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yodathedark) wrote2009-04-15 12:38 am
yodathedark) wrote2009-04-15 12:38 am
Too long
People have been telling me to do a real post for ages, and so here it is...
Basically, I quit McDonalds at the end of March. This was to go into the opportunity of "Trainee Sales Manager". Turns out that "Trainee Sales Manager" actually means there's a 6-stage development programme reminiscent of a pyramid scheme that involves 10-11 hour days. Also means I'm self-employed and purely "paid" from the commissions I earn. This has been repeatedly wiping me out in more ways than one.
Today, I went into work, told them I intended to pack it in and as a result am on a leave of sorts while I decide what I want to do. Incidentally, I think McDonalds still have me as an employee on the system because I think Ali's fudging things so her numbers look better. I'm probably going to phone McDonalds HR with my concerns going "I left last month and I'm still getting McTime texts and I know I'm on the rota as being 'on holiday' - want to tell her off?"
So, had a good day today involving much shopping and purchasing of books.
Until I get home from Forsaken that is. Because I take my laptop out of my bag, switch it on and go "why isn't it working?" Screen's fucked. Or the graphics card is. Or something is and the screen is suffering as a result. Either way it seems I have to take it to Comet and go "fix plz". I seem to remember that not going well last time I tried it. May also involve finding the receipt...
ETA: Incidentally, my friends are awesome. Off the top of my head... Rick, Kat and Mags - thanks :D
ETA2: Also, Ruth is uber-awesome
Basically, I quit McDonalds at the end of March. This was to go into the opportunity of "Trainee Sales Manager". Turns out that "Trainee Sales Manager" actually means there's a 6-stage development programme reminiscent of a pyramid scheme that involves 10-11 hour days. Also means I'm self-employed and purely "paid" from the commissions I earn. This has been repeatedly wiping me out in more ways than one.
Today, I went into work, told them I intended to pack it in and as a result am on a leave of sorts while I decide what I want to do. Incidentally, I think McDonalds still have me as an employee on the system because I think Ali's fudging things so her numbers look better. I'm probably going to phone McDonalds HR with my concerns going "I left last month and I'm still getting McTime texts and I know I'm on the rota as being 'on holiday' - want to tell her off?"
So, had a good day today involving much shopping and purchasing of books.
Until I get home from Forsaken that is. Because I take my laptop out of my bag, switch it on and go "why isn't it working?" Screen's fucked. Or the graphics card is. Or something is and the screen is suffering as a result. Either way it seems I have to take it to Comet and go "fix plz". I seem to remember that not going well last time I tried it. May also involve finding the receipt...
ETA: Incidentally, my friends are awesome. Off the top of my head... Rick, Kat and Mags - thanks :D
ETA2: Also, Ruth is uber-awesome
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It was the sort of place where the boss boasted about paying £1,000 in tax that month - and then offered a 50 pence per head incentive to recruit new suckers to join the work-force.
"Trainee Manager" was always the post advertised by it or its various spin-offs. After my brush with them, I learned to rule out any job that didn't quote a confirmed salary range (never "predicted earnings"), and to definitely rule out any job advertisement that didn't clearly state what company it was for....
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The Group I was with was TheKlub which was a spin off of Cobra (may have actually been Kobra - never got a spelling).