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EPISODE · Jul 9, 2025 · 20 MIN

The Retirement Myth: Does Anyone Really Retire?

from Inside Job · host Inside Job

Is retirement itself becoming obsolete for Millennials and Gen Z? And if the ritual dies, does the meaning of our work go with it? Jerry spent 40 years in accounting, dreaming of a gold watch and tearful goodbyes. Instead, his retirement was six people on Zoom—three cameras off and someone accidentally sharing a spreadsheet mid-goodbye. As workplace tenure shortens and careers become a blur of gig-hopping, are retirement parties just a relic of the past? Hosts: Matt Sunbulli ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunbulli/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.firstdraft.vc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Aaron Calafato ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen to Aaron's 7 Minute Stories Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leah Ova ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Leah on TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editorial: Matt Sunbulli Brooks Borden Ken Wendt Aaron Calafato Senior Audio Engineer: Ken Wendt Research: Zaid Safe Matt Sunbulli Aaron Calafato

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