A man sets a world record working in the same company for 84 years

A 100-year-old man has broken the world record after working at the same company for 84 years.

Walter Orthmann, who comes from the small Brazilian town of Brusque, was initially hired to work as a shipping assistant for the textile company ReneauxView, on January 17, 1938, as per Guinness World Records.

He started as a sales executive to support his family financially, he was then promoted to a sales position not long before becoming a sales manager, a job that he has kept ever since.

He told the Guinness World Records, “I was given the opportunity to work as a salesperson. I traveled to São Paulo and in less than one week I filled the production with orders equivalent of three month of work.

Orthmann said the record was his ‘proudest’ achievement.

“Looking back, despite never having contemplated breaking a record, I think my proudest achievement was being certified as the title holder for the longest career in the same career,” he said.

The now 100-year-old employee spoke of how he loved working in the sales department as it allowed him to travel across the country and meet people of different cultures.

Source: Agencies