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McDonald’s Oldest Employee Is 92 and Works in Singapore

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May 2, 2016, 11:15 AM ET
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Most people would like to think they’ll be retired and off their feet by the time they reach their 90s. But not one Singaporean great-grandmother, who continues to labor over a hot fryer at one of the city state’s McDonald’s (MCD) outlets — at the age of 92.

Goh Gwek Eng is the U.S.-based global burger chain’s oldest employee, the Straits Times newspaper reports. Having lived through the occupation of Singapore by Japanese forces in the 1940s, she now has 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

“Now that most of them are working or have their own families, the house is very quiet,” Goh said of her decision to keep working.

Meet McDonald's oldest employee. Mdm Goh is 92 and has lived through the Japanese Occupation https://t.co/AiBmhACCm8pic.twitter.com/qM5Y9XEj2O

— The Straits Times (@straits_times) May 1, 2016


Goh has been working at the Bedok Interchange McDonald’s since 1998. And by all accounts, she is still lovin’ it. Her only complaint is that she gets a little hot standing near the oil where fries are made. “I plan to keep working for as long as I am healthy,” she told the Straits Times.

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