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Re:Italy's longest-serving barista reflects on six decades b... by jimbokun on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @11:59PM (#46214258)
Working for a larger soul sucking corporation that long would be spiritually crushing.

But serving your community coffee every day seems like a great way to stay involved in your community doing something useful.

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Re:Italy's longest-serving barista reflects on six decades b... by sph on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @03:36AM (#46215453)
It's the same reason you see barbers working well into their 70s.

After a lifetime offering a service to your neighbourhood, cutting hair and having a chat, why would you even retire? Just to stare at a wall, useless and lonely?

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Re:Italy's longest-serving barista reflects on six decades b... by micheles on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @10:48AM (#46219108)
My barber is 75+ and he says that he has no intention of ever retiring, until he is forced to by health reasons.
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Re:Italy's longest-serving barista reflects on six decades b... by jimbokun on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @03:44PM (#46223538)
There was a barber down the street from my former work place, and I had no idea what his hours were. He seemed to just show up and work when he felt like it. Clearly was semi-retired.

Was a great story teller and joke teller. That was worth the price of a haircut by itself.

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