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Jayne Burns, Bob Rohloff and Melba Mebane are part of a fast-growing share of the workforce: Americans working past 75. Many Americans are working into their 70s and 80s — or longer — because of longer life spans, changing attitudes about retirement and insufficient savings. Mebane began working as an "elevator girl" at the Mayer & Schmidt department store in 1949 when she was just 17 years old, through a work-study program at Tyler High School. During her tenure at Dillard's, Mebane had several opportunities to become a manager, but she always turned the offers down. Those friendships, Mebane says, made working at Dillard's "the best job I ever had."
Persons: Jayne Burns, Bob Rohloff, Melba Mebane, Elizabeth HusVar Jayne Burns, Joann, Burns, Dick, Donna Burns, Donna, Terry Mebane Melba Mebane, Mebane, William T, Dillard, Mark Karweick Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Department, CNBC, Crafts, Mayer & Schmidt, Tyler High School, Dillard's Locations: U.S, Mason , Ohio, Dillard's, Tyler , Texas
But most mornings, she drives herself 20 minutes from her house in Cincinnati to Mason, Ohio to clock into her shift as a part-time fabric cutter at Joann Fabric and Crafts store. She's been working at the store for 26 years — and it's still one of her favorite ways to spend time. "I'll work for as long as I can or as long as they'll have me." Her daughter, Donna Burns, was working at the store part-time and recommended her for the role, thinking it might be a welcome distraction from the grief. Ultimately, there's no secret to living a longer, happier life, says Burns, but "working has helped."
Persons: Jayne Burns didn't, Joann, She's, it's, Burns, Dick, Donna Burns, there's Organizations: Crafts Locations: Cincinnati, Mason , Ohio
When Jayne Burns turned 100 last summer, she told her friends that she had one wish: "to keep working." Jayne Burns and some of her co-workers at her 100th birthday party last summerBurns — who turns 101 on July 26 — didn't plan on working past 100. Burns began working at the craft store in 1997, a few months after her husband, Dick, died. Ultimately, there's no secret to living a longer, happier life, says Burns, but "working has helped." DON'T MISS: Want to be smarter and more successful with your money, work & life?
Persons: She's, Joann, it's, Jayne Burns, Burns —, Burns, Dick, Donna Burns, Donna, there's, — here's, Organizations: Crafts Locations: Mason , Ohio, Cincinnati
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