Oldest Employee in USA
Rahul Saxena
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Joe Grier, a?loyal resident of Chicago, recently celebrated his 98th birthday while maintaining his lifelong dedication and daily routing of working every single day of the week. Grier, considered to be one of the USA’s most senior full-time employees. Grier works for Victory, a Chicago-based manufacturing company, where his expertise lies in crafting molds specifically designed for trophies and awards.
His contentment and strong bond with his work, crediting his positive outlook for his longevity.?Grier also expressed how his secret to a long life is “controlling own thinking”, before sharing the positive perspective that he has on everyday problems that he’s faced. Grier emphasized that positive is a major reason he can be able to laugh “a lot” and said that laughing is a very “easy” thing for him to do.
The craftsman acknowledged that daily attitude may have to do with his age, adding: “Perhaps it’s because of my long years of living and the things that I’ve experienced, most things are funny.”
Throughout the pandemic, he continued going to the Victory’s factory to train new co-workers. He’s also been working at the company since some of the machinery has gone through multiple upgrades.
Eric Priceman, who is the president of Victory, went on to praise his 98-year-old employee for supporting his team at the company and being a “mentor” to them.