100-year-old man sets record for longest career at one company

May 06, 2022 722

BY: CAITLIN O'KANE

Many people hold several jobs throughout their life. Some loyal employees hold jobs for decades. But one man in Brazil has stayed at one company longer than anyone in the world – literally. Walter Orthmann, 100, set the Guinness World Record for working at the same company for 84 years and nine days.

Orthmann's career started when he was just 15 years old. He got a job at Industrias Renaux S.A in 1938, working as a shipping assistant at the textile company. As a child, he would walk barefoot to school — rain or shine — and was an excellent student. 

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