Silver-Haired Workers Are Replacing Teens at Fast Food Joints Across America

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From the archives: This story was last updated in April 2019.

Times are constantly changing. Probably, the next time you walk into a fast food chain in the United States, you’ll most likely be greeted by a smiling silver-haired senior rather than a high school teenager. And this “new” trend is sweeping across the United States, Bloomberg reported.

Employers, such as Pita Pit, Bob Evans, and McDonald’s, are resorting to hiring senior citizens for various reasons.