Define: "Soft Retirement" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"Checking out mentally. Keep your Slack green and enjoy the ride."
A phased transition into retirement where senior employees reduce their hours and delegate routine tasks to automated systems.
What does "Soft Retirement" actually mean?
"Collecting a six-figure Director salary while working two days a week and letting an AI agent silently reply to all your emails."
"We are introducing a soft retirement program for senior partners looking to transition out over the next two years."
"Gary has been in soft retirement since January. I'm pretty sure I've been arguing with a customized bot on Teams for the last month."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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