SOUTHAMPTON DC,15 YEARS OLD.

[M271 BLUES]

Started at soton Sept 1995, wonder how many years we have left here, received my letter and gift brochure last week for 15 years service, i have 750 points to spend, had a quick look, i think i will take the shares  ,.
I thought there were only a few of us left that were there from the start but upstairs says there is over 80 staff on 15 years up to this xmas, mind you many of them are drivers, will try and work out how many nights warehouse are left, i don't think its alot   .

[nomad]

M271 BLUES you all deserve a medal 

Was Southampton purpose built for Tessers or was it a 'take over'?

[M271 BLUES]

Tesco 100% nomad, worked on the backdoor at portsmouth 5 in the 80,s and was hearing rumors of the dc was on the cards even then, only found out by luck that it was being built when driving in to Southampton (M271) xmas 1994 and saw the sign, TESCO DISTRIBUTION CENTRE OPENING AUGUST 1995 ( or something like that ).
And we had something different to any other dc then, a sortation system called TESS, she of course is now dead  and no agency either,and as much overtime as we wanted  .

[The Mrs]

My hubby is also one of the "15 years service" this September. Did you get a separate letter a couple of days later about the £50 celebratory meal? Oh and thrill of all thrills, a long service certificate. I might hang it up in the toilet when he gets it

[M271 BLUES]

Yep, got the second letter a couple of days later, as for the long service certificate I've heard that the frame is quite a good one, two of the nightshift got theres last year and a handshake from wardy,( didn't make his 15Th years did he)
  . Did you see the bit where you can spend the £50 in the canteen with your workmates if you want, ok let me think, £50 of canteen food or a nice restaurant with the wife, tricky one that is.

[The Mrs]

No he didn't   
Yes I did   
It's a no brainer 

Having suffered the 15 years from the side lines us wives deserve a nice meal too 

[shaft manager]

15 years myself and still waiting to see the job they told me about ;)shares for me to i think , either that or else ill have to stay until im 476 years old to get enough points to get a gucci watch 

[PapaSmurf]

I'd just like to slide into this topic to say, Hats off to you guys and gals who have dedicated so much time to doing such a fantastic job. We only notice Distribution when it goes wrong for a store (not very often) so we are very guilty of taking you for granted but, rest assured there are those of us who know all that you do and appreciate everything! Thanks a million! (or 15 million! )