Scoundrel
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We had a 62 year old gentleman retire a couple of weeks ago who had been employed for 12 years. He was given a retirement party and gifts. We had another gentleman who was 72 years old quit work after the same 12 years of service but no party or gifts.
The gentlemen who retired went back to work a week later at another company yet the 72 year old gentleman still remains unemployed.
This brings up the question, what are the differences between quitting and retiring? From the employers point of view you are losing two long term employees so whether one claims retirement and the other quits the end result is the same......
Can someone clear this up for me?
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wa8yxm
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Mostly, the party. However it depends in part on the company
If you retire, there may be some retirement benefits.. Example. I still get paid every month by my former employeer. These benefits might not be there if you just tell them to "Take this job and shove it" in the manner of Johnny Paycheck.
Also, with retirement there is a party (Great argument in favor of quitting) and some parting gifts and such.
Plus should you decide to find another job... Retirement is considered a friendly termination and quitting is considered a non-friendly termination.
Thus a company is less likely to hire a quitter.
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
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Mr. Camper
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Actually, to me it sounds like the difference was the individual. They liked the one guy enough to give him parting gifts and a party. The other guy, not so much.
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wa8yxm
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I agree Mr.Camper however the feelings you attribute to the person's co-workers were mutual... The one who retired liked the job and/or co-workers more than the one who quit as well.
Myself.. I would have liked to retire without the party.. However they set it up so I had to attend. If I'd have had my choice I'd have just cleaned out my locker and "Good by"
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topflite51
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and then, some people quit and their co-workers give them a going away/good riddance party.
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Bubby's RV
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topflite51 wrote:and then, some people quit and their co-workers give them a going away/good riddance party.
That's usually after they're gone!
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2oldman
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Clear what up?
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As management I try to give anybody that leaves whether retiring of quiting some kind of party. I will say though, the better the employee, the better the party. Fair or not, the employee that has given me 110% throughout their empoyee deserves every bit of my effort, where the man that hasn't given me much effort doesn't deserve all of mine. Meaning no disrespect to the lesser employee, I'll just give him the same effort he gave me.
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CTD2003
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Lets hope at that 72 he doesn’t really need another job!
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silversand
Montreal
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Quitting, resigning or leaving vs retirement:
We have not nearly enough information/intel to make a comment one way or the other.
One could argue that the retired individual was dead wood but got the job done; the individual who "quit" was an innovator, inhibited by some genre of glass ceiling...
So, what's the 'whole story' in great detail?
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