Northamptonshire residents irked by any disruption to their bus journeys over the weekend can blame a lottery ticket, a dozen Stagecoach drivers and a £38m jackpot.Is that ‘sense’? Or merely courtesy?
After learning that they had the winning EuroMillions ticket late on Friday night, some of the 12 bus drivers from the Corby depot gathered to celebrate pocketing more than £3m each.
Fortunately, they had the sense to ring their boss and explain why they wouldn't be coming to work on Saturday.
Spencer, 57, told the Sun that his days behind the wheel of a bus were over.Good for you!
"I'll never work again," he said. "This would have been my 20th year and I have loved it. But I won't be stepping on a bus again now."
John Drew, local manager at the Stagecoach depot in Corby, said he was busy "sorting out the gaps" on Monday morning, but added that it was a "happy issue" to deal with.Well, indeed! There’s now 12 new jobs for bus drivers going, plus all that extra money to go into the economy on luxury goods and services. Who could argue with that?
Oh. Of course.
8 comments:
So the bus company didn't have a condition in their employee's contracts that any lottery syndicates cannot just up sticks and leave if they win. Common stuff in medium sized companies who don't want to suddenly go bust because lots of staff have left.
Hello?
In what way is this "extra" money?
So I've just won 3 million quid and my problems are just beginning, eh?
Tell you what, I'll ask the next lottery jackpot winner to unburden their problems on to me.
Can't think why you would give up your job driving a bus for a mere 3 million. I mean, think of all the pleasant people you meet, some of whom haven't been drinking or doing drugs or well, being over-friendly towards other passengers. And there's the working all hours in all weathers and meeting other road users who may not be so happy to see a bus pulling out.
On balance, you'd want to hand the money back and go on driving, right?
Hope they've got a few trained up ready.
"So the bus company didn't have a condition in their employee's contracts that any lottery syndicates cannot just up sticks and leave if they win."
I suspect all they could really do was impose a financial penalty, which is useless with a lottery winner!
"In what way is this "extra" money?"
Well, they are going to be spending it in the local economy, and a fair proportion of it came from the rest of the UK...
"So I've just won 3 million quid and my problems are just beginning, eh?"
For some people, no doubt. So I have to ask - why do the damn thing in the first place?!
"Hope they've got a few trained up ready."
Indeed! Or they will try to recruit abroad, which seems to be the default option these days.
Speaking as a Northampton resident, I say, "Good for them!"
What annoys me is these people who insist such a win won't change them. What's the bloody point of winning then?
I know I wouldn't go into work the next day.
SadButMadLad-
So the bus company didn't have a condition in their employee's contracts that any lottery syndicates cannot just up sticks and leave if they win.
You're joking, right?
given the new drivers will have to be under 55, not wear spectacles, have to have passed a psv test and have an enhanced crb check.....
Hmmmmmm..
Definitely from abroad.
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