August 5, 201510 yr comment_214013 It's definitely great when you can feel that connection with your colleagues and managers that they'll support you. Makes it so much easier to learn and develop because you want to. Glad it's going well Paige! It's all a bit hectic at my work place. It's a leisure company who runs two leisure centres. The smaller site which is where I started is losing its sports hall side back to the school (it's dual use) so we're only going to have the gym at the smaller site. This has meant a huge restaffing shuffle because there won't be any managers at the small site, so at one point they were going to have to deal with 6 full time managers at one site, where only one is ever on shift at any one point (duty managers). You could say luckily, a few have moved on. One is going to work with the school and manage the sports hall side, one is moving away and another just left. It's just a shame that these people I've clicked with really well and love working with, will be weird not seeing them around. The remaining 3 though are the more experienced and they're all nice enough so it's not bad, just a shame. Good news though, after enough talks with my line manager and having learnt the larger site very quickly, I now am a full time recreational assistant starting 31st August. Okay, it's not an industry I want to be in, but it's good pay for the actual job so will help fund some more exciting travels next year, will give me a consistent rota so I can actually plan ahead instead of waiting on the casual one. Plus, it does include lots of training and relief managing so I will learn a lot from it! Plus the other full time is a good colleague of mine so we can easily swap shifts to help each other out.
August 6, 201510 yr comment_214066 So I've been working at a cinema in my town for just over a month now, and despite me being really anxious at first as it is very much a customer service role and no matter what area you're on you'll be dealing with customers to some extent, I'm actually enjoying it! I had a catch up of sorts with one of my supervisors who is in charge of recruitment and the like the other day and she has said that she's pleased with me and I just need to stop holding myself back, which really reassured me! It's only a summer job however you may get kept on if you're deemed good enough, so I can only hope as I'm genuinely happy here, everyone is made to feel welcome and your supervisors and colleague always seem to have your back. Oooh, Bas is it? Mines a large salty combo if you see me coming!
August 6, 201510 yr comment_214080 Oooh, Bas is it? Mines a large salty combo if you see me coming! Yes, atleast it'll save me the hassle of having to explain combos!
November 24, 20159 yr comment_223859 So, been working for 2 months as a barista at costa coffee, free drinks every morning, now addicted to coffee >.<
February 11, 20169 yr comment_227880 So after years of applying and not being able to get jobs, I have now worked at McDonald's, Christmas Temp at a large tesco store, and now I'm going onto being a bartender at tiger tiger nightclub, very different roles really
February 23, 20169 yr comment_228467 Wow James that seems strange reading that - I forget you are now cracking on a bit (just kidding!) hope you enjoy the bar work! I'm still out of work and hate it - my anxiety and depression have been ongoing for a long time now. For the past 6 months I have done cat fostering for Cats Protection which I have enjoyed to the point of adopting my foster cat - I should have been adopting the 2 that I was fostering but sadly one of them had to be put to sleep 2 weeks ago after several health problems. Now means I won't be able to foster other cats but I have said that I am very interested in helping out the charity in other ways. I really should complete my Aromatherapy course as it means I could work as an aromatherapist but I started the course back in 2005(!!) so I don't know if they would even allow it (I have had a lot going on since 2005 - moving twice, losing my mum, recurrent health problems etc) the course does specify that you can do it in your own time but maybe 11 years is taking the pee?! Frustrating as I only have one unit left to do and then a practical. Bah
February 23, 20169 yr comment_228470 Wow James that seems strange reading that - I forget you are now cracking on a bit (just kidding!) hope you enjoy the bar work! I'm still out of work and hate it - my anxiety and depression have been ongoing for a long time now. For the past 6 months I have done cat fostering for Cats Protection which I have enjoyed to the point of adopting my foster cat - I should have been adopting the 2 that I was fostering but sadly one of them had to be put to sleep 2 weeks ago after several health problems. Now means I won't be able to foster other cats but I have said that I am very interested in helping out the charity in other ways. I really should complete my Aromatherapy course as it means I could work as an aromatherapist but I started the course back in 2005(!!) so I don't know if they would even allow it (I have had a lot going on since 2005 - moving twice, losing my mum, recurrent health problems etc) the course does specify that you can do it in your own time but maybe 11 years is taking the pee?! Frustrating as I only have one unit left to do and then a practical. Bah Thank you Han! I'm really enjoying it so far! You should definitly ask about the course, give you something to do in your own time and keep your mind off things!
May 25, 20169 yr comment_235395 I got a Christmas temp job at HMV over November-January which I left my old (and full time job for). I knew the position wouldn't lead to anything serious, but yesterday I got a phonecall offering me a full time job there! It's one of the loveliest places to work, so it's a start in my career! Very happy
January 22, 20178 yr comment_246997 After a year and a half in costa its time to bid farewell as I've bagged myself a lovely paying job at Waitrose. 22 days holiday on a 2 day a week contract.. who's to complain
February 14, 20178 yr comment_247412 On 5/25/2016 at 8:53 AM, Amarghh said: I got a Christmas temp job at HMV over November-January which I left my old (and full time job for). I knew the position wouldn't lead to anything serious, but yesterday I got a phonecall offering me a full time job there! It's one of the loveliest places to work, so it's a start in my career! Very happy My Friend is the New Releases and Buying Manager at HMV, gets to go to lots of movie premiers and everything. Seems like a pretty cool place to work! On 1/22/2017 at 6:02 AM, MarkC said: After a year and a half in costa its time to bid farewell as I've bagged myself a lovely paying job at Waitrose. 22 days holiday on a 2 day a week contract.. who's to complain I worked for John Lewis a long while back, awesome company to work for, you'll be well looked after. I am currently the Senior Business Analyst and Product Specialist for North America. I work for a company called Kainos who specialize in IT based out of Northern Ireland. My specialty is building apps with Apple who are one of our partners and delivering them in the healthcare industry. It can be extremely interesting, I love working with doctors to help patient care across the country, some great things are capable with the use of technology. I started at Chessington as a rides host nearly10 years ago now and never went to college or University.
February 23, 20178 yr comment_247676 ^ it's interesting to see where people are after so many years, really happy you're doing well! I on the other hand pull pints and live off my student loan for my food and drink needs. Catch me in a few years hopefully I'll be a solicitor by then.
May 20, 20214 yr comment_273531 If anyone is looking to get into the industry this may be worthwhile. IP Executive @ Merlin. Salary is quite low however it doesn't mention any qualifications so it may be good if you want to get your foot in the door at Merlin other than working as a ride op. https://merlin.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/8617?c=merlin
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October 31, 2024Oct 31 comment_322856 an explainable interpretation, but hey, it's not as good as Mika's interpretation before 21 there was cheap, but now that has fleet, so worse on its way, because they won't pay also BOM stairs! knee stay where you are
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