Occasionally, I go to a different supermarket from the one I work in. I can't think of a single supermarket that has every single item I want/need. With that in mind, I often keep a jacket in the car so I can disguise my uniform if I've come from work, though this week, it's been far too hot for an…

3 days ago / 14 visits / 6 comments

Barking dogs woke me at 3.30am today and I was not happy. Too hot to go back to sleep. The news, however, that Tories lost both the by-elections has made my day! I feel sure that if the Tories had forced BoJo the clown to step down, then they may have pulled through, or else not lost so badly. How t…

5 days ago / 17 visits / 6 comments

This week passed quickly, again. Workwise, that's always a good thing. I managed to escape with doing only 3 hours overtime, which was fine with me. It's been so hot, not been sleeping well, and I've been crabby as anything. Thankfully, I now have 2 days off. The week went well, though Sunday proved…

10 days ago / 21 visits / 4 comments

This past week (Sunday – at time of writing) I was only held captive for 3 hours overtime. It was enough. I could have worked more on Sunday though a number of pirates were leaving on time, and I thought: 2 hours overtime in one day is enough. I have a lot of overtime pay this month, and I am mindfu…

2 weeks ago / 24 visits / 3 comments

I was up early today, couldn’t sleep. Checked the news, and I’m flabbergasted! Despite making Lockdown rules, breaking said rules, then lying about breaking said rules, being fined by the police (a paltry sum) BoJo the Clown is still our PM. You couldn’t make it up! Is this really the best the Conse…

3 weeks ago / 20 visits / 4 comments / 1 person likes

This past week, I was held 'prisoner' in the Big Ship for an extra 6 hours. Well, I did say I wanted more hours lol. A pirate has surrendered their Sunday shift, and a scurvy dog has managed to jump ship due to not enough hours on his contract. Shame really, as he was a good pirate to have around. S…

3 weeks ago / 15 visits / 4 comments / 1 person likes

Last week, I was held up as an example of someone who could be offended by bad language LMAO, after a colleague had been scolded for swearing. This is after I'd inadvertently swore in front of my supervisor due to pain in my wrist. At the time I'd clapped my hand over my mouth and apologised as I th…

4 weeks ago / 19 visits / 4 comments

Today, I've read with some dismay that Ofgem will again raise the fuel cap by a huge amount in October, around £800, to £2,800. I confess, I felt physically sick! This is an obscene amount to expect people to be able to pay. I'm on a fixed tarif at the moment, though this will end in time for this i…

5 weeks ago / 22 visits / 6 comments

This week, I again didn’t do most of the scheduled overtime. I still haven’t shifted my cold, still feeling under the weather, and the store was quiet anyway, so I volunteered to work my normal hours aside from the one day. Management were fine about it as there was little work. The week ticked over…

5 weeks ago / 15 visits / 6 comments

This past week we were informed of changes to our contracts that come into effect in October. Although we’ll have a ‘primary’ area of employment, we’ll be expected to work anywhere in the store, within reason, and also work hours outside of our current core hours. It’s good and bad. With core hours,…

6 weeks ago / 23 visits / 6 comments

Tomorrow, I go back to work after my break. It was lovely to have an 8-day break and the peace and quiet will be missed. It’s only one of a few issues I have with working in a supermarket – the constant noise from music. Most days it’s okay, but now and again it really bugs me especially when they p…

7 weeks ago / 19 visits / 4 comments

By the mid-point of my week off we’d enjoyed a takeaway. We average 2 or 3 a year lol. As always it was good, we had the same curry as previously as it was so nice, though this time we opted for chicken pakora as a starter. OMG it was tasty! A lovely meal, though as usual I was kept awake most of th…

7 weeks ago / 19 visits / 9 comments

Many years ago, my ‘mother-in-law’ had a drawer in her kitchen where she’d keep treats such as chocolate, crisps, and suchlike. She used to call it her goody draw, though I used to think of it as the bad draw due to the calorific nature of said goods. I don’t have room in my kitchen for such a draw,…

8 weeks ago / 15 visits / 4 comments

Sunday, I remarked to a colleague that I wish customers would learn, and use, three little words. No, I don’t want any of them saying I love you, though in truth one or two are pretty tasty lol. I was picking Sunday, trying to hurry as it was so busy, when I looked up and noted a man was glowering a…

2 months ago / 21 visits / 4 comments

After a wait of around 4 months, I finally had my X-ray as regular readers will know. I had to wait a further 9 days for the results which show I don’t have a break, nor a break that has healed itself. It may have been dislocated, though I suspect I inadvertently put it back in place by trying to cl…

2 months ago / 31 visits / 4 comments