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Newbie starting!

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Dandylion
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Re: Newbie starting!

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Did you do your full hours today?
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Dandylion wrote:Fab!
Did you enjoy it?
The prospect of being on your own within a week is quite daunting isn't it?! Good luck!

when I started you only had 1 days training and then it was sink or swim. At least they are training people properly now.
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Dandylion wrote:Did you do your full hours today?
Started at nine, delivery finished and told to go home by 1pm (told by both work coach & manager)! So a bit early finish! :nana
Incidently, I was given a spare pouch from my work coach, for me to use in the mean time. Can't adjust the strap for length as it's tied together.... Was told to keep the pouch in my car boot between shifts (with no mail in it, of course!) in case it gets pinched in the DO, as I have no personal locker. A bit paranoid folk will think I've been taking mail home.... :nervous

Anyway, looking forward to day 2, tomorrow! :Very Happy
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Glad your first day went without hitch Greengiant, here's to many more!
Had my induction today and was with a good group of people and really enjoyable. Here's to a good first day tomorrow I hope :dance
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paul1231 wrote:Glad your first day went without hitch Greengiant, here's to many more!
Had my induction today and was with a good group of people and really enjoyable. Here's to a good first day tomorrow I hope :dance
Good luck for today!
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Glad it went well :)good luck Paul hope your 1st day goes well.
Weather is utterly gorgeous.
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Dandylion wrote:Glad it went well :)good luck Paul hope your 1st day goes well.
Weather is utterly gorgeous.
Was quite an enjoyable first day but even though I class myself as fit. few gym visits a week and play football im still tired after today though I bet the suns taken it out of me and im actually sunburnt ha :cool
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paul1231 wrote:
Dandylion wrote:Glad it went well :)good luck Paul hope your 1st day goes well.
Weather is utterly gorgeous.
Was quite an enjoyable first day but even though I class myself as fit. few gym visits a week and play football im still tired after today though I bet the suns taken it out of me and im actually sunburnt ha :cool
I'd class myself as pretty fit too, as I'm a keen cyclist who regularly does 40 mile + bike rides. Felt pretty tired yesterday though! :crazy: Mind you it was my first time using a HCT!
Make sure you take a bottle of water / juice out with you, as it is thirsty work.

Shame the weather has changed today, pretty windy and dull. Ho well, at least its not snowing! :Applause
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Rain is the posties saviour (without the wind) it keeps all the dogs inside. :Very Happy
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My walk is starting to make sense now! :nana And I seem to be working at a suitable pace according to my work coach! :Very Happy
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Aaaaand, thats my first week done and dusted! :nana
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greengiant wrote:Aaaaand, thats my first week done and dusted! :nana
Hope it's going well.
I start next week gulps!
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Second week done and dusted and I can follow my route without thinking about it! :Very Happy :dance
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greengiant wrote:Second week done and dusted and I can follow my route without thinking about it! :Very Happy :dance

3rd week almost done. Still waiting on ID card & Uniform! :roll:
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greengiant wrote:
greengiant wrote:Second week done and dusted and I can follow my route without thinking about it! :Very Happy :dance

3rd week almost done. Still waiting on ID card & Uniform! :roll:
I got my uniform within a couple of weeks, the ID card however took 8 months. :roll: