Britain's oldest office boy! Great-grandfather, 100, has spent 34 years working for same firm after becoming bored with retirement
Jim Clements quit work in 1978 but was so restless he joined a security firm
'Work keeps the cogs moving and keeps me young,' the 100-year-old says
He files, shreds and answers the phone, as well as make tea for the girls
86 years of work including making torpedoes to sink U-boats in WW2
Jim has two children, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild
By Martin Robinson
PUBLISHED:11:56 GMT, 29 January 2013| UPDATED: 12:04 GMT, 29 January 2013
A 100-year-old great-grandfather has been revealed as Britain's oldest 'office boy'.
When most would be ready to put their feet up and enjoy retirement - Jim Clements was so bored at 66 he took a new job with a Harlow security firm and is still there 34 years later.
And after entering his 86th year of employment in 2013, Mr Clements say he has no intention of giving up yet.
Generations: The 100-year-old from Harlow in Essex with his daughter Susan
'I like to keep myself busy and I have always enjoyed being at work. It's so good to still be active. It keeps the cogs moving and keeps me young.
'The girls in the office are lovely. They look after me and give me a lift home.
'I have never wanted to stop working. My favourite job ever was working for the MOD it was often top secret and was skilled work.
'But I have been in this job now 34 years and everyone here feels like my extended family.
'I have a laugh with the girls in the office, I pull their leg and they pull mine. My day to day tasks consist of making the tea and coffee, answering the phones, shredding all the old papers and filing.
'They really look after me here and make sure that I'm okay day to day. I'm very grateful that they have kept me on into old age and I certainly have no plans to retire yet.'
Party boy: Jim is still working as an office assistant for Active Security Group, and is pictured here on his 100th birthday last week with his boss Tim Geddes
Jobs: Filing, sorting, shredding and various other responsibilities fall to Jim, and he still does them brilliantly
Dedicated: Mr Clements, one of eight children, says he could never give up work as it keeps him young
Jim, who was born as one of eight children, went to school in High Wych, Hertfordshire, before leaving aged 14 to begin an apprenticeship in engineering.
During the war years Jim worked at the Ernest Lake Ltd factory in nearby Bishop's Stortford making torpedoes.
It was there he met his wife Gladys, the couple married in 1944 and were together until she passed away 19 years ago.
When he became bored with his retirement in 1980 Jim accepted a temporary position with Active Security, in Harlow, where he still works today.
Popular: His female colleagues love Jim and even him take him to and from work in return for copious cups of tea
Varied: Mr Clements has worked for 84 years - and during the war years Jim worked at the Ernest Lake Ltd factory in Bishop's Stortford making torpedoes
Hobbies: Despite loving fishing and other activities retirement could not keep him away from work as he said he was bored at 66
Office colleagues yesterday said everyone at the company is 'gobsmacked' he is still working at 100.
Jacky Cowley said: 'Jim is amazing. He still works two days a week helping out in the office.
'Everyone who works with him is gobsmacked that he is 100 because he only looks in his 80s.
'He is a lovely man and a real character. He has a wicked sense of humour and is very highly thought of by everyone.'
Jim has two children called Barry and Susan, four grandchildren, Ashley, Adam, Mark and Samantha and a great-granddaughter, Georgia.
amazing old chap作者: iamcarrieok 时间: 2013-1-30 02:13
他自已的公司吧要不谁给你占位置
MAYAXI 发表于 2013-1-30 01:27
那不是他自己的公司,請看最後一張照片,有兩位老先生一起拍的照片
Party boy: Jim is still working as an office assistant for Active Security Group, and is pictured here on his 100th birthday last week with his boss Tim Geddes
a few years ago, I heard a live broadcast in a New York Famous Restaurant, for celebrating 100 year birthday of a waiter (who is a Chinese from HK). He served many famous people including President Kennedy, Premier Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, Marilyn Monroe, etc. etc.作者: wsjboy 时间: 2015-2-14 18:55
The live radio broadcast was from BBC.作者: 花雨独舞 时间: 2015-2-14 19:11