Well, I am so very happy to have my job, and I do still have a passion for doing the right thing for our hospital, and all it serves, but........ I am getting old, and seriously looking into every possibility of retirement. It may come as soon as this September, just after my 51st Birthday.
Last week I was passed over for a promotion, and that has just set things in motion on a faster time line to retirement. I want to enjoy life, but I must be very careful to be sure I don't make a mistake on my calculations on the amount of money I will need to survive. If I am going to keep working, then staying in my current job makes the most sense. If working a few more months or even 1 or 2 more years would make better sense, then I have to consider that. Obviously the longer I work, the bigger my retirement check will be, so.... I have to consider it all, but at the same time, I have a burning inside, telling me to go.