Walmart Employs 83-Year-Old Yard Driver Who Can’t Afford Retirement Yet Loves Fire Alarms
KEY POINTS
- •Thomas Magnuson, 83, has worked at a Wisconsin Walmart since 1999, recently monitoring fire systems.
- •Walmart employs over 200,000 workers aged 60 or older and offers jobs to associates up to 100 years old.
- •Other companies like Microsoft, Google, and Starbucks have programs to support aging workers with flexible shifts and health benefits.
Corporate America is desperately trying to convince Thomas Magnuson, an 83-year-old Wisconsin Walmart yard driver turned fire alarm whisperer since 1999, to keep working because apparently, retirement savings are as rare as lightning in a Walmart parking lot. Walmart, employing over 200,000 workers past 60, claims it’s the perfect career starter and finisher, hosting associates up to 100 years old—because who honestly retires anymore? Meanwhile, giants like Microsoft dish 'wraparound care', Google coaches retirement prep, and Starbucks spends $500 million making shifts as flexible as a yogi’s Nike pants. Experts warn ignoring aging workers could hit productivity harder than your grandma’s Wi-Fi during Zoom calls.
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Corporate America’s plan for elder workers: keep paying them in kindness and low six-figure jobs until they forget what retirement even means.
At 83, Thomas Magnuson uses fire alarms for job security because Social Security is the real horror story here.
Walmart’s hiring pitch: work here till you’re 100 because retirement is a myth IKEA only sells as a bookshelf.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/31/2025 | Author: Noah Sheidlower
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