It took 2 months for me to start not thinking of RJ and work. I still wake up in the middle of the night and think about things I used to do but that only lasts a few minutes. I'm to the point now that I am embracing retirement, albeit 5 years to early. I am lucky enough to have saved for this rainy day. I feel bad for those younger than me and with kids still to raise or college to pay. RJ did a dirty deed here on 9/15 and then less than a month later report record earnings. They didn't need to do this. I am patiently waiting to see what RJ does for ESOP and profit sharing. Luckily Paul can't (at least I hope) take that away from us. The last couple years ESOP has been roughly 2% of salary and Profit Sharing roughly 5% and it is all based on earnings and profit. So my ex-manager can do nothing here. Can someone confirm that we will be getting this? I am holding off closing my Principal accounts so I don't have to do things twice.
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I've started collecting unemployment. $275 a week isn't going to make me rich but it will help with a few bills as long as it lasts. There is some kind of executive order from the Florida Governor that says we don't have to put in 5 places you applied to each week which is good since there are not 5 places to be found.
I am also keeping my Principal account open until the final deposits have been made. With any luck I’ll have another job by then that provides retirement that I can roll my funds into.
I just hit 60 a couple months ago. Finding an equivalent job is nearly impossible at the moment. I expect to be living off my 401K and savings for quite a while. I would like to personally thank Paul for the work he has put into picking me and 549 other people to suffer.