This 100-Year-Old Man Has Broken The Guinness World Records For Having The Longest Career At The Same Company
Did you know that the average person switches jobs twelve times throughout their lifetime? Moreover, the average employee term length is just over four years, according to Zippia.
But a one-hundred-year-old man from Brazil named Walter Orthmann has beaten the odds. Walter recently broke the Guinness World Records for the longest career at the same company.
As of January 6, 2022, Walter has worked at the same company for eighty-four years.
He was born in Santa Catarina, Brazil, and at fifteen years old, Walter got his first job as a shipping assistant at Industria Renaux S.A.– also known as ReneauxView.
Walter’s workforce entry in 1938 was forged out of his family’s financial needs.
“Back in 1938, kids were expected to work in order to help support the family. As the oldest son of five, my mother took me to find a job at fourteen,” Walter explained.
Nonetheless, he was driven and committed to his career and has worked for ReneauxView ever since.
After proving his diligence and desire to learn as a shipping assistant, Walter was eventually promoted to a sales position.
Guinness World Records; pictured above is Walter when he was younger
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‘I was given the opportunity to work as a salesperson. Then, I traveled to Sao Paulo and, in less than one week, I filled the production with order equivalent of three months of worth,” Walter recalled.
Shortly afterward, he went on to become a Sales Manager and never lost his thrill for the job.
Walter believes the best part of having a job is the sense of purpose, commitment, and routine it instills in you.
Additionally, after watching the world evolve so much over the past decades, Walter offers two critical pieces of advice– always stay up-to-date on current trends and remember to adapt to different situations.
Guinness World Records; pictured above is Walter now
Now one hundred years old, as of April 19, 2022, Walter is still thriving. He has remained in good health with stellar mental agility. And each day, he looks forward to exercising and traveling to the office.
“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 wake up, exercise, and go to work. You need to get busy with the present, not the past or future,” Walter said.
Walter also regards breaking the Guinness World Record as his “proudest achievement.”
How many jobs have you held so far throughout your career? Can you imagine staying with the same company?
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