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When the alarm clock went off, I awoke with a grunt, automatically made my decision, disabled the alarm clock and …
Tag Archives: Employment Agency
Welcome.
[Previous and similar here and here. Ed.]
Earning Our Bonus.
The role of agency workers in the supreme war between Capital and Labour is not an especially noble one: they …
The Agency Workers (13).
Our manager Ken had been indisposed indefinitely, leaving a vacuum in leadership and brainpower at the hospital canteen. I had …
The King Across The Water.
Pablo and I sometimes drink with a Spanish agency worker named Felip in the Cloisters pub. When we last came …
The Agency Workers (12).
The agency sent Renata and I to the conference centre last night, to help out at a wedding reception. “The …
“Henry Isn’t Working Here Anymore…”
The Little Fascist.
I had not spoken with my old friend Charlotte for over two years, and, with a mild surprise at how …
Jiggery Pokery.
“You’ve heard the phrase the customer is always right… Well, guess what, they’re not.” John Turchiano, spokesman for the New …
The Agency Workers (11).
When Renata began temping at one of the larger city hotels, she was warned that the chief executive was an …
The Agency Workers (10): Halloween Fright Night Special.
[Halloween is, of course, tomorrow, but the parties are tonight. Ed.] Renata had been accorded the most difficult resident, Josef, …
The Agency Workers (9).
It was a slow morning at the hospital canteen and Noah and I had disappeared into the office for a …
A Midsummer Romance.
There is little work in the city at this time of year and all that the agency has to offer …
The Agency Workers (8) – featuring Jack Potato.
The baked potato was returned stone cold. Our manager Scott had scolded Nigel the chef, the fuming Nigel had thrown …
The Walk.
A block of insurance offices with a fine view of Arthur’s Seat stacked up grandly outside like a wedding cake. …
