84 years being employment with the same company

[Monello]

He's probably afraid he'll croak over if he retires.

100-year-old man has longest career of 84 years at same company​

Walter Orthmann turned 100 years old and celebrated with his co-workers, friends, and family. He also celebrated being honored as one of the latest Guinness World Record holders.

Officials with the Guinness World Records said Orthmann has set the record for working at the same company for 84 years and nine days, as the team verified back on Jan 6.

He started working as a shipping assistant when he was 15 years old in January 1938 at a textile company in Santa Catarina, Brazil, called Industrias Renaux S.A.

Guinness World Records: 100-year-old man has longest career of 84 years at same company

Walter Orthmann officially holds the Guinness World Record for having the longest career at the same company.

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[HemiHauler]

Funny they are trying to make this an upbeat story and it's supposed to put a smile on the reader's face by conveying the fact that he earned a Guinness Book record, but it's pathetic that anyone has to work that long.

And before you say it ... NO.

NO ONE wants to work that long. NO ONE. I don't care how much you say you love your job, you are lying to yourself if you say you'd love to skip retirement and work because, "I need something to do..."

 

[UglyBear]

Funny they are trying to make this an upbeat story and it's supposed to put a smile on the reader's face by conveying the fact that he earned a Guinness Book record, but it's pathetic that anyone has to work that long.

And before you say it ... NO.

NO ONE wants to work that long. NO ONE. I don't care how much you say you love your job, you are lying to yourself if you say you'd love to skip retirement and work because, "I need something to do..."

Man, what a miserable git you are…

 

[glhs837]

Funny they are trying to make this an upbeat story and it's supposed to put a smile on the reader's face by conveying the fact that he earned a Guinness Book record, but it's pathetic that anyone has to work that long.

And before you say it ... NO.

NO ONE wants to work that long. NO ONE. I don't care how much you say you love your job, you are lying to yourself if you say you'd love to skip retirement and work because, "I need something to do..."

Damn, over seven billion people and you know all of their minds? I know guys who have enough money to retire happy and keep working a couple three days a week simply because they love what they do.

 

[Tech]

Damn, over seven billion people and you know all of their minds? I know guys who have enough money to retire happy and keep working a couple three days a week simply because they love what they do.

Or just to get out of the house. your attitude is great when you're not working to put food on the table.

 

[RoseRed]

Not the longest in-job, but in terms of life longevity.

Betty Reid Soskin, oldest active National Park ranger, retires

Betty Reid Soskin had the distinction of being the oldest active National Park ranger in the country, until she retired last month at the age of 100. She led public programs at the Rosie the Riveter-WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California– a job she held for 16 years...

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[glhs837]

Or just to get out of the house. your attitude is great when you're not working to put food on the table.

One of them, electronics genius worked prototyping rigs for test and early iteration weapons interfaces, retired years back. Came back on with a contractor with the codicils that he works no more than three days a week, and that he gets to pick what projects he works on. I ran into him a couple years after that, asked him how he was doing and he told me "Great, I only work on the fun stuff and its awesome!!!" And yes, he's that good.

 

[SamSpade]

Funny they are trying to make this an upbeat story and it's supposed to put a smile on the reader's face by conveying the fact that he earned a Guinness Book record, but it's pathetic that anyone has to work that long.

And before you say it ... NO.

NO ONE wants to work that long. NO ONE. I don't care how much you say you love your job, you are lying to yourself if you say you'd love to skip retirement and work because, "I need something to do..."

Funny, but my Dad went back to work three times - and retired three times - and THAT was more or less his reason - he liked to work and he was bored in retirement. Trust me, he DID NOT need the money. He just didn't have enough outside work to occupy his mind. He FINALLY retired for good at 80 - and passed two years later.

My Mom had a similar experience - she didn't have much of a life without my Dad. She tried to return to work, but her health wouldn't permit it. She just didn't have anything to occupy her time and she grew to hate television. She left us three years go. The lesson I learned is - have a plan - other than money - that is realistic in retirement. My in-laws planned to travel - but one of them really didn't like it much. And take care of yourself - what's the point of planning to travel, if you're too weak and frail to go anywhere?

 

[Clem72]

Funny, but my Dad went back to work three times - and retired three times - and THAT was more or less his reason - he liked to work and he was bored in retirement. Trust me, he DID NOT need the money. He just didn't have enough outside work to occupy his mind. He FINALLY retired for good at 80 - and passed two years later.

My Mom had a similar experience - she didn't have much of a life without my Dad. She tried to return to work, but her health wouldn't permit it. She just didn't have anything to occupy her time and she grew to hate television. She left us three years go. The lesson I learned is - have a plan - other than money - that is realistic in retirement. My in-laws planned to travel - but one of them really didn't like it much. And take care of yourself - what's the point of planning to travel, if you're too weak and frail to go anywhere?

