Having been retired for over a year now, I've had some time to reflect on the person I am today, versus the (boss, subordinate or business colleague) person I once was.
I still have no where near the amount of social interaction I once had, but most people I had interacted with at the office were not people I included in my social life. Subjects discussed were mostly job related, as it was difficult for me to really be 'social' with most of my colleagues.
I can also admit that losing the status and recognition of no longer being the 'boss' initially was a blow to my ego, but I have gotten over this with time, as I believe most people do.
After my father was retired for a number of years, I remember joining him with a group of his retired close friends for a social event. I was naturally curious about what each of his friends had done 'for a living', i.e. the typical opening question asked when meeting for the first time. Although my father was likewise a former business executive, I was surprised to find out that he didn't even know in many cases, or cared. These people no longer defined themselves or others by the former job or title. This was a positive lesson to me to which I can now fully understand and relate to.
I still have no where near the amount of social interaction I once had, but most people I had interacted with at the office were not people I included in my social life. Subjects discussed were mostly job related, as it was difficult for me to really be 'social' with most of my colleagues.
I can also admit that losing the status and recognition of no longer being the 'boss' initially was a blow to my ego, but I have gotten over this with time, as I believe most people do.
After my father was retired for a number of years, I remember joining him with a group of his retired close friends for a social event. I was naturally curious about what each of his friends had done 'for a living', i.e. the typical opening question asked when meeting for the first time. Although my father was likewise a former business executive, I was surprised to find out that he didn't even know in many cases, or cared. These people no longer defined themselves or others by the former job or title. This was a positive lesson to me to which I can now fully understand and relate to.