What companies or organizations has Ed Bambas worked for and in what roles?

1. Former General Motors employee — long career, retired in 1999

Multiple outlets report that Bambas retired from General Motors in 1999; his status as a former GM employee is central to the narrative because he later lost the pension he expected would fund retirement ^{[1] [6]}. The coverage frames his GM tenure as the source of an earned pension that was subsequently stripped or disrupted during corporate restructuring tied to GM’s bankruptcy ^{[6] [7]}.

2. Meijer supermarket cashier/team member — back to work in later life

Local and national outlets uniformly identify Bambas as currently working at the Meijer in Brighton, Michigan. Descriptions range from “cashier” and “team member” to specifically “manning self‑service checkouts,” and Meijer itself told reporters he has been a team member at that Brighton store for more than five years ^{[2] [1] [3]}. Reporters and the GoFundMe organizer describe him working eight‑hour shifts, five days a week ^{[5] [4]}.

3. U.S. Army veteran — a recurrent data point in profiles

Nearly all profiles open by noting Bambas is an Army veteran, a detail used by storytellers and the fundraiser organizer to contextualize his service and perceived entitlement to a stable retirement ^{[4] [5]}. The veteran status is presented as part of the moral argument mobilizing donors.

4. The GoFundMe campaign and its organizers — catalyst for renewed attention

Samuel Weidenhofer, a social‑media personality, posted a viral video that introduced Bambas to a broad audience and set up the GoFundMe titled “88 & Still Working,” which aimed to cover living and medical expenses and ultimately raised well over six figures into seven-figure territory in coverage timelines ^{[4] [5]}. Reports note Weidenhofer traveled to Michigan to meet Bambas after a commenter flagged him in a video ^[3].

5. Media consensus and small variances — what sources agree on and where they differ

Across Reuters‑syndicated pieces, local TV stations, national outlets and aggregated sites the consistent facts are: Bambas is an 88‑year‑old Army veteran, a former GM employee who retired in 1999, and a current Meijer employee/cashier in Brighton working full‑time ^{[7] [2] [1]}. Minor variations appear in phrasing (e.g., “cashier” vs. “self‑service checkout operator” vs. “team member”) and in exact fundraising totals at different publication times ^{[5] [6]}.

6. What the available sources do not say

Available sources do not mention any other employers, nonprofit roles, board positions, or specific GM job titles/locations beyond the broad “former GM employee” descriptor (not found in current reporting). They do not provide a detailed CV, employment dates at GM before 1999 beyond the retirement year, nor personnel records verifying pension administration details (not found in current reporting).

7. Why these employment details matter — context and implicit agendas

Reporting ties Bambas’s return to paid work directly to the loss of a pension and medical bills after his wife’s illness and death; that linkage frames the crowdfunding as corrective justice and fuels public sympathy ^{[7] [8]}. Influencers and fundraising narratives highlight his Army service and GM retirement to strengthen the moral imperative to donate ^{[4] [6]}. Readers should note coverage is shaped by a viral social‑media catalyst and fundraising goals that influence which facts are emphasized ^{[5] [4]}.

8. Bottom line for the record

Based on the present reporting, Ed Bambas has worked for General Motors (retired 1999) and, later in life, for Meijer in Brighton, Michigan, as a cashier/team member handling checkouts; he is also an Army veteran and the subject of a viral fundraising campaign ^{[1] [2] [4]}. Sources do not provide further employer history or detailed GM role documentation (not found in current reporting).