Walter Orthmann: Last News

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty discussed moving jobs with listeners as she confessed she's stayed in her job far longer than anticipated.The 47-year-old kicked off her BBC Radio 5 Live show as she talked to a man named Walter Orthmann, 100, who has been working for the same company since 1938.He broke the Guinness World Record for working at the same company for 84 years, prompting Naga to tell her listeners to get in touch to let her know how long they'd been at their jobs.She said: "How long have you been with your company? Longer than you, perhaps, thought you might be?"Naga added: "I'm certainly here longer than I thought I'd be for many reasons. But I always had a view that to move around, move jobs, move companies is a healthy thing."She prompted: "What do you think? Do you love the work you do? Do you love your colleagues or are you simply stuck in your ways and quite comfortable and quite happy there? Let me know." Naga has been with the BBC for many years, but she only landed her own radio show in January 2021.She's been on BBC Breakfast since 2014, and although Naga hasn't looked for another job just yet, the hosts alongside her have sadly changed quite substantially in recent months.

BBC Radio 5 Live show, Naga Munchetty, 47, told listeners about an elderly man called Walter Orthmann. According to the journalist, Walter, 100, lives in Brazil and has been working for the same textile company since 1938.This had been the topic of conversation in the “famed morning meeting” at the BBC offices, Naga admitted.The news made Naga consider her own career choices, which she shared with the show’s listeners.The BBC Breakfast star said: “A story that got us talking in the morning meeting, that famed morning meeting, a 100 year old man in Brazil has broken the Guinness World Record for working at the same company for an amazing 84 years.“His name is Walter Orthmann.

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