Simon Mayo's BBC pass deactivated before he left the building after 40 years of service
express.co.ukBBC employee since 1982. However he faced an embarrassing moment when his pass was cancelled before he'd so much as left the firm, leaving him trapped inside the building - and the veteran presenter took to Twitter to reveal all about how the fiasco unfolded.In his first tweet about his final day of BBC work commitments, he announced to over 280,000 followers: "Last day of term (40 years after it started).So.
Once more, with feeling…"He attached a photo of himself clutching his pass while standing outside the studios, not realising an internal blunder had caused it to be deactivated a little too soon.The situation quickly turned from a touching memorial post about his last day at the corporation to an awkward and faltering exit.Soon afterwards he came back to update followers: "And my BBC pass was cancelled before I left the building.So the security doors wouldn’t work."Had to be helped out. #notquitethegoldwatch," he added sarcastically.The veteran broadcaster quickly received a flood of support in light of his misfortune - and a string of responses from those who'd had their own unceremonious endings to employment with their companies."I feel for you!" exclaimed Twitter user @julie_trudgill, adding: "Nobody seems to appreciate anyone nowadays."When I retired after 33 years of teaching I was asked by email to get someone to bring in my keys and laptop.
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