Work

Getting back into the bathroom industry has brought back knowledge more quickly than I’d thought. I’ve done a few surveys now, and it’s jogged the grey matter. Slowly but surely the store is picking up, and with that, opportunities will grow.

A second day of physical labour has really taken it out of me. I am, in a word, knackered.

I said in a prior post that it was beginning – well today rammed that message home loud and clear! Today was about working around showroom fitters as they placed product, sliced apart tiles and created a lot of mess. It was down to me and my colleagues to tidy…

Today, for the first time, I got into the place I will be working in for (hopefully) the next several years. It’s all about tidying up and cleaning for the next week, so it’s going to be a grimey, dirty, physical week. I can’t say I’m relishing this, but the…

Yesterday I left my sofa selling job for the final time. I did pop in there this morning to pick up a card and some beers they’d generously got me, but as far as working there is concerned, it’s done, it’s finished. I am now, for a few days, between…

On Tuesday, I part ways with my employer and then, on Saturday, I’ll begin a new chapter of my working life, which, owing to a strange set of circumstances, is also going to lead me back to an old friend and colleague. It’s been a long two years, not always…

I’m at work, seeing out my notice period, because working it will influence my pay packet for the better. However, I am not booking any new business, because there’s no point – I’m paid on what’s delivered, and when lead times for sofas are anywhere from six weeks to thirteen…

We’ve completed three days of the winter sale, and already I feel exhausted. It doesn’t help that I’m a touch run-down (I have a bit of a cold), but even in general terms, I feel like I’m struggling a bit. Maintaining motivation when you feel shattered is quite difficult. I…