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christmas casuals - mount pleasant

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gma11
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christmas casuals - mount pleasant

Post by gma11 »

Does anyone here working at mount pleasant (london) know if christmas casuals have started working there already?

I applied for a xmas casual job and i'm still waiting for a response :sad:
Dogs of War
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Re: christmas casuals - mount pleasant

Post by Dogs of War »

Find somewhere else kid.
PostieWithTheMostie!
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Re: christmas casuals - mount pleasant

Post by PostieWithTheMostie! »

Try your local Shopping Centre kid... They may be looking for some Elves for Christmas, better job satisfaction, working indoors, plus you might get to sit on Santa's knee!
DGP1
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Re: christmas casuals - mount pleasant

Post by DGP1 »

Why would RM employ anybody for Christmas before the pressure period starts, that's 3 weeks before Christmas (but strangely only 2 for delivery), you really need to wait for a couple of weeks.


And TBH you're better looking for a job where you aren't treated like a child/idiot by managers who are themselves children/idiots.
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baldrick
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Re: christmas casuals - mount pleasant

Post by baldrick »

If you havent had a reply by now, you probably won't be taken on.
Interviews for Xmas casuals at Mount Pleasant started a couple of weeks ago.
Those who are taken on should start around the 6th December.
Try looking at the websites of big stores and supermarkets like M&S, Sainsburys, Tesco, Debenhams, etc
as they all take on extra staff over December. You will probably be treated better than in Royal Mail, and
stand a better chance of being kept on after Xmas, if you are looking for a permanent job.
Darren Bent
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Re: christmas casuals - mount pleasant

Post by Darren Bent »

I worked in supermarket and they are much better in treating employee than Royal Mail.

ie when I work there I work 20 hours a week and work five days. I have asked my deputy manager to change it 4 X 5 hours shift to reduce travelling no problem.