Diary 21st And 22nd November 2017

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Diary Tuesday 21st November 2017 My first day on the temporary post office job. Getting up at 4.30 am was easy enough, Stepping out into the dark and rain was tougher. I had a two bus journey to work, arriving about three quarters of an hour before my shift started. Any later buses would have made me late. Having worked for the post office last year it was something of a reunion with a few other returning temps. I was mainly working with small parcels, sorting them by post code area, easy work, but lots of it so very repetitive. I was very tired by the time I finished, and caught up on my sleep upon arriving home. Diary Wednesday 22nd November 2017 Much as yesterday, with even worse rain. I was given almost exclusive control of a sorting frame for much of the morning, with a few other staff joining me later in the shift, as other work was running low. We were warned that we might be laid off on some days due to limited work, and I was told that while in as normal on Friday this week I am now off tomorrow (Thursday) and Saturday, though I was later invited to do overtime on the Saturday (overtime on a day when normal shifts ae cancelled). I declined the invitation. I won’t know my next week shifts until Friday. I got some shopping in on my way home. I have to remember not to set the alarm to stupid o’clock in the morning now. Arthur Chappell