I’m back on the agency, I see that some things have changed since my last stint a few years ago. Since I became a limper again, I’ve struggled to actually find anywhere that sells limps, even eBay doesn’t sell them, and what is preferable, a left or right limp and where are they available from?
I’ve only worked for two firms in that last two months and been working most days, one of the firms has me most of the time and asks for me specifically, I enjoy the work, the people treat me with respect and even offered me a full-time job, which I respectfully declined.
Communication is still an issue though, if I’m booked all week, I expect to work all week, so when the other night I got home from work and was texted by the agency to say I wasn’t required the next day, I was disappointed, so when the day after that I didn’t go in to work, with no contact from the firm or the agency, admittedly I didn’t contact them either, there is general upset, “they need you in NOW” sort of thing, I said “sorry I’M busy today”, the general balance of the universe is restored. I’m not bitter or twisted, I’m treating them they way I get treated, if I’m booked all week, I expect to work all week. This is the second time this has happened.
And who wants to pay for calls on my mobile phone to company and clients?, no one it seems.
I’ve limited myself to work available to me by my insistence on £10 per hour and o/t at x 1.5 after eight hours, rather than a flat rate straight through, even o/t, this seems to be pretty standard now. One agency has only offered me two days work in two months, because I want too much on the hourly rate.
One driver refused to answer me when I said “morning”, so I persisted, and now he talks to me, we’ll never be best buddies, but courtesy costs nothing.
It used to be time and a half for o/t after 8, then it went to 45 hours before o/t kicked in, then 48, now some firms want more that, this is why I’ve refused the job, then there’s no guarantee that o/t is paid at time and a half any more.
On my enforced days off I’ve had a good look through this forum, walked the legs off the dog, did a few jobs about the house and on the car, and gone fishing, lovely!
Now, does anyone have a second hand limp for sale, or want to buy me one for Christmas?
Merry Christmas everyone!
