Paging current/ex DR's

I work for Safeway, and that's how our pay works. I'd assume that more
or less all supermarkets are the same. Give or take 50p either way.

Right. This is (as I understand) how it works (I'm not an expert, but
could get a definitive answer if needed).

Normal night shift is 9pm-6am. So, if you work Saturday night, you get
the Sunday premium for midnight to 6am with the night premium on top.

Same for Sunday night.... you'd get the Sunday premium for 9pm-midnight
with night premium on top.

Even better if you can score a shift starting at 4pm / 5pm Sunday when
the store closed as you'd get Sunday premium from 4/5pm to midnight.

All this make sense now?

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, The Older Gentleman said:

TOG, my ol' son. There have been weeks when I've earned less than £170
in a whole week, and that's 20 later! You jammy git! )

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, SteveH said:

Because Sunday starts from midnight, right?

So I get the Sunday premium from 9-12 and then when midnight comes
around I get the normal night working premium?

Durggh, my brain 'urts. I think so, so really I'm only getting a Sunday
premium for actual hours of the Sunday, regardless of when the shifts
start, other than that I get a premium because I work at the weekend?

 

*ding*

got it in one.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, SteveH said:

LOL, fancy a pint? A virtual one that is, I've got to go out in a minute
;o)

 

I'm not saying it's impossible to make a living for a short time i.e. food
in your mouth and an old tent over your head, I'm saying that nobody in
their right mind should work that hard for so little gain. Busy urban
courier is *really* hard work. Tree planting in rough terrain is the only
job I have experience of which is worse. Building Dry Stane Dykes in the
Scottish mountains was positively therapeutic by comparison (1).

Looking at it again from the Courier's angle there is more still. You spend
long harrowing hours waiting for work to come in, completely dead non
earning time. It's a real killer. Lookin at TOG's post further down I recal
that the only blokes who made much at it were city riders (only) on Benly's
who did multi drop. They have half a dozen or more minimum earners on the go
at any time and do minimal miles. It's a ****** though, I hated it. Wrapped
up in waterproofs running up and down stairs all day, on and off the bike
every 2 minutes. For that scenario I think the cycle couriers in London are
a better fit.

(1) In fact it's is remarkably theraputic. Even the winter time is OK with
the assistance of a North Sea Rigger's thermal/waterproof one piece.

 

Heh.

Not jammy. Those were the going rates back then. Seriously, you could
earn decent money.

I managed a summer and a skiing holiday every year (OK, so they were
generally a biking holiday and a very cheap ski trip, but it was still
on a DR's money)

 

Like pulling teeth, innit? ;-))

 

Yep, and no time and half for Saturday, and new starters will probably
have to work the occasional Sunday as well, with no extra pay over basic
rate.

The local Asda are advertising for staff at the mo.Starting rate of
£4.85ph. Is it really worth getting out of bed for that?
Morrisons were after 'Trainee Assistant Managers' recently.Graduates, or
good 'A' levels with mucho retail experience only. £14000 a year.
Apparently they didnt get many applicants.
From these wages you can see why they sell cheap and still get good
profits.
Alan.

 

5 years ago I was driving trains for not much more than that

 

8 years ago I was delivering newspapers for more than that.

 

5 years ago I was writing an OE email/newsgroup usermanual for
considerably more than that.

 

*sweet*