I have known this bit of news for a while and it hits me now! The place that I work on the weekends has decided for the first time since I have been working there [roughly 7 years] that there will be no pay rise this year, for now. Normally every year there is a raise in April, once the new tax year starts, and then again in October when the National Minimum Wage usually rises.

I’m sure we are all very much aware of this stupid credit crunch but I didn’t realise that the company I work for would succumb too. Luckily no job cuts have been announced yet but from what I have been told by management is that the company is doing really well compared to the other retailers out there. So why the freeze on pay?! I hate my job as it is but this definitely makes me hate it even more. I really want to get away from that place but with me not being able to find any full time paid work, I am stuck there til I do!!

P.s. I won’t mention the name of the company…..and only my close friends know where I work anyways