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After 30 years at General Motors, Alan Korpi, an auditor and a certified fraud examiner, had just 30 days to decide whether to accept early retirement. But when the last day came, all Korpi knew he wanted was a 15-day extension. Ultimately he did retire, in November 1999, relieved and looking forward to the future...
Fast-forward to 2001. Korpi, who before retirement had roamed no farther from Flint, Mich., than Mexico and Canada, is an international troubleshooter who analyzes plant operations and car dealerships in places like Indonesia, Thailand and China. In November 1999, he hooked up with Jefferson Wells International, a firm that places auditors, accountants and other specialists in temporary assignments. The jobs are fulfilling and lucrative. Yet he manages to play plenty of golf. His GM buddies are amazed. So is Korpi: "I still can't believe I asked for the extra 15 days to think about...
...Korpi, 54, is part of a growing cadre of retirees who work as free agents. A Congressional Research Service study shows that nearly 2.4 million pensioners in their mid-50s or older had jobs last year, 13% more than in 1994. Some retirees return to former employers; others establish second careers. But many, like Korpi, prefer shorter stints as fill-ins or consultants, and in recent years there's been rapid growth in the placement companies that cater to them...
...Korpi said his bedroom was a total loss. Stemberg said his bedroom and the suite's study were two-thirds destroyed, but he was most upset by the loss of his Chem 20 notes...
Joel M. Porte, Allston Burr Senior Tutor in Quincy House, said yesterday that workmen have already begun to repair the damage to the building. Harvard does not insure student belongings and strongly urges students to carry their own insurance, Porte said. Korpi and Stemberg are not certain whether their losses are covered by their parents' insurance...