My boss retired a couple of weeks ago, after 27 years here, and when I was speaking with him before I left he seemed really unsure about what he was going to do.
He's said all along that he'll set up so he can do some freelance stuff and pop back in when we're busy or he's bored, I can't see him being able to keep that distant though so if he'd probably end up working essentially full time again if he came back, he was looking to have a month or so doing a bit of travelling and finishing off some jobs at home before deciding what to do long term. I think if he gets through that month without missing work then he'll probably never come back, his wife runs an antiques business so I think he'll just end up helping with that most of the time and filling the rest of his time with golf, travelling and cricket when the weather allows. He seems to have enough interests to keep him occupied but you could tell he loved his job so it'll still be quite a shock to the system for him I'd think.
