olderskyblue
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You probably delivered to my out-laws in Luscombe road then?
Yep. Henley Green. Did very well with tips at Christmas.
You probably delivered to my out-laws in Luscombe road then?
I had an interview about ten years ago at Hereward College, as I had been doing some voluntary tutoring, adult literacy/numeracy in community centres. The head tutor got me the interview there, telling them I'd be ideal for a job with Hereward. Anyway I had the interview, and got told congratulations I'd got the vacancy. I told the interviewer I'd been in prison, but had sorted my life out etc, and had kept out of trouble for years. She said she loved my honesty and my references had proved I'd turned things around.I worked as a carer at hereward college from 2000 to 2011 loved it pay was ok, all the holidays off I got a job for a month in the summer on a building site as a labourer so used that money towards Christmas.
Worse job was as toilet cleaner for initial cleaning at the rolls Royce plant in Ansty ( my brother got me the job and told me I was going to be an industrial hygienist)
Love my current job I work with children who have life threatening health conditions
Hat's off to ya Daz, must be very rewarding at times, then not so some of the time?I worked as a carer at hereward college from 2000 to 2011 loved it pay was ok, all the holidays off I got a job for a month in the summer on a building site as a labourer so used that money towards Christmas.
Worse job was as toilet cleaner for initial cleaning at the rolls Royce plant in Ansty ( my brother got me the job and told me I was going to be an industrial hygienist)
Love my current job I work with children who have life threatening health conditions
Teaching is one of the most up and down jobs about. There are times when you can't believe you're being paid for what you do and others when you're being paid nowhere near enough. It beats working in laboratory fume hoods until stupid o'clock any day of the week though.
Anyone ever done a paper round ? I did it as a youngster down Walsgrave, absolutely loved it. Nice and early, and any football magazines in my bag I'd have a sneaky read before pushing it through the letterbox. I see pensioners about still doing paper rounds, as it is a good way to keep fit and active. I wonder if you get paid ?
If you look after the pennies, the pound's look after themselves, you little scrote.....Used to help my mate with his
60/70 houses (sometimes be offers on weeks papers for a quid we’d end up with 120+ houses) an evening delivering CET we were 12 at the time.
We had to collect the money as well paper was 32p so some paid weekly £1.92 & some monthly £7.68, it was like getting blood out of a stone.
One night winter freezing wet, one of the weekly payers, knock she answers miserable as always say £1.92 please she gives £2 I take it give her paper, already thinking about which house is next, turn and walk off “where do you think you’re going!? I think you have forgotten my change you little scrote”.
8p ffs, she and her husband had flash cars on the drive etc house £350k+, all the weekly payers would say “keep the change” 8p but yeah cheers. Always stuck with me that.
Also had a house that would be a nightmare to pay monthly so we used to ring bell no reply, curtains twitch we’d leave a card.
Following Friday go back same again we’d put paper halfway through (make some noise) so they knew it’s been delivered, wait for them to come get it and pull it out! Ha gotcha! We did this few times, right sods!
If you look after the pennies, the pound's look after themselves, you little scrote.....
I also had 1 customer that lived a good 10 mins bike ride from my penultimate post and he was nearer 2 other newsagents than mine! Why he couldn't just pay the closer one's to deliver I'll never know.
Used to piss me off a treat that extra 15-20mins roundtrip, so one very rainy evening I accidentally soaked the CET and rammed it through the letterbox, making sure it was ripped and unreadable, after a coupla dropkicks too! Next day old Pilgrim (newsagent) told me he'd had a complaint and they would be cancelling their paper! He told me off, gave me a warning, but my mission was complete.
If you look after the pennies, the pound's look after themselves, you little scrote.....
I also had 1 customer that lived a good 10 mins bike ride from my penultimate post and he was nearer 2 other newsagents than mine! Why he couldn't just pay the closer one's to deliver I'll never know.
Used to piss me off a treat that extra 15-20mins roundtrip, so one very rainy evening I accidentally soaked the CET and rammed it through the letterbox, making sure it was ripped and unreadable, after a coupla dropkicks too! Next day old Pilgrim (newsagent) told me he'd had a complaint and they would be cancelling their paper! He told me off, gave me a warning, but my mission was complete.
I wish it had been, as I did the Blossomfield estate and Halford Lane.Where was the delivery it wasn’t to the beechwood was it?
Indeed I did do Luscombe Rd!
For me it's not so much the job I do as the people I work with.
I had one job I hated because I had a horrible boss.
However, I was doing exactly the same work as in a job that I loved because I had a good boss and a great team around me.
That's why u haven't got a job the stock went missingAdmin/safety officer/stock controller.
Doing 43 hours across today and tomorrow. Coventry, Rugby, Torquay and Middlesbrough. Still love it though.
Find a job you love and never work a day in your life.
I'm in London tomorrow. See you there.Off to London to work for he next three days and then home for a day and they asked if I want to go to Southampton for a day on Friday.
The best thing is I will be working a maximum of four hours a day but expected to be nearer to two
You maybe dodged a bullet mate, I’ve heard some awful stories about the place over the last couple of yearsI had an interview about ten years ago at Hereward College, as I had been doing some voluntary tutoring, adult literacy/numeracy in community centres. The head tutor got me the interview there, telling them I'd be ideal for a job with Hereward. Anyway I had the interview, and got told congratulations I'd got the vacancy. I told the interviewer I'd been in prison, but had sorted my life out etc, and had kept out of trouble for years. She said she loved my honesty and my references had proved I'd turned things around.
It was just before the Xmas break and she said go away and have a nice Christmas, and they'd look forward to seeing me in the new year. I was buzzing and my family and friends were pleased for me. Anyway a few days before I was due to start there, I received a letter from the College saying because my offences were for violence, they couldn't offer me a job. I was gobsmacked as I told them straight all about my "past" but they still turned me down. Why give me the job then reject me ? It shows your past especially where employment is concerned never goes away !
Maybe Daz but I would have liked the chance to give it a go !You maybe dodged a bullet mate, I’ve heard some awful stories about the place over the last couple of years
It really was a place of excellence back in the 80's-90's .You maybe dodged a bullet mate, I’ve heard some awful stories about the place over the last couple of years
I'm in London tomorrow. See you there.
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