Author: Olivia

Received word today that a pay deal has been accepted at my job, from £10 to £11 per hr backdated from April '22. Small victory

So I'm new to retail, and previously, I had a more labore intensive job. I'm currently doing training and I'm already looking for a new job. It's just not my cup of tea.My boss and coworkers are nice. I plan to quit as soon as I get a new job. The pay is alright, but it's not worth it since I can make more money working at a job that's requires a bit more work for higher pay. I respect people who work in retail as full-time or part-time positions.

I am a field technician and I work outdoors for the most part. The weather here has been miserable the last few weeks but I still have to go to work and it's been making me miserable. The thing that really gets to me is the sales guy and office staff get to work indoors in a climate -controlled environment, sipping hot coffee and enjoying themselves, and they don't even seem to care that we are stuck outside in these miserable conditions. Whenever I call into the office I hear them laughing and carrying on in the background having a good old time. They never even care to ask how we're doing, and I'm telling you, it's truly miserable outside. I don't get this mentality at all. I also don't understand why they don't offer us the option of staying home when the weather is like this. I was supposed…