I work a food service job with a 50-something who is the type to devote her life to working as hard as possible. She exists to work. She is physically incapable of relaxing or staying home EVER.
If you complain about literally anything around her she gives you the 'ol, “Eh quit your bellyachin'” attitude. And even when she's clearly physically and mentally worn out for the day, limping across the restaurant and can barely string words together anymore, she still pushes on working as hard as possible.
The other day she was making small talk with an Elderly regular. She boasted to him, “Yeah I picked up a shift today, even came in on my day off!”
He replies with, “Right on! You show them youngin's how it's done ;)”
I was standing right next to them and could barely stop myself from rolling my eyes so hard that they go a full 360 around in my skull. Why are so many boomers like this??? I'm so incredibly thankful that I'm not.