Day 152 - 11 Jul 95 - Page 28
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2 Q. In what capacity did you join McDonald's in September 1982?
3 A. As a Trainee Manager.
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5 Q. What prompted you or, perhaps I should say, tempted you to
6 join McDonald's?
7 A. I believe I saw it in a student recruitment advert, and
8 I had been into McDonald's previously two or three years
9 before at one of the London ones, although there were not
10 that many about; liked what I saw and decided it seemed
11 quite an exciting job.
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13 Q. Then I think you started in Peterborough; is that right?
14 A. That is correct.
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16 Q. Did you have an academic qualification that was suitable
17 for work as a Trainee Manager?
18 A. I had A levels and an HND in Business Studies.
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20 Q. What is an HND?
21 A. It is a two year course -----
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23 Q. No, I mean, what does it stand for?
24 A. Higher National Diploma, sorry.
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26 Q. In Business Studies?
27 A. In Business Studies, yes.
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29 Q. From, I think, the North London Poly, is that right, as it
30 was then?
31 A. That is correct, yes.
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33 Q. How soon did you get promoted from Trainee to, as it were,
34 proper Manager?
35 A. 16 weeks approximately, as far as I remember.
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37 Q. Where was your first job as an Assistant Manager?
38 A. Still at Peterborough.
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40 Q. When did you first go to Colchester?
41 A. As a First Assistant, approximately a year later.
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43 Q. So are we now in 1984?
44 A. Yes, that sounds right.
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46 Q. I know you are rotten at dates. My Lord, perhaps I can
47 prompt him.
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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51 MR. RAMPTON (To the witness): June 1984, is that about right?
52 A. That sounds right, yes.
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54 Q. You worked in Colchester for how long before you became the
55 Manager?
56 A. Approximately a year.
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58 Q. Right. How long did you remain as Manager of the
59 Colchester restaurant?
60 A. I believe about two years.
