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Basildon roundabout job bid man gets cleaning role | Basildon roundabout job bid man gets cleaning role |
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A man who spent hours on a roundabout advertising his desperate plight for work has accepted a job. | A man who spent hours on a roundabout advertising his desperate plight for work has accepted a job. |
Father-of-two Matt Atkins, 45, from Wickford, Essex, said he was prepared to do anything. | Father-of-two Matt Atkins, 45, from Wickford, Essex, said he was prepared to do anything. |
As a last resort he stood on an A127 roundabout at Basildon with a placard saying he needed work. | As a last resort he stood on an A127 roundabout at Basildon with a placard saying he needed work. |
He was telephoned by Ricky Dalton and offered a role with BizziB, a cleaning firm. Mr Atkins decided to take the job. | He was telephoned by Ricky Dalton and offered a role with BizziB, a cleaning firm. Mr Atkins decided to take the job. |
"He sounded like the kind of guy I would like to work for. He offered me the job and I bit his hand off," Mr Atkins said. | |
"I have done cleaning in the past." | "I have done cleaning in the past." |
Mr Dalton, the managing director of BizziB, said: "We are well staffed but it took real guts to do what Matt did. I think it was that which made me create a job for him. | Mr Dalton, the managing director of BizziB, said: "We are well staffed but it took real guts to do what Matt did. I think it was that which made me create a job for him. |
"It showed real character." | "It showed real character." |
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