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[Lavenders_Blue]

Hooray! Well done

[Sam Palmer]

Congratulations!

[Looney]

That's brilliant! Congratulations

[Purplemaniacs]

That is great news.

 

Well done

 

Chrissie

[Lesley]

Well done

[Margaret]

Fantastic news, well done you.

[chickencam]

Well done

[Goosey Lucy]

Congratulations!

[Griffin]

Well done!

[Cheeky Chooky]

Congratulations!

[Cinnamon]

I got the job and a permanent contract, not just a temporary one

 

It's only 15 hours a week, though there may be overtime available as well. I'll be working on the checkout, so lots of customer contact and it should be busy enough to make the time pass quickly.

 

My first shift is on Saturday and I'm ridiculously excited about it !

 

Fantastic news!

 

Prepare for aching arms & shoulders at the end of your shift on Saturday, & keep one of those little hand cleaning gels,a tiny tube of hand cream & a lip balm in your pockets too!

Its very hard on the hands (not to mention a bit icky sometimes), & very hard on the lips (air conditioning,constant smiling)

But its fun....I think you will really enjoy it

[bluekarin]

Just wanted to add my congratulations especially as you have been having a hard time finding a job due to previous bosses reference. Hope you really enjoy it

[PurpleTree]

Congratulations! I worked on the checkouts in Sainsbury's when I was in school & college. I used to love nosing at what people were buying. A Saturday should be nice & busy so time will fly. Agree with something to wipe your hands with, used to hate handling the whole fresh chickens, the packaging always seemed to be wet & sticky

[Chickvic]

Congrats

[dancing cloud]

First shift is now this afternoon

 

I went in for two hours yesterday to be trained on the checkout and was asked if I could do an additional shift this afternoon. They are short of staff today and the supervisor felt I'd done really well in the training and was ready to go it alone (ish - there'll still be someone around to ask when I get stuck).

 

Do Asda offer longer basic working patterns than 15hrs per week though? They are looking to open a store near me and in the presentation they said their contracts were either 9 or 15 hours

I think all supermarket basic contracts are short, as that gets them around paying for breaks (none of my shifts are long enough to get a break) and national insurance contributions if your earnings are below the threshold. I'm sure the hours would get longer as you move up. My shifts are all 3 3/4 hours each and I'm expecting to be exhausted till I've built up some stamina .

 

keep one of those little hand cleaning gels,a tiny tube of hand cream & a lip balm in your pockets too!

Many thanks for the tips and will do

 

Wish me luck (and the customers too !)

[chickencam]

Enjoy

[counturchickens]

Congratulations, hope it went well!

[dancing cloud]

Five hours just flew by

 

Most customers were really lovely and only one was stroppy when I wouldn't sell him alcohol as he had no ID. Even that was funny, as his mum came in later and bought the wine, told me I'd refused to serve her son, said it was all his own fault because he knew he had to bring ID and she'd told him off for being rude - Mum power !

 

There's still loads to learn and I'm back tonight for my own shift, so I'll see how much I can remember.

 

I hadn't realised how much of my confidence was tied up with employment or how much I'd lost being unemployed and, even though it's a very different job, I feel I'm back as a worthwhile member of society again now I'm working and contributing. I'll try to hold that thought on days that don't go so well!

[Snowy]

Well done DC

I think a lot of the big companies start people off of the shorter contracts as said above to keep employment costs down, but it is also a good way of making sure there is always cover available if people don't turn in or go off sick, and it does help them to weed out those who just aren't serious or who mess them about. If you are a good employee and prove yourself, they will hang on to you and give you more hours if required!

[Cinnamon]

Five hours just flew by

 

Most customers were really lovely and only one was stroppy when I wouldn't sell him alcohol as he had no ID. Even that was funny, as his mum came in later and bought the wine, told me I'd refused to serve her son, said it was all his own fault because he knew he had to bring ID and she'd told him off for being rude - Mum power !

 

There's still loads to learn and I'm back tonight for my own shift, so I'll see how much I can remember.

 

I hadn't realised how much of my confidence was tied up with employment or how much I'd lost being unemployed and, even though it's a very different job, I feel I'm back as a worthwhile member of society again now I'm working and contributing. I'll try to hold that thought on days that don't go so well!

