WOMAN WHO WORKED AT UK CLARKS FOR 68 YEARS LAID OFF WITH 2 DAYS OF NOTICE: 'REAL SHAME'

A woman who worked at a Clarks outlet in the United Kingdom for 68 years was laid off from the role with a mere two days of notice recently, a Metro report said.

Jill Cornick started working at the outlet located in  Blandford, Dorset, in 1956 when she was 14 years old and continued to work there for nearly 70 years, even postponing her honeymoon in 1969 to attend a training course.

However, a few weeks ago, the company announced that the outlet was shutting down a few days later, which left the staffers shocked.

"I started in 1956 and have been in the same shop since. I felt well in myself and I was hoping I was going to do another few years before I retired. It is a real shame," Cornick said.

"We were all told last Thursday that we were closing on the Monday. It gave us all a bit of a shock," she added.

Cornick revealed that she felt emotional on her last day and a few customers were almost in tears. "Monday was overwhelming, I had so many people bringing in flowers and chocolates. I’ve helped so many customers over the years and some people were nearly in tears," she said.

The 82-year-old said that her fondest memories of working at Clarks would be the number of good staffers she had a chance to work with during her time there. "I have many, many highlights from over the years but my fondest memories are of the really good staff that I have worked with," she said.

Clarks released a statement, following the decision to shut down the outlet, and thanked Cornick for her enormous contribution.

"We sincerely thank all members of the Blandford Forum store team for their contributions and commitment to providing outstanding customer service-specifically Jill, whose remarkable and unprecedented 68 years of service and dedication to our customers is hugely valued by all at Clarks. We wish Jill all the very best," a spokesperson said.

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