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30 year old with a 60 year old boss...should i look for a new job?
I am 30 years old..i have been with my current boss for almost 9 years. I work 28 hours a week and make decent money. I have two small children - 2 & 5. My hours work out great because I am able to bring my daughter to school and pick her up early enough from after care to be able to do homework and after school activities with her. I work for a 60 year old sole practicioner so once he retires i'll be unemployed. I don't see retirement in the near future (i'm thinking at least another 5-10 years maybe more) but i know once he does retire i'm still gonna have plenty of time left before I am able to retire and will have to look for a new job. My husband says I should look for another job now while i'm young. I feel like why leave somewhere i'm happy at and that gives me the opportunity to things with my children that may become more difficult at a job if I have different hours. My question is should I look for another job now or worry about looking for a new job when it becomes absolutely necessary even if it does mean i'll be older...hopefully another 10-15 years from now.
Re: 30 year old with a 60 year old boss...should i look for a new job?
I'm sorry, your DH is odd. That seems like such a silly thing to worry about now. And even if he does retire, he's not going to close shop the day he announces, I have a feeling.
I'd ask your boss what his retirement plans are, as you are planninng long-term and want to know what will happen to the practice once he retires. Other than that, I wouldn't look for a job based on long-term what-ifs.
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Yes, I agree with Dr. L.
I wouldn't leave a job I was happy at because 5-10 years down the road something might change. That is a LONG time and as Dr. L said, your boss is not going to surprise you one day and close his practice. when it gets closer you can discuss it with him, but I wouldn't now.
You don't say what your boss does, but if I worked for a single practicioner whose livelihood I depended on for my own, retirement wouldn't be my only concern. I always say that you should never stop networking because that's where my job opportunities have always come from. If I were in your shoes, I would be trying to network professionally with people in your and your boss's career field just to have people to connect with if something goes wrong with the company or the boss you work for now. Are you taking professional training or part of a professional organization? Those might be good first steps. GL!
The other ladies are right - I would sit down with your boss and have a conversation about his intentions to retire. A lot of doctors work well into their 70s if they are in good health and aren't practicing a type of medicine that is hard on their bodies (i.e. dentistry which can cause back and arm/wrist/hand issues from leaning over patients).
With that said, I have seen multiple people stay on with a practice after a doctor/dentist retires because the practice is sold. If that is the case, it is often in the best interest of the new practitioner to keep as many staff members on as possible since patients have relationships with them as well and will be less likely to switch to a different doctor.
There are risks to employment, any corporation or organization could shut down tomorrow and any one of us could be out of a job. Network and keep your eyes open for new opportunities, but it sounds like you have a good work-life balance right now and I wouldn't stress about the future if things are working.
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