9 mistakes to avoid making at a work event, according to etiquette experts

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According to etiquette experts, there are a few things you should never do at a work event.

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Why so many Americans over 80 are still working

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D'Yan Forest
D'yan Forest, 91, is the Oldest Working Female Comedian in the World, as documented by the "Guinness Book of World Records."

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How Americans over 80 keep working to pay the bills

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Four Americans in their 80s share why they're still working to pay the bills. Whether it's driving for Uber or substitute teaching, their stories reveal resilience, purpose, and what it really means to keep going past 80 in an economy with little safety net.

I'm 81 and can't retire, so I work a part-time job for $18 an hour. Regret is a waste of time.

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Kathy Curtis
Kathy Curtis, 81, works part-time for her local water company to pay her bills.

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She's 90 and helping her peers as a caregiver. Workers over 80 say helping each other is the best job they can get

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Barbara Brown teaching Yoga
Barbara Brown, 83, still teaches chair yoga at nursing homes throughout Richmond, Virginia.

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These are the most popular jobs between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

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Some shifts, such as construction work, are outside the usual 9-to-5 schedule.

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I'm 82 and earn $16 an hour working at a boat store. I don't have much saved and can't retire, but everything will work out.

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Patricia Wheatley
Patricia Wheatley works for her friend's boat store, earning $16 an hour.

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The new rules of workplace loyalty

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‘Workslop’: AI-Generated Work Content Is Slowing Everything Down

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OpenAI and Anthropic studied how people use ChatGPT and Claude. One big difference emerged.

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI (left) and Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic (right)
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI (left) and Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic (right)

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