Retirement Police IRL
As I talked about before, I gave my boss written notice informing him and the department of my intention to separate this April. When I talked to him, I told…
Scout Leader
In Kevin Gilmartin’s classic book on how cops get fucked in the head(and how to try to mitigate it), Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement, he uses the Scout Leader scenario…
Best time of your life
We were all drenched with sweat from another grueling practice. Our smell must have been dreadful, as we all had been crammed into a small classroom with little ventilation. The…
Almost there…
Last time I talked about how I was planning on turning in my letter of resignation; well, I did it! TL;DR, it went way better than expected and I’ve been…
The Fear
Ever since I decided to retire next year I’ve been getting scared occasionally. This is usually associated with me starting thought loops ranging from pushing back my separation date a…
Closing in
We’re getting there. The plan is to tell my boss of my plans to resign next week. I’ll be giving him plenty of warning; I’ll tell him that I can…
The Nuclear Option
A realization came when I hit a breaking point with late shift. We had gone on vacation this summer, and again I flipped my schedule: getting up at 9 am…
Part Time Worries
As my retirement (mini-retirement, sabbatical, career pivot?) date approaches, a good portion of me is in total fear based mode. This became clear as the possibility of staying on the…
The Why
Why would I want to quit this job in a year when at that point I’ll only be 5 years from a pension worth at least a million bucks? Maybe…
Graduation Goggles
The past three days have been surprisingly good at work, which of course leaves me with fleeting second thoughts about my impending separation. On Monday we had a pretty chill…