Originally Posted by JamesBond

I will be 61 this summer. Whether or not it worked for someone has little to do with age however. It has more to do with the timing and 'plan B'. I surmised that at my seniority in my category that I would have been gone in September and I was correct. Had I been able to get the December of 2021 separation date, I could have been more prepared. You can poopoo that if you so choose, but punching out on such short notice is what didn't work for me. Had I already made the move back to East Tennessee it might have. If the decision were purely about the money, I could have gone 5 years ago. It's not just about that.

Oh... and yeah, I am right square in the middle of the dead zone.