[82lsju]

[quote author=CompSci87 link=topic=16269.msg189974#msg189974 date=1489537157]
The obvious question is how voluntary this retirement was. Answer could range anywhere from "he was planning to retire at this time all along" through "he got tired of all the flak and decided to retire" to "he was forced out." We are unlikely to get the answer.

Given that VPSA is in the midst of a strategic planning process, I think we can make a pretty good guess...
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time will tell, he's ~60 years old, if he turns up in a similar position somewhere else in the next year we'll have our answer

in industry, not sure about academia, the typical "forced out" description is XXX wants to spend more time with their family.......

[82lsju]

[quote author=CompSci87 link=topic=16269.msg189974#msg189974 date=1489537157]
The obvious question is how voluntary this retirement was. Answer could range anywhere from "he was planning to retire at this time all along" through "he got tired of all the flak and decided to retire" to "he was forced out." We are unlikely to get the answer.

Given that VPSA is in the midst of a strategic planning process, I think we can make a pretty good guess...
[/quote]

time will tell, he's ~60 years old, if he turns up in a similar position somewhere else in the next year we'll have our answer

in industry, not sure about academia, the typical "forced out" description is XXX wants to spend more time with their family.......