Illustration of people sharing a drink. – Pixabay
It is sometimes a painful stage, sometimes a liberation. But there is no doubt that retirement remains an important moment in the life of a worker. And, especially when you have been present within the walls for several years, simply leaving a business, a community, a hospital, or a job can be heartbreaking. This is why gathering around food, a solemn drink or a frenzied karaoke is part of the traditions that do good. The opportunity to say goodbye, to thank colleagues, comrades, friends or students, to settle some scores, sometimes, and to raise a glass to the health of those who remain …
But since the start of the health crisis, many have not been able to say goodbye to colleagues and to the places in which they have worked for years. Between compulsory teleworking, prohibited gatherings and social distancing measures, it is complicated, in fact, to share drinks and cold meats in the cafeteria. A little extra heartbreak in this period of shortage of human warmth.
If you do part of those who have not been able to celebrate their retirement or their departure in recent months, tell us your feelings. What would you have liked to do? What have you done ? Did your colleagues still have some attention? Have you postponed this reunion? How did you experience this departure?