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Originally Posted by Hermit
He may sound like an asshole to you but he is indeed feeling down about his situation. There are lots of people like that in the banking / financial industry. They are not the smartest, but in their heydays managed to earn lots of money. But in this line one's shelf life is pretty short before the management realised one can be replaced with someone half the pay. At least he managed to invest in properties. Many others squandered their earnings away like there is no tomorrow.
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agree. their job does not require specialisd knowledge. they depend solely on relationships and as we all know, relationships change over time and that is why their shelf life is short.
the smarter ones will know how to invest their earnings.
very much like air stewardess. there are those that I know who took up degree courses because they know that their shelf life is short. same as the football players. smart ones will start to take up coaching licenses before their playing days are over.
there are many occupations where the shelf life is short e.g. TV stars. having said that, it seems like even technical professionals/engineers these days have a shorter shelf life than before too.