Sainsburys thread MK III

I have an interview on weds for a confectioner @ sainsburys....can anyone tell me exactly what this job role involves doing? Or any tips for the interview. Thanks guys, I cant find much info for the job role when i google it....

We get paid on 30th December. When is the cut off point for that? Is it 23rd December?

Used to work there for about 2 years, back tomorrow for 2 weeks as a Christmas temp on checkouts in Bristol. Genuinely dreading it, it's so tediously boring. It's actually made me really depressed, how the hell do I make it more entertaining?!

Do you know me?! Soul destroying is always the term I use for it, thats quite odd!

But yeah, trying to look up about it but I actually think I'd rather watch paint dry!

I'll let you know what happens come wednesday =/

Hey guys,

Does anyone know how easy it is to get your permanent contract hours upped?

I have been working there for just about three months and once they finally get around to my 12 week review i feel i should ask. My contract is three days per week however since my second week i have worked five/six days a week. It's got to a point where i am being put down for shifts five days a week without being asked if i want it.

I just don't know whether it is acceptable to ask or whether it's too early to ask.

I had been suffering with an illness a fair bit lately, due to it being mental health it has been pretty easy to hide and it's not the kind of thing you would tell your employer, i know they don't look favorably upon those kind of problems, but i think it has slowed my work down a fair bit which also makes me reluctant to ask.

Definitily ask, if they are putting you down every week they obviously need you! Don't let them take advantage of you, my manager did this to me, full time hours every week because of o/t yet if you are ill or for holidays you only get paid your tiny part time hours.

Also, if your illness is having a considerable effect I would definitly consider mentioning it to them, in my experience they were more than helpful, although this was a lovely manager!

Going back tomorrow. Used to work there for about 2 years, back tomorrow for 2 weeks as a Christmas temp on checkouts in Bristol. Genuinely dreading it, it's so tediously boring. It's actually made me really depressed, how the hell do I make it more entertaining?! Working on a checkout has to be one of the most horrible jobs ever I swear!

Thanks for the reply, yup I know its more management..ish than entry level which is what i'm looking at considering I have quite abit of retail experience plus supervisor experience from a previous job.

Sounds very good though, I have an interview coming up in January which will be interesting, just a quick question, is the interview ridiculously hard?

Also will I have to take that maths test and all that the others take too?

I just wanna be fully prepared tbh, I really want this so i'm gonna do as my prep as I can and finally any tips?

Cheers and thanks again. ^^

You probably should have lied, they wouldn't have asked for anything for one day off sick. No boss has any sympathy for anyone who chooses to drink the night before as it shows total negligence. I don't know what the official policy is at Sainsburys, but I'd be surprised if they take a light-hearted stance on it.

That depends whether u are still drunk or not, if your still drunk then I'd book the colleague in for a disciplinary hearing for conduct, that's what the proceedure is and tbh, u shouldn't be paralytic the night before work anyway. And if your just hungover, then i would keep there performance high by supplying them with plenty of coffee.

Hey guys,

Does anyone know how easy it is to get your permanent contract hours upped?

I have been working there for just about three months and once they finally get around to my 12 week review i feel i should ask. My contract is three days per week however since my second week i have worked five/six days a week. It's got to a point where i am being put down for shifts five days a week without being asked if i want it.

I just don't know whether it is acceptable to ask or whether it's too early to ask.

I had been suffering with an illness a fair bit lately, due to it being mental health it has been pretty easy to hide and it's not the kind of thing you would tell your employer, i know they don't look favorably upon those kind of problems, but i think it has slowed my work down a fair bit which also makes me reluctant to ask.