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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some people just have that dog in them despite being worth $5M or $20M or $100M or whatever. [/quote]

Yes. I am the first woman on either side of my family to have a graduate degree and I'd like to leave lots of money to future generations. It's a ego thing, I freely admit it.[/quote]

How could that feed your ego? Your descendants won't care. They'll just take it. You'll be forgotten quicker than you can imagine.[/quote]

It feeds my ego to be an executive rather than a retired old lady.[/quote]

That is so sad.[/quote]

Why? I do volunteer work I find meaningful, I travel, I have friends. No grandchildren yet. Why the judgment? It’s better to spend all day every day doing what you want and indulging yourself?[/quote]

But you said the most meaningful thing in your life is your corporate job. All the other stuff makes you an "old lady". I think its sad that being an older woman without a corporate job isnt enough. A woman in her 50s or 60s should be able to find her value in volunteering, travel, friends, family, hobbies, that is enough. It is sad to me that people bought the corporate kool aid about needing to keep working to be valuable.[/quote]

WTF, the only thing I am good for is volunteering, travel, friends, family, hobbies?

You do you, but don’t tell me what’s important for me or what “should” be enough.

What does it matter to you that I am still working?  What is wrong with you?[/quote]

You do you but dont tell me not to have my opinion! It is sad to find the most value in a corporate role. Period. I will judge anyone who believes that is the best way to spend their senior years. Something is broken inside you to need that empty validation.

If you continue to work because you need the money, OK. If you continue to work because you love your job, OK. I cant relate to either, but whatever. But claiming you work because your ego and identity are tied up in a corporate role is messed up.[/quote]

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