its bad times for jobs round here you know 
currently doing an awful job for even worse money
someone told me Lidl were starting to take people on. wouldn't mind working in a shop again, be able to move about etc. not tied to a desk and
phone for 11 hours a day like now...
someone told me they pay really well, but i can really believe it. but they do give 30 days holiday a year! makes a big change from my 21 days i get
just now...
You can have my job, I'm jacking it on Friday.
Canny as long as you can put up with the poo that comes out of Nissan PQA.
lol whats nissan pqa?
believe me, i can handle anything after this current job...
My nephew works for Lidl, he gets serious money, but has to work like a trojan, the second they think you are easing off - your'e sacked
how do you mean working like a trojan? i'm currently doing 40 hour weeks, 11 hours (10 not including breaks) a day four days a week, and for £6 an hour. plus you're stuck in one seat all day. its a call centre... and its constant calls all day every day. no sick pay if you're off either, and no benefits. really not good
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Originally posted by blakep82
how do you mean working like a trojan? i'm currently doing 40 hour weeks, 11 hours (10 not including breaks) a day four days a week, and for £6 an hour. plus you're stuck in one seat all day. its a call centre... and its constant calls all day every day. no sick pay if you're off either, and no benefits. really not good
blake you don't want to work for aldi or lidl. my brother is a store manager for Aldi and works about 70-80 hours a week yet only gets paid his
contract 40 hours!!!!!!!!!!!
Aldi say its expected as he's a manager, and its for the need of the business!!!! a complete crock of sh*t if you ask me.
Supermarkets don't give a poo about their staff, the managers are driven to perform and end up treating the staff like sh*t!
trust me mate, im sure anything else would be better!
ah, right, i get you now. thanks for the info! hmm, i don't intend on staying there long, just til i find something a bit better. whats the money
like though?
you're right alex, i don't want to work there, but i want to work where i am a LOT less i think lol
[Edited on 19/7/10 by blakep82]
My current contract at Further Educations says
You will be working 37 hours a week
37 days of holidays + Bank Holidays etc...
and further down it says:
You are supposed to work as many hours as necessary in order to be prepared for your sessions.
which means another 6-8 hours a day
[Edited on 19/7/10 by l0rd]
But think of all the cheap trolley jacks, wetsuits and support tights you could pass on through this forum!
And all those wishbones made from trolleys
I've heard that IKEA is a good employer and their shops are generally happy places!
My lad was a manager for B & Q he worked loads of hours above his contracted hours and it was expected, used to get called on his days off and expected to change hours at the drop of a hat, not all roses out there!
what about a supermarket distribution warehouse my brother worked at a tesco one in peterborough and he said it paid quite well and subsidised canteen
lots of holiday and other perks the thing he didnt like was that almost everyone spoke polish so he didnt have anyone to talk to at dinnertime and
his superviser who was paid more than him needed a calculater to work out 20 cartons of orange juice 10 layers high on a pallet is 200 cartons then
could'nt work out how many pallets he needed to make the 1000 he needed for the lorry
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and further down it says:
You are supposed to work as many hours as necessary in order to be prepared for your sessions.
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Originally posted by whitestu
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and further down it says:
You are supposed to work as many hours as necessary in order to be prepared for your sessions.
Are there any jobs thesedays that aren't like that?
I've certainly not had one for many years!
Stu
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The working time directive exists to prevent employers demanding more than 48 hours per week (on average) yet people are still pushing government to opt out of it.
And theres me trying to find fitters. Most guys I've tried are pants.
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Originally posted by scootz
I've heard that IKEA is a good employer and their shops are generally happy places!
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Originally posted by whitestu
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and further down it says:
You are supposed to work as many hours as necessary in order to be prepared for your sessions.
Are there any jobs thesedays that aren't like that?
I've certainly not had one for many years!
Stu
For years now, I've always worked more than my contracted hours. Nota huge amount, but I still did it.
We were recently told that this must stop and that we haven't to build up flexi time any more.
So instead of starting at 8.00, I must now start at 8.45 or thereabouts.
And instead of having a 30 min lunch break, I am to take the standard 1 hour.
I don't get it.
I'm not complaining, but I just don't get it.