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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

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

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

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

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

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

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