Category Archives: Agency Worker

I’ve had reactions possibly boarding on the surprising to the news that I might be getting a permanent job, or at any rate have taken the step of applying for one, thus going against the rules of my employment-related life … Continue reading →

Some of you might be waiting in anticipation for the latest installment of Pete’s Temping Life. I’m sorry to say you won’t be getting one for a while, if ever. I’ve decided to apply for the job I’m currently covering … Continue reading →

It’s funny, I stay up through the night more often than anyone I know but I very rarely get night shift jobs. I had one last night for the first time in ages, back at the courier depot unloading the … Continue reading →

Steve Wright is a twat. This is not news and I’ve known it for years, but by god, having had to listen to his inane glorification of the stupid for two days it bears repeating. Went to see the CBSO … Continue reading →

In an effort to swing back into what is commonly known as a “normal” sleeping pattern I stayed up all night last night, settling down with the huge pile of 2000ADs at around 8am to await a call from the … Continue reading →

Haven’t written much about work at the depot this last couple of weeks, mainly because it’s been very dull indeed. Due to the shifts I very rarely see my housmates and when I do it’s about 11pm and they’re ready … Continue reading →

Third week at the courier depot completed. Physical state: tired, not wrecked like last time but certainly not godlike. Slight twinge in my back but nothing serious (touch wood). Cycled two days out of five this week, partly to avoid … Continue reading →

I am totally fucking knackered… I am a physical wreck… My body has more aches than I knew were possible… I am in pain… The job, ladies and gentleman, has taken it’s toll. After an initial burst of godlike magnificence … Continue reading →

As we were repeatedly informed by the brainless fucktards on BRMB (one of our two equally awful tip-pot local radio stations, the other being Heart) it was (still is) “colder than Iceland!” tonight. Give a moron a phrase like that … Continue reading →

I am totally fucking psyched! I am the king of box lugging! My body is a powerful machine! I am a god! The fitness, ladies and gentlemen, is back. After three days of feeling like a relative wimp at the … Continue reading →

So I’m working at a distribution depot for a courier who generally deal in large boxes. The system is very simple. Vans come into the warehouse laden with boxes. We remove the boxes from the vans and throw place them … Continue reading →

Had an iffy couple of weeks, truth be told. Nothing specific and I’m tempted to just put it down to January and that combination of dreary weather and the niggling feeling, however much you try and rationalise it away, that … Continue reading →

The greatest of all possibly disasters than can befall the staff of a municipal multi-story car park occurred today and I, dear reader, played a critical role in dealing with it. At a little after 1800h the kettle broke. And … Continue reading →

One of the most thrilling responsibilities of my job as car park attendant (weekends only) is checking the stairwells. I’m checking these for blockages, specifically in the form of teenagers who will use this space for “hanging out” away from … Continue reading →

First up, I figured out why I dislike traveling on the number 11 bus so much. (You’ll recall this is the Birmingham Outer Circle bus route which trundles around the suburban sprawl of this great city in a little over … Continue reading →

After three days getting up a 6am to catch a bus to Erdington to lug boxes around for eight hours before traveling all the way back to Bournville, I was, well, shattered would be a word for it. The job … Continue reading →

A very quick one because I am very tired. Back to temping today for the first time in months. Office job on telephones. Haven’t had an office job, let alone one involving telephones, for at least two years. Job involves … Continue reading →

I’m worked with some strange characters over the years, but this guy took the biscuit. It started on Tuesday. Two of the regulars had called in sick, one with a toothache, the other with “swollen feet”. One of the replacements … Continue reading →

Had my first ever migraine today. Well, when I say migraine it wasn’t one of those monstrous blindingly agonizing bastards that unfortunate people get struck down with but I did have the band of pain running from temple to temple … Continue reading →

Slept in a little bit not feeling too keen to phone the agency and put my self down for more work and a text came through asking me to call about a job in Perry Barr. I stagger downstairs and … Continue reading →