Jason Manford has said he was turned down for a job at Tesco. The comedian said on social media that he applied for a job as a driver when he had been made “recently unemployed” as he “wanted to feel useful.” However, a spokesman for the supermarket said that Manford missed the deadline for applying to the job.
He added: “Jason’s skills would have no doubt brought a lot of joy to our customers and colleagues, so it’s a shame he didn’t make the deadline for this vacancy. “But should he ever want to join the Tesco family in the future, we’d be happy to receive an application from him.” Manford joked that he was “absolutely livid” about the rejection, adding: “I was only trying to do my bit. “I hope the better person got and enjoys the job,
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