I work at a giant company with a lot of low-wage jobs, and found out that some high-paid managers opt to retire by transferring to a low-wage job and doing it for a few years. Why? Because we are awarded stock in the future and have to stick around to collect it. These people make $20/hour painting-the-stripe-on-the-receipt and every 3 months an extra $90k of stock appears in their account. Next year, an extra $60k of stock every three months. Year after that, an extra $30k every three months. After that, they finally quit.
This has got to be a major psychological adjustment, going from white collar to blue collar.
That makes a ton of sense, what an interesting way of sunsetting employees. As someone who does mental work nonstop, it really does feel ultra rewarding to actually *do* something with your hands, which is partly why I enjoy golf so much
I work at a giant company with a lot of low-wage jobs, and found out that some high-paid managers opt to retire by transferring to a low-wage job and doing it for a few years. Why? Because we are awarded stock in the future and have to stick around to collect it. These people make $20/hour painting-the-stripe-on-the-receipt and every 3 months an extra $90k of stock appears in their account. Next year, an extra $60k of stock every three months. Year after that, an extra $30k every three months. After that, they finally quit.
This has got to be a major psychological adjustment, going from white collar to blue collar.
That makes a ton of sense, what an interesting way of sunsetting employees. As someone who does mental work nonstop, it really does feel ultra rewarding to actually *do* something with your hands, which is partly why I enjoy golf so much