Are You the Retiring Sort?

By MS. MENTOR

Question: When I began in this profession, during the Vietnam War, I was young and brash and knew you couldn't trust anyone over 30. The same age as Janis Joplin, I somehow thought I'd die before I grew old. Instead I've turned 60 (as has Mick Jagger). My contemporaries are retiring, and I'm wondering if I should also be heading toward the glue factory. How do I know when it's time?

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