[MalteseFalcon]

Unfortunately these days it is all about profit and the bottom line. More people to pay equals less profits equals job cuts equals existing staff have to work harder for longer for little or no extra pay to keep standards up.

Store I was at for work placement last year now exists on a bare skeleton of paid staff and apparently he rotates people on work placement every 8 weeks. Takes 8 on, and then in last week of their placement gets a new wave inducted ready to take over for a fresh cycle.

Still, they are opening up a new store in the same town and will be looking for quite a few warehouse people, manager has promised to put in a good word for me if I apply for the job once they get a store manager in place.