 

 

Glad you enjoyed it

 

I LOOOOOVE ID'ing people.........we have a 25 policy,so I get to do it often.

We also have to ID anyone with the person buying alcohol,so if its a group of youngsters,they all have to produce ID.

We get spot-checked all the time...once a week at least,so we have to be really on top of it.

 

The hours you are doing is quite clever for them as an employer,as you have to have a 15 min break (paid) if you work 4 hours,so they are getting out of that by doing short shifts.

We have a mix of short & long shifts,so you get people in all day, & people just covering lunch breaks for 3 hours too.

I do a 5.5 hour day on Monday with a half hour paid break, & a 7 hour day on Tuesday with an unpaid lunch hour & a 15min break in the afternoon - nearly kills me,that one!

But its nice to get all my hours done & out of the way by the end of Tuesday,as I am then free for the rest of the week,unless I do some overtime.

 

Most people are nice & I like that you get a new face in front of you every few minutes,but once you have been there a few weeks you will look down the queue & start seeing faces that make your heart drop because you know they are problematic people,or even worse smelly people (one old chap reeks of urine,to the point where no one will queue behind him!)

 

Keep having fun!

[rachel19]

I worked at Asda when i was a student on the checkouts - only briefly over summer but didn't mind it there. Customers were fine and i enjpyed the job it was the other staff i couldn't cope with! I remember one incident where a group of lads around 18ish years old came to my checkout with a pack of J2O bottles of juice which i put through and they paid for. The really snotty security guard came over and had a right go at me for not IDing them and selling to underage kids. I just sort of stared at him confused whilst saying, but its fruit juice???? He obviously got it wrong thinking it was alcohol but wouldn't back down as he'd made himself look stupid and marched them over to customer services to take it off them and give them a refund. Most of the staff were like that and needless to say i lasted 3 months as i couldn't cope with the incompetance most of the time! He tried to get me disciplined for it too!!!! The cheek! I have worked in other supermarkets also, Marks and Specncers food section being my favourite and i've always really enjoyed the work and chatting to the customers. It does make the days go quickly!

[Cinnamon]

Thats terrible!

 

On our system,if something needs to be age checked,it comes up on the till along with the last date they could have been born so you know what to look for on their ID.

We even have to age check alcohol free wine & beer, Liqueur choccies, Marmalade with Whiskey in it, party poppers & christmas crackers

 

I once ID'd a 33 year old

I also tried to ID someone buying olive oil,though in my defence it was in a wine type bottle,& he looked about 14

[chickencam]

Our accounts manager regularly get ID checked and she is 32 She is a skinny runner with no children or husband to age her.

[CatieB]

Thats terrible!

 

On our system,if something needs to be age checked,it comes up on the till along with the last date they could have been born so you know what to look for on their ID.

We even have to age check alcohol free wine & beer, Liqueur choccies, Marmalade with Whiskey in it, party poppers & christmas crackers

 

I once ID'd a 33 year old

I also tried to ID someone buying olive oil,though in my defence it was in a wine type bottle,& he looked about 14

My friend in her thirties, who has an 8 year old son, bought all her shopping in tesco last weekend, a trolley full that included a meal deal and a bottle of wine. They wouldn't sell her the wine so then created a big queue in order to find the rest of the meal deal to refund it admittedly she didn't have ID as shes not normally asked but as she said who under 18 buys over £100 worth of food just to get a bottle of wine. Surely common sense should prevail. Whilst she looks young, not under age young. She said she nearly told them to keep the lot!

[Cinnamon]

Not that you are going to find me defending Tesco but we get spot checked by trading standards all the time & fined (us,the cashier,not the shop) up to £500 if we sell to someone who is under age & it is REALLY hard to tell sometimes.

 

I have asked people to remove their sunglasses & hats before,so I can see their faces,& had that 33 year old not had ID,then I wouldn't have served her,as she looked so very young. She was also oriental,which doesn't help,as they often look younger than they are.

 

I was ID'd once in M&S when I was 44

I pointed out that as I had my 16 year old daughter with me,surely that was proof enough that I was over 18