Thursday, February 12, 2026

Complicated workplace

 I decided in late October that I was looking to retire from ISED as I have been burning myself out for the last few months and feeling frustrated and out of place.  I thought that this would be a simple process, but as luck would have it, the federal government is looking to downsize and is offering various transition options to transition employees out of Government.  This is a good thing for me, but the process of government announcing these programs is much slower than the timeline I planned to leave by.  I am still hoping to leave by March 17th, 2026, however the Early retirement Incentive (ERI), though approved in theory, still has not been announced to employees meaning I am stuck in limbo.  There are other alternatives to leave, albeit with various complexities.  I am still hoping to transition out of ISED in the near future.

Retirement - Onward and Upward!

  I have been waiting to write this post for a few months now.  It started in September 2025 when I realized that I was burned out from work...