Originally Posted by
Sluggo_63
Basically if you tell FedEx early enough (12 months?) that you're going to retire, there's a sizeable chunk of money that comes your way. It was all for planning. You could conceivably tell FedEx you're retiring last minute and just do it, with no notice. FedEx didn't like that for planning purposes, so they incentivized early notification.
Not so much - too many wickets to hit to get some money. Also, because it is all paid out on December 31 you may actually be better of retiring the following year due to taxes and additional B fund monies depending on your situation.