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There are lots of early retirees who decided to hang it up due to organizational changes, much of which were driven by covid, or just because covid caused them to reevaluate priorities.

And I am one of them.

In my department alone, almost 40% (including me) decided to retire within a 6 month period. Another almost 30% decided to move to what they felt were better opportunities at other companies (i.e. greener pastures).