise by the historical vote. Nothing to write here. Don't bother.
• At Thanksgiving week a customer of mine changes a password on a critical system in a security scan and does not write down the new password. Still working on that problem.
• My boss is selling the company.
• My last payday from my current company was Thanksgiving weekend as a W2 employee. The new bosses want me as a 1099 contractor now.
• New boss wants to hire me for now 1/4 salary as a 1099 contractor. He does not believe I am worth the pay.
• My old boss goes into the hospital again during the process of selling the company. For what illness? I think cancer again.
• The executive process of the company is in limbo. Thank goodness I got my expense checks.
• I filed for SSA retirement during Thanksgiving and got it within 2 weeks of filing.
• And Christmas is coming.

I feel I'm living in a movie. Tell me when its over.

 

I'm looking for not the big W, but the Big R for retirement. I want to be comfortably numb now.

 

 

 

I hope 2025 is nothing like this past year.
 

[Aragathor]

8 minutes ago, Tpaktop2_1 NA said:

I hope 2025 is nothing like this past year.

Preach it brother. I really hope 2025 goes down in history as a year when nothing significant happened.

Because I really don't want anything close to what 2024 has been. Save maybe my payout from leaving my job, that was a nice and only highlight.

[Wolfswetpaws]

14 minutes ago, Tpaktop2_1 NA said:

In these past 6 months:

Hope your situation improves.  

[I_cant_Swim_]

Best wishes to you and your wife. May 2025 be uneventful and calm.

[Snargfargle]

How does the old curse go -- "May you live in interesting times"?

[Tpaktop2_1 NA]

Update: I just got word the Boss passed away yesterday. He was fighting two years with Kidney Cancer. FFFFFFFFFuuuuuuu.....

😖

[Tpaktop2_1 NA]

Update#2 : I have received official notice that my company of the past 50 years will cease operations on Friday 01/10/2025. Good thing I am into full retirement. What a journey.

Edited January 7 by Tpaktop2_1 NA

[Snargfargle]

In most states of the US, employees are "at will" hires. This means that, barring a few protected civil rights, your employer can fire you for any, or no reason. Therefore, it makes little sense to remain "loyal" to a company unless you own a significant part of it and have a say in its operations.