An 82-year-old McDonald’s employee, a Vietnam veteran, cannot quit his job because he cannot afford to retire.
Edward Eubanks has worked at Henderson McDonald’s, just outside Las Vegas, since 2009. He makes sure the dining room looks tip-top by cleaning tables, stocking the drinks machine and sweeping the floors.
“I tell them I’m Mister Ed, also known as the hamburger man,” he said News 3 Las Vegas while wearing a hamburger hat.
The veteran has been working hard since his early twenties, helping his father when he was younger and then fighting in the war himself.
Edward Eubanks has worked at Henderson McDonald’s, just outside Las Vegas, since 2009. He makes sure the dining room is in tip-top shape by cleaning tables, stocking the drink station and sweeping the floors.
“I tell them I’m Mister Ed, also known as the hamburger man,” he said, wearing a hamburger hat
His longest tenure was 26 years working for the Nevada National Security Site as a radiation monitor.
“That was interesting,” he told the newspaper. “I worked from 1964 to, I think, 1999.”
He then worked as an assistant to a local handyman and now at McDonald’s.
He told the local news outlet that his previous jobs have not allowed him to save money for retirement, but he hopes to someday.
But for now, he’s mostly enjoying spending time with his colleagues and McDonald’s customers.
As for his motto: ‘If you laugh a lot and keep moving, you will succeed.’
The veteran has been working diligently since his early 20s, starting with helping his father when he was younger to fighting in the war. His longest stint was when he worked for 26 years at the Nevada National Security Site, where he was a radiation monitor
He has not been able to save for retirement his entire life, but he hopes to do so someday (Pictured: McDonald’s Henderson)
A member of the community has started a GoFundMe to give the older man some financial relief.
Abraham A. Cruz wrote: ‘He is 82 years old and such a nice guy, hardworking and a really good guy. I don’t pretend to want to make him rich, but I’m sure we can give him some relief.’
According to a survey by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), more than 30 percent of people over 50 do not expect to have enough money to retire. AARP.
Among adults who are regularly saving for retirement, only 36 percent believe they will eventually have enough money to be financially stable at their current rate of saving, while 33 percent are confident they will not have enough money.
As of Saturday, fundraisers had raised $10,525, $25 more than the goal of $10,500.