This past week has been hot. It's been d*mn hot! Work hasn't been too bad, although a whole aisle of freezers has conked out so we have no ice creams except for a very small selection in an end freezer, and no pizzas. Sacre bleu!

Whilst many of us are finding this weather uncomfortably hot, I'm sure we'll all look back on this time, during the depth of winter, and wish it was warm again. Rant alert... lol. The 2 wannabe PM's have this week met with the energy giants, and as suspected, nothing is set to change. Truss even went so far as to say that profit is not an evil word. Well, profit may not be, however profiteering is! I understand the issues are complex, and a lot of the blame lies at the 'hands' of Ofgem and our government. In fact what I'd like to do to the Ofgem senior staff involves a wall... I can't continue. I digress. Profit isn't evil, however pushing millions into fuel poverty whilst one is making millions, and more, in profit most certainly is evil IMO. Rant over, for now...

Back to work. I was chatting with a customer on Saturday, nothing contentious, just passing the time of day, and he asked for my name. O...K... I gave it, it's on my badge anyway. Today, my manager found me on the shop floor and asked me to come and find him once I'd finished my pick. Uh oh. Now, whilst I'm no longer a practicing catholic, I was raised catholic and when a manager says that, I immediately think: what have I done? lol.

He must have espied my angst as he came back to me and told me what was going on. Apparently we're over-staffed and they're looking to move people around, at least in the short term. I didn't think until I got home, but we have 3 new starters. Will they be let go? Either way, I was asked if I'd be interested in working on stock control. Same hours, same money, with the benefit of possible overtime picking when available, same as now. Sounds okay, and could be less physical than now. The night shift sort out what stock we need, and leave it on cages. I'd need to check the dates on products, and maybe stock some shelves too. As long as I don't lose hours, or my job, I'm game for a change. Could be good...

Anyway, none of this is definite yet, they're testing the water though I have been told not to discuss this with my collagues as it may cause some to panic.

So, that's my week. Oh, apart from an adorable little girl in the store this week. Very small, running around, and each time she saw me, she let out a squeal of delight, then started to laugh. The third time she did this, I said: I know, it's so funny, and I laughed. She laughed too, then ran off to her daddy. What a poppet.

2 days off now, thank goodness. I'm hoping for rain. Have a good week.