All bosses are like this

Your armpits become a bit sweaty, your throat a little drier as you sit in a vortex of interrogation. The subject of conversation is usually uninteresting as it beats along the familiar landscapes of your goals, your drive, your weaknesses versus your strengths – generally the aspects of ‘self’ that [...]

I was sitting at my desk not doing a hell of a lot and saw that he was not at his desk.

It takes a while to develop a relationship with your co-workers that allows you to be verbally abusive and intimidating on a daily basis but without any lasting damage or undergoing any professional misconduct reviews and hearings. Now the reasons for this may vary. In my previous place of employment it was on account of [...]

The sound of children’s laughter tends to be something associated with a general atmosphere of joy and happiness. I have found that this is often not the case. In my experience it has been laughter filled with contempt and scorn.

I have been working as a ‘teacher’ for the past six months. Now whilst I have [...]

West-Midlands, UK – Restaurant work.

I have a lot to say about restaurant work. High end, upper-class establishments not the Pizza Huts and Wetherspoons we all love. It is a gruelling job, with pretty much thankless remuneration and even less grateful customers. The ability that people possess to render themselves into mindless automatons as soon as [...]

Thailand:

TEFL: Everyone is doing it, including me. The dream of easy hours and decent pay to realise all of your travel wishes is how you think of it. Then you find yourself in an office with too many people, working too hard at something you really don’t care about. As a fan of the television [...]

London:

The pressure to achieve in this Capitalist mayhem is something that gets us all, even if you were once a Humanities student riddled with idealistic naiveté. You move to London for lack of a better idea and register with the necessary agencies. I’ll take temporary, I’ll take permanent, I’ll take anything because that’s what I [...]