Long time lurker of this post, but I don't think I've posted before
Not really overheard, but work related. My employer produces a quarterly "flyer" that has your benefits and investment info, basically telling you how much money the company has spent on your benefits, how much you have spent on benefits, etc, but there is also a part that is called "your FIt age. Financially Independent time? I think- it's the soonest they think you will have saved enough to retire at your current rate. I noticed it said "55", and I thought, no way, I should be FI before that, then I noticed the small writing below it says something like, "55 is the earliest our software will compute a retirement age" So I guess the company doesn't think its possible to Retire very early.
And then, not at work, but my Brother (#3) and SIL are pretty deep into debt with student loans, she recently had her laptop computer "die", and they bought a new one-with $ from their student loans that they'll be paying on for the rest of her life. She gave the laptop to one of my brothers(#2), who isn't in a tech field, but is pretty computer savy. (I'm not super tech savy) He told me he had to do a couple of things, and then reinstall the software, but was able to bring the laptop back to life. He offered it back to my SIL, but she said, "Oh, I don't need it, we already bought a new one." Now granted she's in school and may have needed a computer, but I know brother #3 has a laptop, and they have a desktop, so it's not like she didn't have other options while it was being worked on. Oh well, my brother #2 was thrilled to have acquired a "free" laptop.