The Recession Is NOW!! Part #673
Black Friday . . . Work getting so scarce, you have to chase it like a boll weevil through the underbrush. At the JobCentre –… Read More »The Recession Is NOW!! Part #673
Temping
O Happy Days . . .
Good news on the train on the way in . . . Tube fares to soar in the New Year. Food Prices is already risen… Read More »O Happy Days . . .
Another shitty London jobsite . . .
Power tools whirring and roaring in the background, plaster dust and, above all, the cloying, poisonous smell of oil paint. For all the ‘healf and… Read More »Another shitty London jobsite . . .
Rip-Off Nation
Back home, sort of . . .if ever I could call London home. The recession is starting to bite. Three weeks on, back… Read More »Rip-Off Nation
St. Martin’s – Part II
More notes from St. Martin’s College . . . Ross, the guy I work with in the mornings, has finally started selling… Read More »St. Martin’s – Part II
St. Martin’s College of Art and Design – part I
Working this week at St. Martin’s College of Art and Design, not far from Farringdon tube. Around the corner is the Bourne Estate, a warren-like… Read More »St. Martin’s College of Art and Design – part I
Berry Brothers and Rudd
The chairman comes in once a week, on Thursdays, and some weeks he doesn’t come in at all. He has a big office with a… Read More »Berry Brothers and Rudd
MacMillan Cancer Support – Part II
Morale at MCS didn’t seem that great. On my last day, maybe a half-dozen people told me how lucky I was to only be there… Read More »MacMillan Cancer Support – Part II
Temp Labour – MacMillan Cancer Support – Part 1
MacMillan Cancer Support is a 15-story building across the Thames from the Tate Britain and next to M16. On the 14th floor, where I… Read More »Temp Labour – MacMillan Cancer Support – Part 1