I noticed that once I retired the inter-office memos stopped coming. No longer do I receive urgent messages announcing anything. If there are any changes to the way things are done, it shall remain secret. Suddenly I am out of the loop. It’s very much like when I left grade school. No one is passing me notes anymore. If I am supposed to meet someone out on the playground, I haven’t been told about it.
People do a lot of things to prepare for retirement. They save up their money, they reduce
expenses and maybe even adjust where they end up living. Why live in the city if you’re not working
there anymore? It is quite a
transition. In fact, some people require
counseling to help them make the adjustment.
Never, however, do they tell you about the memos.
Okay, Mr. Corwin, your pension will start on this date, your
medical coverage will continue until here.
Now, you need to turn in your keys to the office and return the parking
pass.
“What about office memos?”
I’m sorry, but those will stop as of today.
"But I wasn't prepared for that. I'm not ready.
How will I know what’s going on, what if there are
changes to the way things are done? What
about…”
1 comment:
Ya - I too miss the memos, and also the meetings, and the coffee klatch, but not the whining or the politics!
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