61. He is in what I would call a toxic environment as a manger with an ******* of a boss. They have lost countless people because of this guy and never made any changes. I believe he wants out to get into a better environment with less stress, responsibilities, etc. for the right price (willing to take a pay cut to an extent). If he stays at his current job he will retire pretty much right at 65. If he were to get out and it works out he said he would be willing to give it a couple more years past that.
I don't think I could handle working for a toxic avenger at my age. Hell, I couldn't handle it when I was 20-something. The only job I have ever quit was my first design office job here in the Twin Cities. Working for this guy was eating me up and keeping me awake at night. Just walked in one day and quit. Ended up carpentering for a year or two before landing the job I ended up retiring from. Even carpentering outside in the Minnesota winter for less money was better than working for the asshat I had been working for.
If I was in that situation again I'd again just quit but now I'd go to work for Pants. Tax Boxster would rock those Schedule A's.
That Corps job ended up being a perfect fit for me after a few years and I kinda wonder what would have happened to me if I had not landed that gig. Guessing remodeling man or back to Iowa (shudders) and running an oil business.