10 months in and 90 left to go ... the reality is starting to kick in :)

skint_spice

Thought it was too good to be true

elantan

Yep and all for single time how great is that


But I have a job at least and many others don't so in a way I am very lucky

taxi73

I think it's awful when firms don't pay extra but like you say glad you've got a job

Shortie

Gosh they are naff hours El. I have no idea what you do for work but will there be other people with you on 24/25th?


I agree on being glad for having a job, same here too but in my last work place we were almost made to feel guilty about it, which basically translated to mean they would be able to throw anything at people at they accept it greatfully.. I ended up just sitting waiting to be pushed for the payout

elantan

Shortie, Yes I do have one other person in the building with me, but that person will be sleeping ( at least I hope they will be), i am looking for a new job and have been do so long now, hopefully one will come up soon


In other news my I.L.A has been approved so I need to go book me a course now

Oh and my student loan company have written to me looking for their money, but seeing as how I earn way way less than the threshold I won't be paying that anytime soon

elantan

So have phoned a couple of places about the ecdl course, just waiting for them to get back to me, fingers crossed in the new year I can get started and finished for the summer

rising_from_the_ashes

elantan wrote: »

So have phoned a couple of places about the ecdl course, just waiting for them to get back to me, fingers crossed in the new year I can get started and finished for the summer

My form just arrived on Saturday so must put that on my (ever-growing:o) to do list!

How do your hours work? So many days on / so many days off?

elantan

Current gas consumption is 11.77 units per day, electricity 11.22 units per day, have to admit I thought it would be more in gas as we had son and gf staying on Friday night and they chose to sleep downstairs ( which is an icebox in summer never mind winter) so we left the heating on all night so that we didn't come across two dead bodies in the morning lol

elantan

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

My form just arrived on Saturday so must put that on my (ever-growing:o) to do list!

How do your hours work? So many days on / so many days off?

I usually work 3 on 7 off, 4 on 7 off that's without overtime or shift changes

Have to admit the shift pattern is a great one, Would be amazing if I wasn't nights

rising_from_the_ashes

elantan wrote: »

Current gas consumption is 11.77 units per day, electricity 11.22 units per day,

I have no idea how to work it out!

My elec meter's in such a bloo*dy awkward place to get to it's a PITA to read (and don't do it as often as I should:o - I start each year doing it monthly & it fades off .... fairly quickly!)

I've also been worried about putting readings in as I've been in the house 24/7 for the past 8 / 9 weeks which must've had an impact - no matter how careful I've been :eek:

However, elec meter reading man has just been (and moved all the stuff in front of where the meter is :T) so I guess I might as well go and enter them and see how much I'm behind:eek:

elantan wrote: »

I usually work 3 on 7 off, 4 on 7 off that's without overtime or shift changes

Have to admit the shift pattern is a great one? Would be amazing if I wasn't nights

Yup, I'd like something like that - I know they're long days (or nights) but would be great to have more days off!