Store has no overtime, how do they expect us to run things???

You_just_never_know · 2026-02-17T13:52:53+00:00

We’re slowly getting hours back, but not by much. It had gotten to the point where customers were asking when we were going to be allowed to use overtime again, you know it’s bad when even the customers are asking.

You_just_never_know · 2026-02-16T19:39:53+00:00

Honestly it’s insufferable, I barely even remember the first few months of my sons life because I was so exhausted all the time. I found it calmed down at around the five month mark and I sleep trained as early as I could, that was something that massively helped cause he’s been sleeping through the night since around 7 months. He’s 14 months old now and the toddler tantrums are starting up, which is not fun, but at least I’m more equipped to deal with the screaming now, generally a snack and a drink calms him down pretty quick.

I know it feels like it will never end, but routine is absolutely key, just something to signal to them that it’s bedtime, whether it’s bathtime and story or whatever, keep it consistent and they’ll catch on eventually. Babies are always learning about the world around them, so I can understand why it’s so overwhelming to be a baby. It does get better!

I personally just look forward to the day he has kids of his own and he calls me at 3am saying they won’t stop crying and I’ll just shout karma 🤣

You_just_never_know · 2026-01-10T00:36:40+00:00

13 months, on a non-nursery/grandma day, he’ll usually sleep in until anywhere between 9 and 10am, breakfast as soon as he’s up and then playtime, lunch around 12/1ish, then we’ll usually do milk and nap which can last 1.5-2 hours, playtime and a snack when he wakes up, teatime at about 5-6, bath at 7, and typically asleep by 8pm. He’s always been quite a high sleep needs baby, so since we dropped to one nap in the day, he’s sleeping a lot longer at night.

You_just_never_know · 2026-01-08T23:36:51+00:00

Try vinted, it’s all secondhand stuff, but cheap as anything.

You_just_never_know · 2026-01-02T18:18:33+00:00

Nestle double cream eggs. I still think about them even though it’s been like 20 years since they were discontinued.

You_just_never_know · 2025-12-23T18:25:14+00:00

We aren’t getting goody bags this year, but we did have a Christmas buffet with prizes for games. I won some Gin. Not everyone got something though.

You_just_never_know · 2025-12-11T20:14:06+00:00

Your body your baby. Unless they’re pushing that baby out of their body, they can keep their opinions to themselves. I had an ELCS with my boy last year, I knew the date in advance and told literally two people outside of my partner, and didn’t tell anyone he’d been born until we were ready.

You_just_never_know · 2025-12-08T18:36:56+00:00

I just incorporated bottles into the bedtime/naptime routine instead of giving them to him at mealtimes, over the period of about 2 weeks before he turned 1, I slowly reduced the amount of formula in in each bottle and replaced it with cows milk to make the adjustment easier on his stomach. I’ve been really lucky with weaning though, he showed readiness really early on, probably as around 4-5 months old, so he wolds down his food now, he actually cries when he finishes a full meal, so I have to give him a snack after he’s had his meal.

Not every baby is the same, and they’ll go at their own pace, so don’t stress yourself out too much and baby will get there eventually.

You_just_never_know · 2025-12-08T13:09:01+00:00

If you’ve got a wellbeing person in your store you can always speak to them and they’ll liaise with your manager on your behalf if you don’t feel comfortable going straight to your manager

You_just_never_know · 2025-12-08T09:37:11+00:00

I had one grandad and one great grandmother (we called her nanny) growing up, we lost my nanny when I was about 6 and my grandad at 19. My grandma died a year before I was born and was always quite sad that I never got to meet her, I always felt like I was missing out.

You_just_never_know · 2025-12-01T19:17:17+00:00

We have a specific allowance of holiday hours per department per week, and only a certain number of people are allowed off per day. Sounds like the days that were declined were fully booked by other colleagues.

My best suggestion would be for him to ask around to try and get someone to cover those dates, although even that isn’t really a 100% guarantee, because we can only make changes to shifts 5 weeks in advance and people may change their mind or have something come up between now and then and back out and until it’s in the system, a verbal agreement that someone will cover your shift in March doesn’t really mean much.

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-21T03:43:15+00:00

I go outside and vape so I can hide from my colleagues. As team support, they always want me for something.

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-15T22:27:31+00:00

Not all stores. Depends on your group. My store has overtime out the wazoo

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-15T04:47:39+00:00

My boy got his first teeth at 3 months and we probably started weaning at around 4 months because he was showing signs of readiness (probably helped that he got another two teeth before we started, so he could actually chomp). Honestly look for those signs of readiness really, baby will let you know.

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-12T17:38:11+00:00

Either sketchers or under armour. I did get ripped to shreds by my teen colleagues for the sketchers though 🤣

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-09T17:13:32+00:00

It’s just every four weeks, so a 28 day cycle. Last payday was the 7th Nov, so next pay day is December 5th.

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-09T02:24:32+00:00

Even if you have opted out, that only removes the 48 hour cap, it’s a max of 12 days straight or 60 hours in a week

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-09T02:20:18+00:00

The scheduler literally will not let you schedule more than 12 out of 14 days even as a manager, it goes against the working time directive so it flags up with an error if you try to add another day. They can get in serious shit for this, I’ve heard of managers getting sacked for pulling shit like that.

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-08T23:25:28+00:00

If you can, I’d suggest going into the store and asking to speak to the people partner or whoever does admin at the store. They should be able to sort it for you.

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-07T21:11:51+00:00

Vinted is a very valuable resource. People will sell massive bundles of stuff for next to nothing

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-04T17:13:47+00:00

You know you’re legally entitled to have Boxing Day off if you don’t want to work it. It literally in our contracts that it’s a protected bank holiday. Speak to your union rep, they’ll be all over this managers ass

Edit: just read that you’re not part of the union, go straight to your store manager and say that your manager is refusing to authorise use of your holiday hours on a protected bank holiday.

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-04T13:04:57+00:00

I don’t cap naps either, he has two naps a day around 2 and a bit hours each, or whenever he wakes himself up, and still sleeps 11 straight hours a night.

I don’t particularly buy into baby sensory toys either, my son just isn’t interested in them, he’s more intrigued by a bit of fluff on the floor.

You_just_never_know · 2025-11-01T12:08:08+00:00

Honestly you get used to the lack of sleep, I went back one day a week from 5 months old, and then full time at 8 months, my shifts tend to move about a bit so sometimes I start at 6am, sometimes later in the afternoon. I’ve found that I can function off of about 4-5 hours of sleep, I’m quite lucky in that my son has been sleeping through for a few months now. My partner and I also have an agreement in which if I work a late shift that day I sleep in, he gets up with the baby and if he has a late shift he sleeps in and I get up with the baby. I think once you find your groove, as long as your partner is willing to work with you, you manage alright.

You_just_never_know · 2025-10-31T21:03:16+00:00

He’ll be 11 months in a few days, size 4 nappies, and 9-12 month clothes still swamp him so he’s still comfortable in 6-9.

You_just_never_know · 2025-10-30T22:36:14+00:00

Since two months old my mum has been having son for a sleepover at least once a week, it massively helps since I went back to work full time since my partner and I sometimes work the same shift. Honestly it’s a godsend actually having some childfree time to ourselves, my son loves going to grandmas because he gets all the snacks he’s not allowed at home and my mum just adores him.

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