Gonna depend on your jurisdiction ... my dad years ago told his manager when he was retiring to help out the rest of his team (he was retiring in 6 mos, but wit

Gonna depend on your jurisdiction ... my dad years ago told his manager when he was retiring to help out the rest of his team (he was retiring in 6 mos, but with rumors of layoffs coming, he was "volunteering" to be let go "early") - the layoffs ended up not happening, but he was fine being one if they did Some companies'll ask [informally] if anyone wants to be considered