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There's finding a career, and then there's finding a company you stick with for so long it breaks a world record, as Walter Orthmann of Brazil broke the world record for longest tenure at the same company, all while turning 100 years old.
Born in the small Brazilian town of Brusque on April 19, 1922, Orthmann wanted to get a job when he was 15 to help with family with financial problems, according to Guinness World Records.
Because of his proficiency in German, he was hired as a shipping assistant for the textile company Industrias Renaux S.A., now known as ReneauxView, on Jan. 17, 1938. Soon after, he was promoted to a position in sales and then became a sales manager, a position he has held ever since.
Now, he has been with the company for more than 84 years. It was verified on Jan. 6, giving him the Guinness World Record for the longest career in the same company.
Labeling this record his "proudest achievement," Orthmann said that what pushed him toward making history was focusing on the present.
"I don’t do much planning, nor care much about tomorrow. All I care about is that tomorrow will be another day in which I will wake up, get up, exercise and go to work," he said. "You need to get busy with the present, not the past or the future. Here and now is what counts."
Born in the small Brazilian town of Brusque on April 19, 1922, Orthmann wanted to get a job when he was 15 to help with family with financial problems, according to Guinness World Records.
Because of his proficiency in German, he was hired as a shipping assistant for the textile company Industrias Renaux S.A., now known as ReneauxView, on Jan. 17, 1938. Soon after, he was promoted to a position in sales and then became a sales manager, a position he has held ever since.
Now, he has been with the company for more than 84 years. It was verified on Jan. 6, giving him the Guinness World Record for the longest career in the same company.
Labeling this record his "proudest achievement," Orthmann said that what pushed him toward making history was focusing on the present.
"I don’t do much planning, nor care much about tomorrow. All I care about is that tomorrow will be another day in which I will wake up, get up, exercise and go to work," he said. "You need to get busy with the present, not the past or the future. Here and now is what counts."
100-year-old man breaks Guinness World Record for working at same company for 84 years
In January, Walter Orthmann celebrated 84 years at a textile company in Brazil, the longest tenure ever, according to Guinness World Records.
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