forced retirement
Pushed out early
Forced retirement is the involuntary end of someone's working career, typically imposed by an employer or mandated by policy.
It may result from age limits, health issues, corporate restructuring, or pressure disguised as voluntary departure: The company's buyout offer was really forced retirement with a severance check.
The term often carries resentment, implying the person would have continued working if allowed.
- layoffTermination without cause
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- exit packageBenefits upon leaving employment
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
redundancy · terminated · shown the door · pushed out · walking papers · involuntary · coerced · ousted · dismissed · put out to pasture · package · buyout · ageism · age discrimination · pink slip · career end · corner office · bitter
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- work problemslayoff, firing, low pay, burnout, deadline pressure
- ageismageism, age discrimination, elder abuse, elder neglect, adultism
- Retirement termspension, annuity, 401(k), IRA, Roth IRA
- retirementpension plan, pension, pensioner, pension fund, pension check
- official misconductmalfeasance, ethics violation, misconduct, misfeasance, nonfeasance
forced retirementvoluntary retirement
Choosing to stop working
voluntary resignation · walking away · golden parachute · quitting
forced retirementhiring
Giving someone work
job retention · new hire · onboarding · job offer · recruitment
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