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Transferring
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I have been working at a supermarket for about two years, but started uni this september and transferred to a branch near uni.
I asked the manaher about transferring back over christmas and he said thats when they need me most.
I dont want to lose my job, but i dont wanna stay at uni on my own till the end of jan
I asked the manaher about transferring back over christmas and he said thats when they need me most.
I dont want to lose my job, but i dont wanna stay at uni on my own till the end of jan
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As it is, if they won't transfer you you have to fulfil your contract or resign.
I asked my supervisor the other day if I could have the weekend of the 11th December off and she told me it was too early to ask!
I asked about christmas at the beginning of November though, just to be sure.
I just wondered, as I work one day a week at my job, and am there until Christmas eve, and then have to work every sunday after Christmas even though I don't start back to uni until the start of february, so will be going back just for the Sundays. Which I can, because it only takes me an hour and a half to get here.
You're at Brookes right? (I think I remember reading that). We can stay in halls over the Christmas period-I'm just coming back for when I have to work. How about compromise-ask if you can just come in on the Saturday, not the wednesday afternoon, so you can spend most of the week at home, and just go on the Saturday?
asking and asking finally worked!
I'm a fellow Brookes student! It can be a right pain with transferring. I work for a major supermarket chain and transferred between the Heyford Hill store and the one where I live at home on a dual store contract, and this caused nothing but trouble.
If you can stay where you are then do that, its much easier, as communication in these companies is always poor, and you holidays, pay, benifit entitlements etc always get messed up.
Having said that! don't live your life around your job. I tried doing this in the first year, and its not worth it. Do what will make you happy, if you want to go home then go home. If you do leave, pop back during Jan and come to the job shop in the SU, there are always vacancies posted...
You could explore the possibility of getting a student contract i.e work term time only for next semester. A number of chains will do this, and a a lot will allow you to transfer too.
Hope this helps,
Jon
Jon
are you still working for the same supermarket now though?