Wow. That sounded really judgmental. You make a valid point, but have some empathy.... The choice to walk away from a job gets harder as you age. When you are close to retirement, the idea of walking away from a huge retirement package to start over in a brand new career from the bottom can seem daunting.

Likewise, in CA government, the retirement monthly payment is based on how much you made in your last year or two on the job. He, and all the other people close to retirement, have to make a choice: quit the job and get no retirement or work massive overtime and get an extra fat retirement.

Wow. That sounded really judgmental. You make a valid point, but have some empathy.... The choice to walk away from a job gets harder to make as you age. When you are close to retirement, the idea of walking away from a huge retirement package to start over in a brand new career from the bottom can seem daunting.

Likewise, in CA government, the retirement monthly payment is based on how much you made in your last year or two on the job. He, and all the other people close to retirement, have to make a choice: quit the job and get no retirement or work massive overtime and get an extra fat retirement.