Maybe, but my dad's worked his butt off for 45 years to get to that point. I believe my mom had to go back to work to qualify for her Social Security (she previously worked for the federal government, took the lump sum, and was then a homemaker until my brother and I were grown).
And my dad had a chance at a government job in the early 60s, when he got out of the Army. But, he chose private sector, and is still at it today.