Monday, April 19, 2010

Not a happy camper

I'm feeling remarkably depressed at the moment.  I'd asked Human Resources to run the numbers for how much I could expect in the way of a pension if I retire as soon as I'm eligible -- and after deducting for the spousal benefit and anticipated insurance premiums (health and life), the annuity is a negative number.  Looks like I'm going to be editing articles about giant tapeworms, obscure retroviruses, and avian influenza for at least a year longer than I wanted to. 

[And, yes, I know I shouldn't complain when I actually have a job and a lot of other people don't -- but if I retired, that would create an opening for someone who's currently not working but would like to be.]

5 comments:

  1. Actually, very, very few people even have pensions anymore. My husband worked for a pension services company for 10 years and they didn't have a pension plan!

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  2. The defined benefits pension plans are an endangered species, aren't they? Think this government job is the only one I've ever had that included an actual pension as a fringe benefit, and I haven't had it long enough to get much from it.

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  3. if it's just a year..your lucky..most cant retire at all..

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  4. I'd asked Human Resources to run the numbers for how much I could expect in the way of a pension if I retire as soon as I'm eligible.

    It's over my head why monkeys even fuss about how much they will have in their retirement. I get by just great on my $938.00 a month.

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  5. BBC, after deducting for insurance, my pension, if I took it next month, would be -$66 and some odd cents. It's hard to live on a negative number.

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