When the Titles Disappear: Facing the Loss of Status in Retirement
Reading Time: 3 minutesI Didn’t Think I Cared About Status—Until I Lost It Retirement brings many changes, but one of the most unsettling is the quiet loss of status. Not wealth, not time—status. It’s that intangible sense of being respected, recognized, and known. And when it’s gone, you feel it. I used to downplay status, probably trying to …