Anyone around to advise me please...re: voluntary redunancy/retirement

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My dad's company (worked for 25 yrs) were offering staff VR, dad put in and got it. It all happened V quickly. requested, offered, accepted within weeks.
He's 62 so decided to retire at the same time iykiwm...

He will use money from VR to live off till he's 65 then entitled to pension (my understandng anyway..may be wrong..)

Thing is im concerned...having had several conversations with mum,dad and sister im worried.

Dad has no hobbies, no interests outside of work,not really "friends" outside of work and isn't a socialising type iykwim.
Its been suggested he go on a learning course to fill time, keep his mind active and to learn more but he's not interested.
I suggested setting up his own business along the lines of the works he's done all his life..not interested.

He has told mum he will hand back mobile,car etc and as far as he's concerned he never wants a mobile or a car (will never drive again were his words). Personally I don't think he's thought things through, neither does mum and sister etc but what more can we do..

He worked all his life and I mean WORKED. He was the type to work away from home alot, mum did the majority of the childcare with me and my sister so although he's lived here for 20+ years he's never seen it as a place for life..never made friends, only friends mum made (being on own) and tbh he has also broken some of the friendships iykwim....

Im a sahm and a free spirt. Mum (i think) is just realising that I never stand still with the lo's. Preschool, baby groups,shopping etc although I know she would want to be with us 24/7. Not always my wish.
I worry that dad will self destruct with nothing to do, will drive mum up the walls (she doesn't work and also has her own "ife" iykiwm) or insist on being at mine 24/7.

Mum has just commented "its not my problem and that they won't burden me" Bit of a harsh comment imo, surely im allowed to be concerned.. He's my dad..

Advice please. Yes I know he's a grown man blah de dah BUT sometimes grown men don't help themselves.
Is there anything about for him where he can seek advice..? seek info on developing himself further, developing interests..? etc. TIA X

Give him some time initially to get over a lifetime of working.

After a month or so he may well feel differently, but don't hassle him or he may well entrench and feel too stubborn to change his mind. Give him some space.

If he shows an interest in something, support and encourage him, but try not to baby him. He is a grown man who can make decisions for himself.

My FIL was a lot like this when he took ER, and after a while he did find part-time employment for a short period. It was a massive culture shock for him to work elsewhere after such a long time with one employer, and it didn't last very long.

Thanks llareggub, didn't want to sound like I was pushing him into something (read it back and prob sounds that way) but just needed to know what I could do.
Brill advice thanks.

My fil was made redundant years ago and didn't work for around a year. Became a househusband (lol after 25 yrs) and really coped well. Did home improvements and even kept himself busy iykiwm...BUT he's a different person to my dad...I just worry..

Its all to easy for people (men esp) to finish a job and it to finish them.

Just worries me that he attitude already is to "do nothing". No phone, no car etc. I suppose I expected him to say "right im retiring and now I have time to do everything I haven't done in 40 yrs." Yet its been the opposite.

My organisation used to run pre-retirement courses, not sure if they still do, but I would imagine that other training providers run them if there is still demand for such thing. It used to cover the emotional impact of retirement, financial planning, that sort of thing.

One thing we did with my FIL was to give him lots of jobs to do at our house, although this is actually something he enjoys doing, and (honestly) was more for his benefit than ours. He has now settled into a routine of his own and I think he is pretty happy, although we have seen some personality changes. I think for men of his generation, their sense of self is very much part of who they are and what they do at work. Maybe it is for us all? I don't know.

mum commented on the same thing last week. Suggested that places offer advice before they let people go off on their own.
But I guess companies aren't so concerned with what people do with their lives once they leave...
I never really thought about the inpact retiring had till now...