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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Construction worker standing on a bridge at night
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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A paper figure and desk being lit on fire

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

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Patricia Wheatley
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.

The 'Godfather of AI' says it will create 'massive' unemployment, make the rich richer, and rob people of their dignity

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Geoffrey Hinton in Tokyo in 2019.
Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer of neural networks, says society is unprepared for AI's sweeping impact.

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