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    Revelations On How "Not" To Run A Supermarket
    Revelations On How "Not" To Run A Supermarket
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    Revelations On How "Not" To Run A Supermarket

    By Debbie Maiston-Gene

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    The most explosive and damaging reports of abuse of power and mismanagement ever to come to light in Tesco's history. Can the company ever ignite the flame of the once popular supermarket or has the spark finally gone out. It's not rocket science to distinguish why Tesco is failing when faced with the facts. These are the most shocking revelations to date, with many employees having to bare the brunt of unworkable tasks that management endlessly throw at them and the bully tactics they use to get their own way, by whatever means - be it legal or illegal. What it's really like working for Tesco when you have to contend with :- Poor and inadequate staff uniform. Low morale. Stressed out and disheartened staff. Non existent and poor inadequate staff training. Delaying and exploiting staff wages. Improper use and alleged doctoring of staff viewpoint surveys. Shameful facts about food waste. Dire under-staffing levels. Numerous security issues. Numerous health & safety breaches being committed. Listen & fix issues not being met. Usdaw union failing their members far too often. Poor leadership skills. A severe lack of treating colleagues with dignity and respect within the workplace. Violating company procedures and policies. Blowing the whistle on employers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDebbie Maiston-Gene
    Release dateAug 26, 2014
    ISBN9781311276629
    Revelations On How "Not" To Run A Supermarket
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    Debbie Maiston-Gene

    Freelance Writer.Published Author of Revelations On How "Not" To Run A Supermarket.Scriptwriter.Employment Law/Rights Activist.Whistle blowing advocate.I am in the process of writing my second novel.I like to keep a breast of issues concerning protection for whistle blowers by subscribing to news feeds from Public Concern at Work website.I am an animal lover.

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      Revelations On How "Not" To Run A Supermarket - Debbie Maiston-Gene

      Revelations On How Not To Run A Supermarket

      Every little bit Helps

      [Part One]

      An insight into how poor working relations in the workplace can fester and escalate

      by Debbie Maiston-Gene

      Revelations On How Not To Run A Supermarket

      Every little bit Helps

      By Debbie Maiston-Gene

      Copyright 2014 Debbie Maiston-Gene

      Smashwords Edition

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      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial and non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favourite authorised retailer. Thank you for your support.

      Foreword.

      Beginning my very first adventure into establishing myself as an author has at times been overwhelming. With so much to write about concerning this particular subject, especially since the year 2010, it has been a daunting experience to figure out how and where to begin. I have lost count of the numerous rewrites and where I have added content, as well as where I have deleted content. I have also had the task of moving and adjusting paragraphs into other chapters in order to provide a flow and rhythm of how events develop and the intense build up in which poor working relations can rapidly escalate and lead to.

      My interest in writing began when I was 19 years of age. Being a teenager I was very much into my music. I would constantly listen to the radio or play my cassette tapes (as well as my records) on my hifi system. I used my hifi system more than I watched television, although I made sure I did not miss the weekly 'Top of the Pops' program on BBC1. The lyrics within the songs being played really captured me. A story being told through music that would generally last no longer than 5 minutes, really sold it to me. One day I just thought to myself 'I think I'll have a go at writing a lyrical song. It can't be that difficult'. While most of the 80's era of music at the time was fantastic, the odd dud song would make an appearance.

      I surprised myself how easily I wrote lyrics. Putting a short story together in this format did not seem to be a problem for me. I continued my interest in writing this way for a number of years, with the spare time I had available. It gave me a lot of pleasure. I even attempted to collaborate with fellow musicians to form a pop band. Although I could not sing, I wanted a role as a song writer. Unfortunately due to distance for us all to meet up regularly, in the end nothing really came of it. I have written countless songs over the years. I still have them all tucked away in a cupboard.

      In my early 30's my writing skills took on a new level of interest. A new and different direction. I began writing in script form. Hoping to assemble drama and detective thrillers, that may somehow in the future catch the eye of a production company, who would hopefully bring to life my scripts for the TV screen. I have always had an interest in crime drama and thrillers, and I am a big fan of watching police drama and detective programs. I get enthralled at trying to figure out who the killer(s) may be. I remember being a child and reading intently my collection of 'Solve the Murder' detective books aimed at my age group, where clues were given throughout the book, and hopefully I would have solved who had committed the crimes before reaching the end of the book. I can recall that I did mostly figure out those clues and solved those crimes.

      Within the last 2 years I have equipped myself with a wide variety of books I would never have dreamt of purchasing. I would never have imagined this to happen at all. A number of books surrounding Company and Employment Law, Your Rights at Work, and Human Rights, to read and gain knowledge through. Other books that caught my interest and purchased have been on the benefits of how meditation and yoga can help relieve stress and anxiety, which have also been of great use and knowledge. Life experience sometimes takes you on a car journey, down a road so bumpy and unpleasant that even when you reach your destination, the reception you were expecting to be greeted with, becomes so intensely heated and hostile, that you cut your trip short. On your journey back, you take a different route. It may take you longer to get back, but you come back well equipped and all guns blazing.

      I have kept up my interest in writing scripts. I love it. I have inevitably reverted back to story telling in the last few months. And this book being the reason for that change in direction again. So as well as writing in script form, I am now writing in non fiction form. A different method of writing, I am having to adjust to. It never entered my head to write a non fiction book. Never would I have contemplated such a huge task. What on earth would I find of interest in real life to write about. Oh, I know what I can write about.....

      Table of Contents

      Revelations On How Not To Run A Supermarket

      Revelations On How Not To Run A Supermarket

      Foreword

      Introduction

      The Beginning

      Non Existent/Inadequate Staff Uniform

      Low Morale/Disheartened Staff

      Non Existent/Inadequate Staff Training

      Staff Wages being Exploited

      Improper Use of Employee Viewpoint Questionnaires

      Planned Visits (and the farcical lead up to)

      Food Waste – The Shameful Facts

      Dangerously Understaffed

      Numerous Security Issues

      Equipment/Repairs/Stock/Materials not being met

      Health & Safety Issues being Breached

      Suppliers being Duped

      Usdaw Union – Failing their members far too often

      The 3 Stage Rule

      Company Conduct – Staying Legal

      Blowing the Whistle

      Chapter One

      Introduction.

      From the outset, my intention was to write a concise and descriptive catalogue of factual events that clearly illustrate atrocities caused by certain individuals who behaved (and still continue to behave) in such a cold and calculating and inhumane way, I often wondered what planet they came from.

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