Fook 'em, Noreen. You don't want to work for folks like that anyway. I know the money's probably sorely needed though, so I fully sympathize on that point.

If it makes you feel better I didn't even make it to an interview for my own job in the last job I was in. It was the most deathly boring job ever, selling posh shoes at highly over-rated prices to rich people too stupid to see they were being ripped off. I never felt comfortable in it and with barely any customers, I was reduced to an animal in a cage, walking in circles almost, with nothing to do..
I joined in the quietest month, November...and all through winter we barely saw a customer.

Come April, when my temporary contract was up for review I received a letter from the boss saying I was out because my 'sales figures' were not what they should be...and I had 2 weeks notice etc.

Ha!

I went in that same morning, to be greeted by the young woman who was the manager, she was Polish and spent almost every hour I was there telling me how wonderful Poland was, how hard everyone worked and how lazy and racist folks were over here..Needless to say, I stuck up for my country 100%, so we basically didn't get along at ALL, which was the REAL reason for the letter I think.

Well, I asked her if she knew about the letter and she said "Yes", then I pointed out to her that around 2 Saturdays before I'd sold over £1,300 worth of shoes, on my own.."That was a flook day, Lizzie" she said..

THEN she said "Unpack those boxes!" pointing to a very large order which had arrived that morning.

I stared at her "Unpack them yourself!" and went and got my coat...

"Where are you going?!" she said, clearly alarmed, as there was only she and I in the shop and it was a Saturday, so a busy day loomed ahead...

"I'm off home. Take it out of the holiday owed. If you truly think I'm going to earn one more fooking penny for the bloke who owns this shop, or take orders from your bossy little mouth, you have it wrong. By all means don't employ me if I'm not doing my job, but when you lie and bring my work ethic and integrity into a bad light, well, then you can just sod off as far as I'm concerned."

Her mouth fell open..

Oh, it was a GREAT moment in time, I can tell you! :0)

Fook Bastard employers, bosses, or jumped up little prats/pratesses who think they're the be all and end all of someone's working life!

Something else WILL turn up, Noreen. How about working for yourself in some way? Being your own boss is the way to go these days I reckon. If you're in the UK there are schemes which are free to join where they teach you how to run your own business etc...Might be worth thinking about...

I wish you much success and remember, have faith in yourself and your abilities and don't let the bastards grind you down. Stay strong and well.

Much love
Lizzie xx