My dad moved home.

We're neighbors again! He drove back a few weeks ago because his company keeps a small office here for taking technical support phone calls and a new hire needed to be onboarded. He moved everything back at that time because his company is still doing everything remotely due to the COVID and he didn't see the point of paying rent out there and for his mortgage here. He'd recently gotten a new boss who didn't want him to remain a manager because he doesn't have a college degree so he felt my dad was being overpaid, despite the fact that my dad has been with the company for over twenty years and a worked up to this manager position, and has been doing it for years. I don't know all the details, but I know he stepped down from the manager position to take a position here and that it's a pay cut.

My dad is a little concerned what his budget is going to look like with the pay cut. He is happy that the person he suggested replace him got the position. His new boss had a guy he wanted to put in the position, but my dad had reservations with this guy his boss wanted which I think mostly boiled down to the guy isn't ready for a management position yet and needs more experience/development. There was a female employee that my dad thought would make a great manager so he suggested her. She got the job! He's so happy for her. The part that I find funny is that they've had to split all the things my dad was doing between two people because it's more than one person should be doing...so is his boss really saving any money?

It's nice having him home. We've taken to walking with my dogs to a nearby park and back once a week and he's done his own and the rental properties yard work.