A friend stopped by over the holidays to say hello.
I knew her from work activities, and we became friends, grabbing lunch occasionally and sharing anecdotes about our lives. She was a highly skilled individual, educated, and successful. I enjoy my time with her because our conversations are stimulating.
My friend has been retired for over a year now after planning and announcing her decision a full year in advance.
We began to talk about her old work life, and she recounted something that recently happened that upset her.
She ran into an old work acquaintance, a gentleman, who asked her (referring to her retirement), “What do you do?”