Countdown

Items to check off the list as retirement date approaches.

This site gives a new date based on +/- number of days:
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html

red signifies this is or was a critical item, everything else is missed opportunity

3/01/06 - 3/15/06 Call HR-WELLS and request retirement package

4/01/06 - 5/01/06 Submit Health Coverage Forms complete 4/1

4/01/06 - 5/01/06 Submit Notice of Retirement complete 4/1

5/01/06 - 5/15/06 Request Cash Balance Payout Options Form 1-877-479-3557 complete 4/15

5/01/06 - 5/15/06 Request 401K Payout Options Form - 1-877-479-3557 complete 5/1
They said this is automatically sent out when you are dropped off payroll

5/15/06 - 5/31/06 Make list of physical items that need new homes

5/15/06 - 5/31/06 Determine work items that won't be completed by 6/30

6/01/06 - 6/07/06 Book good-bye lunches

6/09/06 - 6/09/06 Send Supervisor Notification to manager

6/01/06 - 6/10/06 Submit Cash Balance Payout Options Form

6/01/06 - 6/24/06 Reassign work items that won't be completed by 6/30

5/01/06 - 6/30/06 Exercise Options

6/01/06 - 6/30/06 Find homes for stuff and list of stuff that needs new homes

6/01/06 - 6/15/06 Clean out email

6/01/06 - 6/23/05 Clean off disk

6/01/06 - 6/30/06 Cleanout office

6/26/06 - 6/30/06 Celebrate a lot

7/10/06 - 7/20/06 Call 401K for payout options if they have not been received.

Networking and Job Hunting Ideas

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Expressive Short Timer Responses

You have our sympathy
What a shame
I'll get right on that
Might I suggest someone who could help you
But who's counting
Not that it matters
Gee, I'd love to help you with that, but...
Not a problem
That's the last time I'll ever have to...
So what are they gonna do? Fire me?
You know, Paris and Rome in the summer are nice.
I hear the beach isnt crowded on the week days.