Morrisons

//// This is my story, if you would like to hear it. Can you be assed?

Thursday

//// A few days short of Thursday, I got a call from Morrisons that said I had an interview with them on Thursday at 10am. I woke up reasonably early and got dressed into my 'interview' clothes. I got to Morrisons and went upstairs into the Staff HQ. While waiting for the interviewer, one of my Nan's favourite songs came on the radio, 'Sting - Fields of Gold'. My interviewer's name was Sian Davis and we both sat down and she ran through my application form instead of asking a lot of questions such as the other interviewers. It sounded promising. She even showed me the hours and department I would be working if I got the job. She said she would call me tomorrow evening if I got the job...

Friday

//// DAY 2. Phone Call Day. Today, I woke up and went out with Dan. Firstly, we watched TV in his house, went skating down Risca Park and walked around. I totally forgot about the phone call at this point. We then went to call for Ross and right before we got outside his house, my mobile phone rang with an unknown number. It was Sian and she was offering me a job !! I just kept saying 'Yes' over and over again to confirm to her that I desperately wanted this job. After I hung up, I broke into a little dance. We then went into Ross' house to watch some TV and then I went home about 9pm. But, to try and tease my parents, I stopped at Kim's first and told her and Bamps the good news. I stayed for about an hour before I realised I should be making my way down.

//// When I walked home and into the living room, my parents looked a little angry. I played along with them that I didn't get the job and then burst out that I was joking. They're faces suddenly lit up and they started congratulating me, while at the same time calling me a 'Pain in the ass' for not telling them sooner. I then found out that they were arguing about my Dad jinxing the phone call. I started Induction on Saturday, 10am until 4PM!!

Saturday

//// DAY 3. Induction Day. I had no idea what to wear today, so I just wore my 'interview' clothes to look smart. When I got there I saw my mates, Connor and Luke. They both got the jobs too. But, they were wearing normal clothes which made me want to get changed. The Induction lasted forever with crappy instructional videos which were very old and corny. We then took a tour of the shop floor and the warehouse, showing people their departments. Induction Day finally ended and I went home and did nothing. Nothing at all.

Sunday

//// DAY 4. First Day. Even though Induction Day was yesterday, I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing today. My shift today was 12-9pm!! I got there and waited by the 'Clocking In' machine with some of the other boys. Connor and Luke weren't starting today. I walked down into the warehouse and got partnered with a boy called Chris Evans. He works in the Cereal aisle and I hear from everyone that he is the slacker of the group. That suited me fine as we only did little work. We would get any cereal items from the warehouse, and take them to the cereal aisle and see if they will fit in with the rest of the stock. If the product was full, they would be taken back to the warehouse and placed in a separate section.

//// After 4 hours of work, it was break and I got to know Chris, Alex and John, some of the people in the Grocery department. Then we had to do 'Ends', which are the special offers at the 'end' of each aisle. We had to replace the stock on each shelf which was a pain, but it only has to be done every Sunday. During work, a man came up to me, asked me my name and asked if I wanted overtime. How lucky am I. He asked me if I could work Monday and Tuesday, but I was too knackered from the past two days, so I just said to put me down for Tuesday 3-9PM. Chris was gobsmacked, which was pretty funny. At 9PM, everyone grabbed their stuff from their lockers, 'clocked out' and went home. Mum picked me up from outside and I went home and just slept...

TODAY

//// Today wasn't very exciting than the past few days. Dan called me at 1PM which woke me up. I got dressed and went out and basically did jack shit for the rest of the day. We then went up my house with Ross and basically did some more 'jack shit'. I'm too tired, I just finished cleaning my room.

Random Bit

//// I know you want to know the wages so here they are. Approx £200 a month !! Not too shabby, and yes, I have already made a HUGE list of what I'm going to spend it on :D.

QOTD - What is your action plan for Halloween this year?

I'm not sure what I'm going to do this year for Halloween. I may trick or treat, go to a party, but then again, I might just end up sitting on my ass doing some more 'jack shit'.

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