Off to Europe for five weeks next friday (26th June), two weeks in the Uk with the outlaws, three weeks just south of Toulouse with my family.
Lucky or not so lucky OH has to stay in Canada and finish the basement....

Who wants UK chocolate?

Well if theres some Galaxy going spare.......

Hey how did you swing 5 weeks hols with canadian T - unpaid I assume??

ooh and some branston would be good!

tesco gravy granules, tesco cheap wet wipes and tesco digestive bickies please......

Can you smuggle some proper bacon back with you? We can get real English chocolate from the local garage!

Sure hun, back in August so it will only be two months until your over this way, will stick it in the cupboard and forget it's there.....Hopefully. Yes unpaid, when I took the job I said that working during the holidays would be an issue, they were fine with it. Now we have new owner's and a new General Manager who is a right ...ker, he is not happy at all with the idea, I had to show him the Court order (bio Mum and children) to prove that I had to go back, he had the gall to ask if I could fly them back, return to Canada and then pop back to get them.... FFS I am only a cashier, they have so many staff it's a joke, and the usual thing is that the school kids get the hours during the holidays to help pay for their education.

So what they have agreed is that I can take the holiday and then for the rest of the Summer have to work weekends and evenings. This means that Chris and I cannot have a Canadian summer holiday with the children, which all of us, especially the children are gutted about. We missed out on the family holiday last year as Chris was in Canada and we were in the UK (due to a Court case).

Not sure what they intend for other holidays, for the hours that I work it is not worth paying childcare.

I know I should be grateful for the job that I have in this current economic climate, but at the moment I am only getting on average 15 hours a week. Plan when I return is to find another job and tell CT to stick theirs where the sun refuses to shine!

Branston it is then.....


You've not been here that long.....lol

Bacon could be an issue me thinks.

I want to come on holiday!

What a shame your new boss isn't very nice. Remind me never to work for him!! where is it ??

FFS I am only a cashier, they have so many staff it's a joke

I certainly hope you don't value or need this job. Having p****d off the GM and given the excess of staff, you could well find yourself redundant upon your return from old blighty.

yuyp - but dont think she is that concerned! and she had told the orignal GM what the situation was -so they were well aware!

Not UK but if you come across Cailler milk, appropriately packaged in purple wrapppers, while you're in France I'd love some. I've always liked that brand. Bringing me a bar from Switzerland, then eating it and giving me only the wrapper, was one of my exes nastier pranks.

http://www.swissfoodstore.com/produc...-cailler-milk/

You're welcome.

How did you make the leap that I had p****d off the GM?

Unfortunately I have made myself too popular, attitude and attendance wise.

Just to reiterate when I was interviewed for the position I explained that having arrived in Canada two weeks previously that I could only work when my children were in school, and at no other time. My hours were during the day, and during the week, and not in the holiday.This suited the owner, GM and Cashier Manager.

In my conversation with the new Cashier Manager (in April) I stated that this was the arrangement, this was fine she said.................Two weeks ago the GM decided that it was an issue, hence I think he is a ...ker.

Excess of staff is college/uni students who come September will be back to their education, they only have a couple of us, who work monday to friday in the days.

Lady Grey Tea please.

Bunny boiler me thinks, will have a look for you.