Van der Voort was fired from supermarket on first day: ''You're not right for us''

In an interview with De Telegraaf, Vincent van der Voort has revealed a remarkable story about a short-lived job at a supermarket.

The newspaper asked the darter from Purmerend about his occupation before becoming a professional dart player. Van der Voort said he only had a side job at the Albert Heijn supermarket, but 'The Dutch Destroyer' did not get beyond one working day, however.

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Van der Voort, for example, was filling shelves on his first working day, until a man in a suit walked up to him. He said he could also do it with two hands. Then I said: if you can do it better, do it yourself'," Van der Voort began his anecdote.

That remark immediately cost him his job. ''All of a sudden I had to come to the office. Turned out it had been some regional director. 'You're not right for us,' I was told. Well, that was it. An instant success'', Van der Voort said in a cynical tone.

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