 But his advisors, namely the other founding fathers, simply said that he had to stay. Imagine having to be stuck in a job you didn't like for eight years, plus that the fate of your country rested on your shoulders. So when you look at that portrait of Washington on the dollar bill, what you see is someone who's just exhausted, not just from a long day at work, but from a lifetime at work. But this portrait seems to tell us more.