Posts Tagged ‘William Hill’

Will Hill Workers Walk Out En Masse

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

What do you do if you have a problem with your employer? Talk? Negotiate? Send a letter to HR? What happens when TWO HUNDRED people have a problem with their employer? Well, if you work for William Hill’s online customer support unit in Tel Aviv, you simply get up and walk out. That’s what happened this week when the employees heard rumors that William Hill gambling group may move its support division to Gibraltar. Instead of confronting management with their fears, the loyal employees simply got up and walked out, leaving the entire call center without anyone to man the phones. I think there are better ways to deal with issues, guys…..

Joke 1:

Boss says to four of his employees: “I’m really sorry, but I’m going to have to let one of you go.”

Black employee: “I’m a protected minority, it can’t be me.”

Female employee: “And I’m a woman so it can’t be me.”

Oldest employee: “Fire me buster, and I’ll hit you with an age discrimination suit so fast it’ll make your head spin.”

Joke 2:

They all turn to look at the helpless young, white, male employee, who thinks for a moment and says, “I think I might be gay….”

A worker who was being paid by the week approached his employer and held up his last paycheck “This check is two hundred dollars less than what we agreed on,” he said.
“I know,” said the employer. “But last week I overpaid you two hundred dollars and you never complained.”
“Well I don’t mind an occasional mistake,” said the worker, “but when it gets to be a habit, I have to call it to your attention.”

My New Hero

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

My new hero has to be the guy who managed to keep William Hill gambling group’s profits from rising too high. Don’t get me wrong. I love William Hill – and all bookies for that matter – but the report that one guy managed to win a massive GBP 5 million off this giant through its phone betting service caused me to give him a mental thumbs up. According to the CEO of William Hill, the high roller impacted its phone betting division so much that it made a loss of £1.8 million in 2009. So what did William Hill do about this guy? Well, we wouldn’t say that a tactful hint was what the group had in mind. They promptly closed his account and banned him from betting again. “We’ve effectively told him ‘Enough is enough’, said CEO Ralph Topping.
So, Tom the shepherd is tending his flock and along comes a man in a suit down the dusty street. The man stops and says to Tom, “I bet you I can guess exactly how many sheep you have.” Tom looks skeptical and says, “Yeah? And what’s in it for me?” The man answers: “If I am not correct, I’ll pay you £1000. If I’m correct, you’ll give me one of your sheep”. Tom thinks this is a great deal and agrees. The man looks at the flock and says: “You have 2,023 sheep!” Tom is astounded and says: “Amazing!” The man picks up one of the animals and turns to go. “Wait a moment, sir,” says Tom. “Let’s make another bet: If I can guess your job, you will give me back my sheep, and if I don’t, you can take another one.” The man agrees to the bet and the shepherd says, “You’re an accountant”. The man is stunned in return and says: “How did you know?” Tom answers: “Put down my dog and I’ll explain.”