Topic: The oldest person I ever worked with....

[74cb750]

Who and how old was the oldest person you worked a job with? I know we have probably all worked on bikes or gardening with an older person, that doesn't count. But if you want to share it, we will read it anyway because we're all such nice people here, right?

My current official job is as a soccer referee and the oldest person I worked a game with was 78 or 73 a couple of years back (can't remember which as I'm getting older and my memory is going)  The thing was he did most of the running as I was an Assistant Referee not the Center Referee.

He taught me something; it is okay to talk to the players and show them your love of the game, respect for them and their parents commitments (both financial, emotional and time). Some of these parents drive their kids 100's of miles to matches and are tired when they arrive.

what about you?

[Bailgang]

All the young punks at work call me the white haired old guy due to my all gray hair.  The oldest people I've worked with were maybe in their 60's but I did have a neighbor who when I first met her was in her mid 90's, still active and a mind still sharp. She had a smile that could charm you off your feet and was absolutely fascinating to talk to because she had seen and witnessed so much in her life like the birth of air flight to space flight and digital computer age, she said her very first "vehicle" was a horse drawn carriage. She had a very wealthy daughter and she told me once how she was on hear daughters Lear jet and the pilot let her take control of the plane ..... momentarily of course but the thought still blew me away. Unfortunately she's gone now but she was an absolute gem of a neighbor.

[MoMo]

84, she is a greeter at Home Depot now but was a cashier for 10 years previously.  Sweetest littlest "old lady" with a quick mind and sharp sense of humor.  All the old codgers try to hustle her but she's too fast for them.  Oldest I ever heard of was a 95 year old woman that worked as a full time receptionist at a local environmental firm.  She had retired when she turned 65 but went back to work because she was bored.


We also have an 82 year old retired electrician who works 20 hours a week.  Says whatever is on his mind ....Larry

[BomberMann650]

Worked museum exhibits as a temp staffer when I was 20.  The permament staffer leading some of the temps was a little ol man.  Likely in his 70's.

Farmer, Craftsman, read the paper every morning with coffee and donuts, still climbed ladders and swung hammers better than any of us there.  Like an all-american varsity hero.

[Scott S]

I don't work with him, but my Dad will be 77 years old in July and still works three days a week. He's been at the same job for 54 years and is the longest serving employee of the City of Rock Hill. He attempted to retire as Assistant Utilities Manager about 12 years ago and the new City Manager asked him to stay on and help with his transition.....and he's still there.

[Duanob]

I did trail maintenance with a guy that was 78 and still going strong. And trail maintenance is damn hard work with all hand tools. He still hikes many many miles.

[ken65]

Worked with an old bloke in his mid 70's. Had millions in assets but couldn't get a pension due to that.
Instead of selling something he negotiated with our boss to work at nearly half the award rate and did
16 hour weekend  shifts so he could still play farmer during the week.
We missed out on the weekend penalty rates while the boss cleaned up.   He mainly slept.
No wonder half the place burned down.

[Gordon]

I worked with an 85 year old man a while back.  He just went by "Father Dan".  He used to be a catholic priest, but gave it up, got married and had a family.  He was a chaplain during WWII.  He was mainly working to provide health insurance for his ailing wife, and he worked harder and more consistently than anybody else, and he only ever had uplifting things to say to anybody who would listen.

That man is what everybody should hope to be even close to.  He made his choices, he took what life dealt him, and he made the absolute #$%*ing best of what he had.