Tulloch PriestCo-founder, Gas Engineer Software · Co-founder of Gas Engineer Software

How leaving British Gas with nothing became his best marketing

7 Jun 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker recounts leaving British Gas without any redundancy pay or a new contract and launching his own venture. He notes that his story—being forced out and starting from scratch—captured the attention and goodwill of social‑media audiences, who rallied behind the underdog narrative. He emphasizes that as long as he keeps his promises, shows up on time, and delivers quality work, a steady stream of jobs follows, underscoring reliability and performance as the core of sustainable freelance success.

I think people on the social media really like the story that, you know, I'd left British Gas, left there with nothing, literally no redundancy, anything. I didn't sign the contract, wasn't re-engaged, and I was setting up on my own. I think a lot of people wanted to support that. I think, you know what, this lad's trying to make a go of it, let's give him a chance and see what he's like. And then I think as long as if you've got the— you do what you say you're going to do, you turn up when you say you're going to turn up, and you do some quality work, I think you'll never be short of work, to be fair.