No, not my retirement...
My boss announced today that he is retiring in 90 days. He's ready - he's worked here for over forty years and has worked well beyond retirement age, so we all wish him well. The sad part is for us who are left behind. It's the end of an era - the "new guard" will undoubtedly make changes across the board, in process and procedure at least - hopefully not in staffing! This has been such a difficult year so far, with the economy sagging and so many people losing their jobs. I pray I won't be one of them, and I think my job is safe, but I'm sure most of those folks who lost their positions were reasonably sure of the same.
Even if my job is unaffected, I will need to train a new boss - and learn how to work with him on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the upper management has not selected (or at least, not said they've selected) a replacement, so everything is up in the air. Frustrating.
