He has been described as a "local icon", "dearly loved", and someone who can be a bit "cheeky" at times, but a McDonald's restaurant in Australia is saying goodbye to perhaps its most famous worker.
Russell O'Grady has Down syndrome and has become the face of the fast-food outlet in Northmead in west Sydney. After 32 years service, the 50-year-old has announced his retirement.
He started working there back in 1986 as an 18-year-old as part of a support scheme to place people with a moderate intellectual disability in employment.
His brother Lindsey told The Daily Telegraph he was so proud of him.
"He's kind of blasé about it but loves his work very much. He's pretty cheeky sometimes. He's my big brother and he keeps me in line," he said.
“Somebody said to him, ‘Are you handicapped?’, and his answer was, ‘I used to be when I went to school, but now I go to work’,” Geoff said after he celebrated two decades of work.
Sumit316 on December 18th, 2018 at 12:56 UTC »
What a guy.
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sh1nes on December 18th, 2018 at 13:05 UTC »
Damn, dude's ballin on that McD's money, that's like a 15 year early retirement.
oYUIo on December 18th, 2018 at 15:11 UTC »
Dude held a job for 32 years. I work a year and want a new job already.