My plan was to travel. I retired, spent a year getting settled, then covid lockdowns. Still haven't got to do that traveling.

 

[HemiHauler]

Funny, but my Dad went back to work three times - and retired three times - and THAT was more or less his reason - he liked to work and he was bored in retirement. Trust me, he DID NOT need the money. He just didn't have enough outside work to occupy his mind. He FINALLY retired for good at 80 - and passed two years later.

My Mom had a similar experience - she didn't have much of a life without my Dad. She tried to return to work, but her health wouldn't permit it. She just didn't have anything to occupy her time and she grew to hate television. She left us three years go. The lesson I learned is - have a plan - other than money - that is realistic in retirement. My in-laws planned to travel - but one of them really didn't like it much. And take care of yourself - what's the point of planning to travel, if you're too weak and frail to go anywhere?

And there are countless stories like that. My 80 year old grandfather shuffled off this mortal coil in his gotdamn grain bin in the middle of winter of an MI. No one around for hours. Granted, farming wasn't a career-oriented thing which offered a retirement package. You have to have someone willing to take over the farm. All of his kids were smart and GTFO'd, they wanted nothing to do with farming. This was long before the tobacco buyout or people were selling their farms for cookie-cutter subdivisions. So he farmed until he dropped dead. Had all the same dreams we all do too, just never worked out.

Anyone who says they are bored in retirement just isn't trying hard enough. I think it all comes form the work work work work work work work mentality ingrained in our culture. They are not *allowing* themselves to be OK with not working.

 

[my-thyme]

My plan was to travel. I retired, spent a year getting settled, then covid lockdowns. Still haven't got to do that traveling.

Similar......

 

[black dog]

My plan was to travel. I retired, spent a year getting settled, then covid lockdowns. Still haven't got to do that traveling.

Im glad I didnt retire when I had planned too, I have friends that cruise on sailboats that are still having problem's.
I now plan on hitting the boat two years from now.

 

[Monello]

We ran into a bunch of people in campgrounds when we were running the roads. They waited too long to bug out. The body told them we ain't doing this. 1 guy said once he got home his rig was going on the market. His back couldn't handle more than 2 hours in the driver's seat at a time. Or a spouse died right when they were making plans to travel all over.

Prisoner 81433 - SHNK said it best. Get busy living or get busy dying.

 

[black dog]

Prisoner 81433 - SHNK said it best. Get busy living or get busy dying.

 

[Hijinx]

Well I can say for sure that if someone needs something to do there are any number of civic organizations that will give you all you want and more. It isn't hard to keep busy if you really want to, and you can do a lot of good.in between visits to the Doctor.

 

[Bluecrqbe]

I think part of the desire to head back into work after retirement is the guilt, we weren’t built for so much leisure. Some folks transition into that life of no alarms and piña colada‘s by the pool a bit too easily in my opinion…..how can you take so much?

 

[phreddyp]

My plan was to travel. I retired, spent a year getting settled, then covid lockdowns. Still haven't got to do that traveling.

There were plenty of places to travel during covid my favorite was Mexico, Costa Rica was second . My advice is pack up and go you ain't gettin any younger.

 

[SamSpade]

Anyone who says they are bored in retirement just isn't trying hard enough. I think it all comes form the work work work work work work work mentality ingrained in our culture. They are not *allowing* themselves to be OK with not working.

(shrug) I've just heard - and seen - it too often to just accuse people of not making an effort. With my mom, she'd really just lost the will to live, without my father.

I am not sure WHAT you're really trying to say - that either sadly for economic reasons (which I've never actually seen) or some warped conditioning by society or culture, people choose to continue to work. And if that's the case, I think you're projecting, either from yourself or your own experiences. I just know too many people who love their work so much, they have to be compelled to leave.

It's just that some people see retirement as reward for a life of work - a time of travel, golf, fishing, being with friends and family. Others fear it - a time when socially, they'll be a burden to others, or left with a feeling of uselessness, and they find that work satisfies that. I'm fast approaching retirement, and I have a bit of both - the feeling of freedom - and the acceptance that as time moves more swiftly, I'll be burying yet another friend.

Frankly, I am amazed that ANY man COULD continue to work past 100 years of age. My grandfather at ninety could barely shuffle around to walk, although he did walk a mile every day ANYWAY. My Mom did work well past retirement - she was a nursing director, and loved her job, loved her staff, loved her patients. My Dad worked for the Navy for some forty years - and then another two - and then another two - before Mom finally told him ENOUGH, let's quit and move closer to our grandchildren.