Comments on: Would You Take an Early Retirement Package if This Happened to You?

By: Neal

Neal — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:09:22 +0000

I’m sure your dad is proud of you. No doubt about it. You did the right thing and something few others would have done. You have true grit!

I am inspired by both you and your dad. Thanks for sharing this.

By: Funny about Money

Funny about Money — Sat, 30 May 2009 03:21:41 +0000

My father was a deck officer in the Merchant Marine. One week he came into port, walked off the ship, and quit his job with one of the world’s largest oil companies, which owned the tankers he commanded.

He had seen something on the dock that he didn’t like–what, I never learned–and he refused to be associated with it.

This was during the late 50s or early 60s, when America still had a merchant marine fleet to reckon with. And my father was at the top of his trade; anyone who mattered knew of him. Within a few days, he had a new job with a different gigantic oil company.

Today you couldn’t easily land another job, no matter who you are, just because of the economic conditions. But my father’s example gave me the message: don’t hang around an employer whose ethics you can’t stomach. Many years later, I quit a job on a magazine after watching the publisher give my editor the shaft. My thinking went along these lines: “A person who will do something like that to someone else sooner or later will do the same thing to you.” True, it was a self-interested twist my father’s model…but what it really amounts to is that when you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas.

By: chuck wintner

chuck wintner — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:16:11 +0000

You’re columns always seem to synch with my current needs. While I love my career, my employers often try to get me to compromise my ethics with threats of termination. So far, I have been able to hold both my job and integrity, but it is a daily struggle. I am trying to build a private practice to become less dependent on an employer.

Am I your friend who works in juvenile corrections? Yes, the kids are tough, but not as tough as the system that punishes them, but fails to correct them.

chuck

By: Neal

Neal — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:49:09 +0000

David, I agree. Not everybody would make the same choice that Time did. That’s why I wanted to share his story. I do think they will make out fine.

Michael,

Sounds good. I wish you the best of luck and I hope you keep me posted.

By: Michael Moebes at Mobius Financial

Michael Moebes at Mobius Financial — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:01:20 +0000

I recently left my job to do work I find to be more fulfilling. These are some great tips to consider before making such decisions. Thanks!

PS- Enjoyed your post re: IRAs at Frugal Dad.