In Ms. Janochoski’s case, “retirement looked good” after all those months of working from home, she said. “I wasn’t going to go before April, when my stock options vested,” she added. If my lifestyle isn’t going to need all that much money, maybe I can move somewhere less expensive, have some low-cost hobbies and retire early. But leaving a career, particularly for people who have risen up at a company doing work they enjoy, is not an easy decision to make. A life-altering event four years ago got Mark Nagel thinking about retiring as soon as possible.

Source: International New York Times July 09, 2021 12:56 UTC