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How much overtime am I likely to get over the Christmas period? I could use the money, and am only contracted for 27 hours a week.

Also during my interview I said I could also do Thursdays (not actually contracted to do it - also means I avoid Christmas Eve and New Years eve), but I can now instead do Mondays/Tuesdays instead (again not actually contracted). Would it be possible to change this?

Reply 3001

FXX

If they aren't contracted then you don't need to 'change' anything. Just mention it to your manager so they know they can contact you if they need some more hours.

Reply 3002

Spazzycazzy

matt4504

Ok, this is a a bit of a random question but do you feel respected/valued working at Sainsburys?

Thanks!

pmsl! Er no!
I never thought it was that kinda place, its somewhere to do your hours, get paid for it, bobs your uncle.

Reply 3003

Spazzycazzy

We have a terrible staff shortage at the moment. I hate to think what christmas will be like.
And whats this about xmas music? I would love to hear xmas music! Our store doesn't play any music??? Is that our store managers decision then?

Reply 3004

Untitled258

We are having our christmas dinner/go out into town an get pissed up, im trying to do all my coursework due in on monday so i dont have to come home early, argh!

Dunno why im on TSR when i should be busy.

Reply 3005

danpr

No Christmas songs dammit.. I turn the PA off

Reply 3006

inksplodge

danpr

No Christmas songs dammit.. I turn the PA off

dont you play music on your shift? :woo:

i work better with music on :biggrin:

Reply 3007

Untitled258

We dont have music in store full stop.

Reply 3008

mug51

Oh-No!

December the 3rd.... I looked for that bit on the christmas planner :o:

lol

ha great

can't wait

you know how many tracks there are? anything less than 60 would be a nightmare, and is it a new set of songs or just last years. cant actually remember what there was last year, was only there for 12 hours a week and the volume was like so low.

Reply 3009

FXX

I think we had like a 15-20 track CD playing. Well actually we had a few because our player is terrible and breaks all the discs :p:

Reply 3010

danpr

inksplodge

dont you play music on your shift? :woo:

i work better with music on :biggrin:

Yes we have a full midi system in a milk cage that we have on. We used to put the radio on over the tannoy until we made it explode and cost the store 3k to fix it.

Reply 3011

inksplodge

danpr

Yes we have a full midi system in a milk cage that we have on. We used to put the radio on over the tannoy until we made it explode and cost the store 3k to fix it.

lol wow!! we have a little stereo player thing...

Reply 3012

Absurd

So if next Friday is pay day, when is pay day in January? The 1st or the 8th? I'm so bad with money.

Reply 3013

Untitled258

I have it down as the 4th.

Well my iCal has, but i just set it up so that every 4th friday it says payday, its hasn't been wrong yet tbh.

Reply 3014

Oh-No!

We get paid on the 31st of December after this time (think it's because Friday the 1st is a bank hol)

Reply 3015

Absurd

Oh-No!

We get paid on the 31st of December after this time (think it's because Friday the 1st is a bank hol)

Really? I hope so, that would be marvellous. :colondollar:

Reply 3016

Absurd

Untitled258

I have it down as the 4th.

Well my iCal has, but i just set it up so that every 4th friday it says payday, its hasn't been wrong yet tbh.

4th December yeah, but January 4th would be a Monday.

Reply 3017

Untitled258

Oh right yeah, looked at the wrong month. Its the 1st in January.

Reply 3018

Spazzycazzy

inksplodge

lol wow!! we have a little stereo player thing...

I'm jealous :frown:

I would actually love to be listening to christmas songs whilst I work. I just figured Sainsburys had a golden rule they never played 'supermarket' music. Seems its just our store then :mad:

Reply 3019

FXX

Spazzycazzy

I'm jealous :frown:

I would actually love to be listening to christmas songs whilst I work. I just figured Sainsburys had a golden rule they never played 'supermarket' music. Seems its just our store then :mad: