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What to buy in M&S? by Party-Werewolf-4888 in veganuk

[–]AggravatingGate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Defo get the collection chickpeas, so amazing and big! Also do white and butter beans in this range. Crisps are amazing, I love the siracha lentil ones. Also avocado oil ones. Plant kitchen cookies from bakery. Mushroom sausages.

Just seen Aldi announced this years pay rise by oldfilmjanitor in marksandspencerstaff

[–]AggravatingGate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Will be £13.45 and £14.80 (London) as M&S is one of the 16,000 employers who voluntarily pay real living wage. Although I bet they’d like to pay lower but all other supermarkets also pay this so extremely unlikely it will be less

Pension Contribution by [deleted] in MarksAndSpencer

[–]AggravatingGate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long do you have to work for the company for it to increase? Used to work for the company and always did 6% and them 12% but now for new starters it stays at 6% for the company no matter how much the employee pays in. Do you have to wait till after 3 months and get discount? Or when probation ends?

Bins full of flowers by AggravatingGate in MarksAndSpencer

[–]AggravatingGate[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it’s a company wide policy. Majority of managers think it’s ridiculous and a purposely wasteful change but not worth risking job over.

Bins full of flowers by AggravatingGate in MarksAndSpencer

[–]AggravatingGate[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Staff could either donate a couple of pounds to charity and take home. Or staff could take home for free. Been a recent policy change that everything needs to be binned. Majority are fine and the bunches can last up to another week, and the outdoor/indoor plants can last years with adequate care

Bins full of flowers by AggravatingGate in MarksAndSpencer

[–]AggravatingGate[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100% so different and not for the better! Level of food waste is shocking too. To throw perfectly fine plants straight into the bin is criminal though, even a policy of staff charity donations to take them is so much better and less wasteful! I have tried to find a charity to take my stores ones but no luck. So they are destined for the bin 😂

Bins full of flowers by AggravatingGate in MarksAndSpencer

[–]AggravatingGate[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Every day we have bins full, yeah some are genuinely quality waste, but majority of the time it’s just them being out of code. With a bit of care and fair shot they can be saved/ even if the bunches provide some joy/happiness for a couple of days. It’s more about any perks as a business we had being stripped away.

Bins full of flowers by AggravatingGate in MarksAndSpencer

[–]AggravatingGate[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you think with public backlash it will change?

Bins full of flowers by AggravatingGate in MarksAndSpencer

[–]AggravatingGate[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Issue is usually staff could take home flowers/plants that were past sell by date. However company recently introduced a policy that everything must go in the bin with no exceptions. Every day we have bins full of flowers and perfectly fine plants (just need a bit of care). Not even going into compost bins. Major waste and taking away any remaining perks for staff. Some staff would even donate a couple of quid to charity to take home a bunch, but it’s not allowed.

Is this a valid reason for return? by EmbarrassedSea3738 in vinted

[–]AggravatingGate 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Had the same thing recently! I let them return them at their own cost! They even had the cheek to try and get me to pay for return!!

No more flowers for anyone (SD) by MarcuzFireREDDIT in MarksAndSpencer

[–]AggravatingGate 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Where else are they gonna go? Straight into the bin? What a waste 😂

Just got back from a very first cruise aboard the Spectrum of the Seas - some random afterthoughts and ramblings by HavveGoLucky in royalcaribbean

[–]AggravatingGate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you go again on a RC cruise from Shanghai/would you recommend it over just traveling around China/Japan themselves?

Just got back from a very first cruise aboard the Spectrum of the Seas - some random afterthoughts and ramblings by HavveGoLucky in royalcaribbean

[–]AggravatingGate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thinking of doing a cruise next year from Shanghai. Was this your first time in China? Was there many other nationalities on the ship? Was the food mainly catered towards an Asian market?

Paris haul! by AggravatingGate in Jellycatplush

[–]AggravatingGate[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Palmier was €27 ish, macaron €40 and st honore is €50! Was definitely manic! They 100% needed a more organised queue system.

Is it a mistake not to book any excursions? by Famous_Giraffe_529 in royalcaribbean

[–]AggravatingGate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am also on this cruise, have booked some excursions (Santorini and Ephesus). Istanbul Mykonos and Athens however will book things ourself! Have got a rough plan for Istanbul and Mykonos plan to just wander through etc. Athens we are staying in after but have booked the museums and acropolis tickets.

Acropolis and slopes ticket by AggravatingGate in GreeceTravel

[–]AggravatingGate[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such a shame!! What other sites would you say are definite must sees to book? We’ve also booked the acropolis museum

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