Well, the fun had to end sometime. I am retiring from the Village of Algonquin, IL effective September 29, 2017 after 16 years (a couple of days away from 17). I really loved my job but at 61 I need to hang it up for a number of reasons. Maybe I will be able to find the time to be here more often...
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Retirement
- Thread starter TJacobs
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linnrg
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congratulations
conarb
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Good for you Jake, now take some of that retirement money, buy some land, take all of your knowledge and build some spec houses.
steveray
SAWHORSE
Congrats and Take Care!
JCraver
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Congrats! I'm not sure I'll live long enough to retire, but it sure does sound good some days!
Are you getting to train your replacement, or will your Village just throw the new guy/gal in there? Do you get to move up an existing employee or are they hiring from outside? And aren't you an officer with ICCA? Can you keep doing that or do you have to give it up?
Are you getting to train your replacement, or will your Village just throw the new guy/gal in there? Do you get to move up an existing employee or are they hiring from outside? And aren't you an officer with ICCA? Can you keep doing that or do you have to give it up?
my250r11
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Congrats!! 
mark handler
SAWHORSE
Congrats all the best.
Congratulations......Well then Jake I respect your opinion here at the forum so I hope to hear from you more often.
north star
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Congratulations **TJacobs** !.......I have enjoyed your
postings.......I hope that you will come by and visit us.
Thank you for your service !!
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Congratulations **TJacobs** !.......I have enjoyed your
postings.......I hope that you will come by and visit us.
Thank you for your service !!
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I don't think they are replacing me, at least not right away. I have to give up my positions at NWBOCA and ICCA. And don't worry JCraver, time sneaks up on you!
Now if I could just find that retirement money...it's got to be here somewhere...
conarb
REGISTERED
May I ask how old you are Jake? I retired a couple of years ago at the end of my 80th year for tax reasons, I would have liked to continue working and feel kind of useless now, but taxes drive everything we do now.
61...I'm keeping busy around the house and have a couple of things in the works...also doing a lot of carpenter work on the weekends.
conarb
REGISTERED
Gosh Jake, my son will soon be 61, no thought of ever retiring , that's one reason I really wanted to work longer so as to leave him more so he's always taken care of.
Builder Bob
SAWHORSE
Congrats !! It will be a challenge to stay busy... I have bounced from job to job after retirement trying to find a good fit... Think I finally found one and having a blast..... and of all things, working in an architect office....
fatboy
Administrator
Enjoy some time for yourself Jake......keep in touch though!
ADAguy
REGISTERED
And to think, you got to see your Cubbies win a pennant. Dodgers almost.
Live long and "smile".
Live long and "smile".
RJJ
Co-Founder
Wow! Be gone so long. Just ready back post and sorry to see TJacobs go. That's what I get for being just to busy over the last several years.