[the-rookie]

I'm 60 and I took a retirement package last year that was offered to several 1000 people at Applied Materials. I was working as a CNC machining subject matter expert doing should costing and DFx review. Had to meet a few requirements to qualify. It was too lucrative not to take it. Everybody that I know that was offered the package whether they worked there for 3 years or 25 years took it. Had to be over 50yrs age, with the company at least 2 years, and your age and years of service had to equal 55 or more. 1 yr salary, 30k in cash and unvested shares of stock at $77.00 a share . Can be rehired after 2 yrs of absence.
My retirement lasted about one month when I was referred by a friend for an Estimator position at a small CNC machine shop making about the same money but without all the perks.
They say if you find a job that you love, you'll never work a day in your life. It's like that, it's seemless and 2nd nature after 45 yrs in the trade being a 2nd generation machinist. I'm not looking to retire anytime soon and I don't even consider this job work, just a place to hang out and observe operations, quote accordingly and interpret drawing requirements. "So simple so easy".
I still haven't got the 67 Tempest Custom going since my last posting, but working on the issues. I'm still trying to finish my 1963 Apollo 3500 GT as well. I picked up an Apollo GT parts car 2 yrs back as a guide to help finish it. I'll post an update soon and possible future plans of the Apollo GT recreation.

Enjoy your retirement. Like others said, time does fly by. The last 10 years have seem to whizz right by.





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