Community Service: Day 4

Describe your job activities today:

• Morning: I had to walk around the shop floor and tidy up the clothes racks and shelves. You'd be surprised at how fast people mess up everything.
• Afternoon: I had to sweep the shop floor and empty all the bins. I also put out a few clothes that had been steamed.

Would you like this as a career?:

To be honest, no. Even though I am working with great people and the ethos is great, I just think that it is just too boring for me and poses no challenges for me. It is a very physical job, with lots of tough manual labour but there isn't really any thinking, it's just about carrying out the same boring task again and again. It's too monotonous for me.

Work Rules:

1. Name the main rules of the organisation: All items in the shop have to be dated and anything that has been longer than 2 weeks in the shop has to be moved on to the HQ to be distributed to another shop. No exceptions- except for the items in the window display, which go on sale every 2 weeks.
2. How does the employer check timekeeping?: She keeps a diary which people have to sign their name in when they arrive and leave.
3. What Health and Safety precautions are in place?: There is a large vent above the steamer which sucks up all the excess steam, away from the person who's steaming. There are 3 exits from the shop with emergency exit signs above them. There is a fire extinguisher under the till.
4. Describe the hygiene rules: The shop has to be swept every day. There is a bottle of sanitiser beside the till for the person who is handling money.
5. What are the evacuation rules in case of an emergency?: I don't know, I wasn't told.
6. What happens if the workers break the rules?: I don't know, there aren't really any strict rules because it's a charity shop where (almost) everyone  is volunteering. However, Liz shouts sometimes, so I guess the worst you could get would be that.