retirement

64-year-old baby boomer loses job after refusing to learn new software that his company gave him 3 months to learn: 'He’s telling people he’s retiring early.'

Emmy Pratt

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Tech guy gets fired at 58 after 35 years in tech, and instead of panicking, sees it as a chance to retire early, do DIY, and work part-time at a hardware store: ‘It's actually a relief, I was getting SO sick of the corporate stuff’

Etai Eshet

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Boss fires employee and goes on a 3-week cruise, leaving retirement community with no one to cover weekends: ‘We’re 3 people in my department - my boss, Brian, and me. My boss just fired Brian and left’

Etai Eshet

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55-year-old husband demands 46-year-old wife get a job if she wants to continue to "subsidize" their now-adult children: 'They live at home rent free'

Brad Dickson

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60-year-old Pennsylvania woman tries to remove her son as co-signer on her mortgage after his lies and poor decisions could cost her the house

Etai Eshet

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15-year-employee saves his own job from company that tries to fire him just before pension payout

Remy Millisky

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Retired coworker Jeff spots a colleague on medical leave eating dinner and decides to play unpaid HR and tells their managers

Etai Eshet

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Retired manager comes back 1 day after heartfelt retirement party, leaving employees feeling tricked out of their money emotions and patience with management

Etai Eshet

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Retired 74-year-old car guy and his wife bring a buyer to haul trailer full of tools they own from a man’s property in Southern California, he blocks them last minute, claiming they owe him “rent,” refusing to let them take their equipment

Etai Eshet

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Employee wins company holiday raffle, office manager demands they hand over the prize to a colleague who's retiring: ‘My ticket was in there fair and square’

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee refuses to contribute $50 to a coworker's retirement gift, despite pressure from her colleagues, because Linda was cruel to her for 3 years: ‘My decision is final’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Mom retires after advocating for higher salary for 18 years, replacement quits after one shift, ex-boss now offers double the salary for her to return: 'If a company doesn't give you what you deserve, believe me, you'll find another one that will'

Ben Weiss

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Retirement-obsessed 26-year-old plan to save 25% of his income clashes with Barcelona to St Tropez to Monaco trip with a friend: ‘Should I invest aggressively for retirement or take a trip to Europe with my friend?’

Etai Eshet

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Retiring employee accidentally discovers management's plans to lay off 50% of their workforce, decides to let coworkers know: ‘It was a good time to retire’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Senior manager refuses to pitch in for a coworker's retirement gift because she constantly mocked her team's function in the company: [Brenda] negatively impacted my work-life balance for years’

Lana DeGaetano

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Adult step children “temporarily” move in with dad and step-mom, 2 years later they reveal their lazy entitled nature, so step-mom decides to evict them, sell the house, and move into an RV: ‘The entitlement!’

Elna McHilderson

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