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From 6 figures to minimum wage: America's oldest workers are taking pay cuts

Fri, 09/12/2025 - 04:29

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Patricia Wheatley, 82, works full-time answering the phone and doing administrative work at her friend's boat store.
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When Vince Scidone showed up for work on his 90th birthday, the top brass was waiting for him.

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I'm 90 and work at a convenience store. I make $14.90 an hour and money is tight, but I hope to retire.

Tue, 09/02/2025 - 05:15

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Vince Scidone, 90, works at a convenience store chain in Oklahoma.
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How workers in their 80s and 90s are embracing AI: 'I want to finish strong'

Sun, 08/31/2025 - 03:45

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Luis Bautista, 82, is "learning to speak to AI."

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I attended an AI class for older Americans. The students couldn't have been more excited.

Sun, 08/24/2025 - 04:05

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Seniors take an AI class. — Nearly two dozen people 60 and older attended an introductory AI class in August.
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They're in their 80s, still working, and living paycheck to paycheck

Sun, 08/10/2025 - 03:47

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Sandy McConnell and June Boyd — Sandy McConnell (left) and June Boyd (right) both work out of financial necessity.
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After a tedious week of squinting at spreadsheets, Sandy McConnell, 80, makes her way to a restaurant in Nevada for a monthly lunch with former colleagues.

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I'm 85 and looking for work but no one will hire me. I just need to pay the bills — I'm an old girl, but I'm not a dead girl.

Wed, 08/06/2025 - 05:05

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Pat Fagin Scott in her couch at home — Pat Fagin Scott, 85, has navigated unemployment after decades of well-paying jobs.
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What work looks like in your 80s for half a million Americans

Sat, 08/02/2025 - 05:25

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Photo collage of a construction worker in her older years — Nearly 550,000 Americans 80 and older are still working, and the number is rising.
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Harvey Mendelson is no stranger to reinvention.

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I'm 81 and work at Trader Joe's to help pay off $70,000 in debt and launch a business. I don't want to be treated like I'm an old person.

Sat, 08/02/2025 - 05:15

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Dianne Michels, 81, works at Trader Joe's while starting a consulting business.
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