CFO at my last company did this to my boss once. Constantly text / checking email during meetings seems to be an escalating issue at the companies I’ve been at.
People who want me to move to the center of subway car during rush hour. I got their first and want to be close to the door, so go around me to the middle. If you want to be close to the door, get on at an earlier stop.
Similarly, people who want everyone in my family to move over a seat in the movie theater so they can sit together. If you have 4 or 5 people who want to sit together in the middle of the theater, get there earlier. Otherwise, sit in the front row or split up.
Also, the fact that the search for meaning and relevance doesn’t get any easier as you get older. The fact that it takes on an even more urgent, ominous tone, as your time is running out at an accelerated rate just when you are losing your energy to outrun the demons.
I really feel the only reason I am working right now is to put my kids through college. That is it. No saving for that bigger house, bitchin car…just school for the kids. And then I can die.