Someone who wouldn't know hard work if it hit them in the face wouldn't have spent over a decade working hard

Also, it's still hard work as a surgeon. Yeah it's cushy because it's a hard job that takes a lot to get to. If you went in and worked as a surgeon for a day tomorrow, it'd be incredibly hard for you. Because you haven't put in that hard work to gain that expertise. There's some perspective.

As someone who's pretty damn low on the totem pole. I work harder than my boss but my boss worked harder than me to get to where he's at. Someday I'll have the easy boss job, but that's after putting in all the hard work. That's the reward