My dad was a buyer for a chain of drug stores until it got bought by Shoppers in the late 90s. All of the head office got severance after they transitioned the stores and the Toronto head office took over fully. He then went on to manage a grocery wholesaler until that company got bought by a Winnipeg group and was restructured. He’s now store manager for a Loblaws independent grocery, and just having something to do to delay retirement. I think he also did a year in there somewhere working at his friends business that was a heavy construction equipment dealer. He’s the type of guy who always needs to be doing something and days off he goes nuts if the house is clean already and the yard work is done.
My mom opened a preschool in the early 80s and ran it for 35 years until selling it. She now works for a small medical clinic part time.
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