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A shop assistant in Guernsey has been awarded 40 sausage rolls for 40 years of service.

Fifty-six-year-old Kevin Parsons started working at the island's Alliance supermarket in 1984.

Bosses marked the anniversary by giving him a certificate, a tropical-themed mural for his home and a sausage roll for each of his next 40 shifts.

Mr Parsons, who was described as an "Alliance celebrity" by bosses, said "words can't express my appreciation" for his gifts.

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Eat these unhealthy things quickly and die so we can hire someone for less" ~ manager probably.

[–] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 4 points 1 month ago

What gets me is the parallel between the animals likely suffering horrible abuse before being killed and typical employee life.

[–] Arn_Thor@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago

Yes, this is wildly stupid. But also it’s a local independent retailer according to the article so I feel less hostile towards it

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Like, 40 sausage rolls to last the entire 40 years? Does he get them all at once or is it on an interval?

Edit: He be get them one per shift for next 40 shifts, sounds real kind of them

[–] yuri@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My headcanon is his boss kept trying to give him a lovely tropical vacation for retirement and he kept saying “nah, i’d rather sit at home and relax”, hence the tropical themed mural for his home.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

This is now official canon.