What work looks like in your 80s for half a million Americans

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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.

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.

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

Dianne Michels

8 simple things you can do at the office every day to build good relationships with your boss and coworkers

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A few simple actions each day can go a long way towards building and maintaining good working relationships with your colleagues.

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They've been retired for 2 decades — and have learned to make the most of their golden years

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Bernita at her Table
Bernita Clark, 82, makes costumes for her daughter's 12-foot-tall skeleton.

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Sitting at her sewing machine, Bernita Clark, 82, guides a piece of blue fabric as the needle bobs up and down. To her side sit scissors, measuring tape, thread, and a skull.

I work so hard to provide a good life for my 4 kids that I hardly ever see them anymore

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Woman working on a laptop at a counter with a man and kids in the background

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The latest change you'll see at Starbucks: a new barista dress code

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A Starbucks barista working at an espresso machine.
Starbucks will start requiring baristas to wear black shirts under their green aprons.

AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File

Recruiters share their favorite questions to ask in job interviews — and how candidates should answer them

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An illustration of a woman answering interview questions for a job.
Recruiters told BI what their go-to interview questions can reveal about a job candidate.

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Men in corporate America spend thousands to look good — they just don't want you to know about it

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Tweezers gripping onto a piece of a dollar bill

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Before turning 30, John, a trader in Washington, DC, spent nearly $22,000 to fix his receding hairline, an issue that had long been on his mind.

'Today' anchor Hoda Kotb says a former boss told her she might want to 'get on the treadmill'

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Hoda Kotb in a blue vest.
Hoda Kotb says she was body-shamed by her former boss.

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6 tips from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on how to run a company and manage your team

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Jensen Huang presents at a 2023 conference in Tapei
Jensen Huang has shared some unconventional management advice over the years.

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