Rickadoo
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I am a qualified baker and I learned my trade at a local artisan bakery but we had to move to a different area. I got work at a supermarket in-store bakery and they treated me with very little respect. I remember one of my colleagues was belittled by a manager for making a passing comment about the Christmas music (which you get all day long for a month leading up to Christmas and it drives you crazy). I remember thinking “if you ever speak to me like that, you won’t see me again mate.” Anyway they gave you rubbish work like spending half the afternoon in the walk in freezer. My best friend got married and when I asked for the day off they said “You’ll be lucky. we’ll see what we can do”. I would’ve left work rather than miss my mates wedding. they made you feel like you were lucky to have a job. This is going back 21 years. The wage was around £5 an hour. I took my holidays and spent them canvassing. When I left (after 6 month) I told the assistant controller that I was going to spend that summer up in the hills in the fresh air earning at least double what I am here. (This was 21 yr ago) he said. Yeah ! Right ! Now I spend 3-4 days a week window cleaning and also helping my kids learn ( they are home schooled). This is priceless. I would never go back to working for a company.
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