A 78-year-old pensioner has decided to return to working 40 hours a week to keep up with the cost of living crisis. Maurice Taylor, from Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, retired from a career in sales and project management in 2012.
A 78-year-old pensioner has decided to return to working 40 hours a week to keep up with theMaurice Taylor, from Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, retired from a career in sales and project management in 2012.
But, like many other people in the UK, Maurice became worried about his expenses going up amid energy supply problems and skyrocketing inflation.He ended up securing a role as a customer service advisor at a call centre for Addison Lee – a private hire cab and courier company. Maurice joked: ‘One of the upsides is during the winter I’ll be kept warm by their heating bill and not mine.’
Addison Lee’s head of customer support Sanj Gherra said it was a ‘no brainer’ to hire Maurice because he has ‘extensive experience’.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatThe pensioner said he was also looking forward to meeting colleagues and socialising with new people again.‘If I can do it, anybody can,’ Maurice said.
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