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Originally Posted by Rainger99
It was five years ago today that our company told us that we were to start working from home tomorrow. We were told that it was to “flatten the curve” and that we would be back in the office in two weeks.
I did not realize it at the time but I would never return to the office. I moved to the Villages in 2021 (we were still working remotely when I moved) and I retired later that year. I have been back to the office a few times since I retired but the office still works remotely 2 days a week so there are some colleagues that I have not seen since Covid.
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Yep - we were all notified too on March 12, 2020, that the following day (the13th) would be our last day in the office. The company sent all employees (over 5000) home to work for “two weeks” until the curve was flattened. No one has ever returned to the office, and those buildings continue to sit unoccupied to this day. In April 2021, the company offered a very generous “early retirement” to any employee over the age of 55 and with a minimum of 10 years of service (2 years salary plus medical paid until the age of 65). I had just turned 59, and jumped on the buy out. Was able to retire five years ahead of schedule. Moved from Colorado to The Villages the following year (2022). Life has been great ever since. I feel truly blessed.