On Trial for 50 Years
Fifty years ago a young man walked into a store at Croydon, London, to apply for a job. He was told that if he proved suitable the job might be his after a short while.
He arrived regularly at the store for months, and his salary every Friday night. Years passed and still he was given no intimation as to whether his “trial” had ended or not.
The other week he completed, fifty years’ service with the firm, and even now he does not know whether he has a permanent job or not. The man is Mr George Langford, 70-years-old porter. “Officially, I am still on trial,” he told a Sunday Chronicle reporter. “You may think I am conceited, but I have an idea that I will prove satisfactory for the position.”
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Northern Advocate, 4 October 1937, Page 8
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137On Trial for 50 Years Northern Advocate, 4 October 1937, Page 8
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