It'll be you whether you work hard or not. None of us are getting out of this alive.
I'm always proud to have this said of me: Hard work is exhilarating and liberating. But I work for myself and with, not for, others. The concepts of “retirement” and the label of “employee” do not apply. The toxic assumption behind this conversation seems to be less about work and more about the acceptance of servility.
Good friend retired last year and now pushing up daisies - totally agree