Walter Orthmann as a teenager and today
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Walter Orthmann ______ (be born) in the small Brazilian town of Brusque April 19, 1922.
He celebrated two major milestones April: he ______ (turn) 100 and ______ (break) the world record for longest career at the same company.
Orthmann was just 15 when he applied
a job Industrias Renaux S.A. (now known as RenauxView), a nearby textile company
the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
“Back in 1938, kids were expected
to work to help support the family,” he ______ (tell) Guinness World Records.
“As the oldest son of five, my mother ______ (take) me to find a job the age of 14.”
RenauxView ______ (hire) him on the spot because his strong proficiency in German.
Orthmann ______ (start) working Jan. 17, 1938 as a shipping assistant.
Then, he ______ (promote) a role
in sales and, eventually, ______ (become) a sales manager. 84 years with the
same company!
January 6 Guinness World ______ (give) him the record for the longest career the same company. He ______ ( break) his own record, which he ______ (set) 2019 after working at RenauxView for 81 years and 85 days.
Orthmann ______ (begin) traveling across Brazil for his job the 1950s. Due his business trips he ______ (meet) people different countries.
the end of February he ______ (celebrate) his 100th birthday co-workers, friends and family. Guinness said Orthmann is in good health "with excellent mental clarity and memory." The office is his favorite place to be, and his advice longevity is to work a good company where people feel motivated.
Orthmann’s secret to success ______
(be) to focus what is in front him.
“I don’t do much planning, nor care much tomorrow,” Orthmann said. “All I care is that tomorrow will be another day in which
I will wake up, get up, exercise and go work; you need to get busy with the present, not the past or the future … Here
and now is what counts.”
Guinness World Records did not say when Orthmann is planning retire.
