Tom worked at Waitrose for free for more than 600 hours. Picture: Instagram A Waitrose volunteer who had autism lost his role after his mother asked if he could be paid has been offered a job at a rival chain. Tom Boyd, 27, stacked shelves and emptied stock cages at a branch of the supermarket chain in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, where he got on well with staff. He worked accompanied by a support worker.