Maybe he is so grumpy because he no longer has the ability to do what he did all his life..make money. I emphathize with him. Busted ass all my life, made it, lost it, and found something I would do for free and never miss the money. It so happened that what I loved to do paid REAL well and afforded me the opportunity to invest and invest well. I miss the job, take part time related work but at 65, find myself grumpier than Hell because I know I can’t do it again.
Come on, now. If you were on your deathbed, would you say “I wish I has spent more time at work.” ?
Time goes by, and time is everything.