Cant get to work just yet! :(

Week commencing: Monday 26th July


I completely forgot that i have to attend jury service! U know do my part for the government and all that :) my first day wasn't so bad actually. After my long introduction i was selected to a case straight away! i was then selected again to be one of the final 12 judges! i felt so lucky as most people say when they start jury service their usually waiting around to be selected for days! unfortunately i had to be dismissed from the case as i was unable to attend one of the court days due to i had to attend my uncles funeral the same day.

After the funeral now i attended back to court to be selected for another trial. Just my luck i was selected AGAIN for the final 12 jurors. I was beginning to like this place lol. My case seemed relatively simple so the judge said to us that it may only take up to a week. Thankfully it did! I was able to give my verdict after just 3 days in court and had served my time. Throughout my time i had learned a little bit about laws and how cases are held and trialed. However although i was glad to have finished and able to return back to work, i sadly thought, u only get to serve once so i would have LOVED! to sit another trial.

Still reading!

Week commencing: Monday 19th July

Still in Egypt :) but i have been reading my book. so far im finding it quite interesting how Malcolm knows alot about past epidemics such as crime rates in the 90's. The book is very psychological and can seem to draw off the point a little bit but so far so good.

Gotta take a break! :)

Week commencing: Monday 12th July

I know i know i should be completing my work but its the summer holidays! everyones gotta take a break right?

lol well although im off to Egypt for 2 weeks i wont be getting of lightly as i have vowed to begin reading my assigned book for my Fashion Promotions course! (The Tiping Point by Malcolm Gladwell) Great reading for the beach :)

BS3 reports

Week commencing: Monday 5th July

I cannot seem to get the hang of these! They provide all figures of the best sellers within departments compared to how well they are doing in comparison to each week and last year. My task this week is to try and print one of these off each week so that i can gain confidence in reading them. This will then help me talk more freely about the changes we could make in my next meeting with Training manager George.

module 1 of the training book!

Week commencing: Monday 28th June

My first module is about driving my development. After having my first meeting with the training manager George, she helped me set out a few targets for me to complete before i leave for uni in October. This week my target is to create a personal development plan of how far i want to get through my book before the beging of October. I will then think about a department i would like to gain the responsibility of being a specialist over. Last summer i was actualy a swimwear specialist for the brand and i quite enjoyed it. Reading daily/ weekly reports on whats your departments best sellers and repositioning the department to support sales, began to give me an insight of what its like to be a visual merchandiser which happens to be a job role i can go into once i have finished my degree:)