@penguin
I cannot believe that we did not work in the same store…but reality is…we probably didn’t

Sooo…I stated a while back I was off this site…however, after an unexpected event, which has left me re evaluating life…I’ll give you a common recurring situation in my old store…hell I’ll even give identities, of a sort, to protect the GA.
Late September every year…
Bullying Ginger minger GSM…”OK Palmer… I’m going to give you another chance” ( 3rd year in a row) at being a section manager…here’s the stripey shirt…here’s the cheap suit jacket…here’s the duty ‘phone, “good for your development” now go prove yourself for the next 12 weeks…work the c**p shifts…don’t let me catch you taking a break…smile whilst being used by every other dick head section manager as their bitch…cover their depts…do the lates to earlies…be last out Christmas Eve ( even tho you live the furthest away from store and have young children)…be the on call key holder for Christmas Day and duty manager Boxing Day…ditto New Year…January cometh…sorry Palmer…didn’t make the grade…maybe next year eh??
What happened to Palmer?! His marriage broke down…realisation finally dawned and he gave in his notice to return to his native area…go on guess how many attended his leaving do?? Well there wasn’t a manager in sight…no whip round from them either…too busy hunting the next Palmer fall guy!
2836…ring a bell??