I think basically the Panda is right, though his posts clearly carry too much emotion.
I am 63. I retired from the middle east last summer, not Emirates and not for philanthropic reasons. I thought that the virus would outlast my career and I thought that it was quite demeaning to myself hanging out and hoping that a Middle Eastern company would keep playing ball with my plans. I certainly could have used another couple of years but I decided that I could manage on what I had. Right now, I feel that I made the right decision.