Not as much work as last year

We’ve been quieter down in Devon the last few months, there have been a couple of spikes but there’s a general feeling of trouble looming.
We did get the pay rise we were promised in March but I think that’s the end of the gravy train for a few years now, I’ve been with the same firm for 22 years so I reckon my job is pretty safe so I’m quite happy to have things a bit easier after the craziness of the past two years.
Some of the shops we deliver too are planning to sell Christmas stock before the end of October as they reckon people won’t be spending after that in preparation for energy bills.