premature retirement
Leaving work young
Premature retirement is leaving the workforce earlier than planned or expected, typically due to circumstances beyond one's control—health problems, layoffs, or corporate restructuring rather than financial readiness: The injury forced him into premature retirement at 52.
The phrase implies the retirement wasn't entirely voluntary and often carries financial consequences.
- earlyOccurring before expected
- early exitLeaving before conclusion
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
golden handshake · golden parachute · downsizing · forced · age discrimination · disability · layoff · exhaustion · freedom · regret · savings · nest egg · boredom · health · mental health · stress · package · pink slip
premature retirementcareer longevity
Length of working life
unretirement · dying in harness · coming out of retirement · encore career · lifetime employment
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