90-Year-Old US Woman Retires From Department Store After 74 Years Of Service
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Ninety-year-old Melba Mebane said she enjoyed working with "great ladies who love to eat, laugh and cut up".
A 90-year-old woman from Texas is in news for working at a department store 74 years. Melba Mebane retired last month from Dillard's department store and never missed a day or called in sick, according to Fox News. Ms Mebane started her career as an "elevator girl" at the Mayer & Schmidt department store in Tyler, Texas in 1949. It was later acquired by Dillard's in 1956. Ms Mayer started working in men's clothing and cosmetology in the years that followed.
"Melba sets the tone for everything, every expectation, every customer service quality that we look for in a luxury experience," James Saenz, store manager of Dillard's in Tyler, told Fox News.
"She provides all of it to the team. Can you imagine how many people she coached and taught and trained to aspire to be more?" said Mr Saenz, who has known Ms Mebane for 65 years.
