Oh..and my ex-husband wasn't even PAID for two whole months recently...along with the rest of the workforce. Of course, they all got into debt with standing orders etc, but their employers didn't give a hoot..They've finally started paying them again now, but their way of dealing with the distress caused was....to turn off the phones to Head Office...

Cool, huh?

And yes, everyone's looking for new jobs, but...there aren't any..else they'd all be long gone...So that's great ain't it? WHAT a way to treat people! The reason, allegedly, was that the company wasn't being paid by those further down the chain, but no-one has any way of knowing if this is true or not.

They've now opened up under a new name, supposedly gone bankrupt...They were paid this month, but who knows what the hell's happened to all the rest of the money...

Backwoodsman, the last 3 jobs I've had all were like this, including The National Trust, which started going down this road too, so I left it. I called in to see them all the other day and they've had SIX changes of Area Managers since I left...and there are *many* changes afoot, from a whole new younger team who want to turn it all arse over elbow...It's nowhere near the place it used to be..

You go into ANY vast Corporate store and talk to the staff..You'll find they work Sundays and Bank Holidays for no extra pay, that they are often told they *have* to work Sundays...Why, here in Torquay Debenhams is opening at SEVEN O'CLOCK in the MORNING on...BOXING DAY!!???

So that means that all staff working on that day, and it'll be nearly all of them, trust me...wont be able to enjoy their Christmas Day, or have a drink in the evening because there's no public transport on Boxing Day morning...

Who the fuck is going to be in Debenhams in Torquay at 7am on Boxing Day Morning??? But the staff have no choice...or at least, they *think* they don't.   Of course, ALL they have to is come together and say "You know, we're NOT going to do that!" and that would solve the bullying problem instantly...

Go into 'NEXT' on Sale Day and you'll find their staff have been their since FIVE O'CLOCK in the MORNING! ?????? Again, they're TOLD they have to be and that's that...So they'll have been up since around 4am or even earlier, depending on how long it takes them to get to work...same with Debenhams..the staff will be up around 5 or 6 am..ordering taxis, walking to work, getting lifts...

Real Christmas Spirit, eh?

It stinks....

I wrote all over a very bullying poster at work the other day...They were !!!! screaming at their staff about lockers and staff rooms..telling them this and that, demanding....So I wrote a few words too... ;0)