Night Mail

DAY 14: Well, that was a good shift. In the face of widely publicised nationwide strikes and walk-outs, a highly embarrassed top brass st...

DAY 13: Just checked my bank balance, and I have in fact got paid, a week in arrears, for last week's shift. £34. I'l...

DAY 12: I've put on half a stone in two weeks while working here. Depressing work is made bearable by depressing food: crisps, chocol...

DAY 11: So, after that rather pompous wig-out, some advice today concerning envelope usage and abusage, as some of you out there still ha...

Day 10: (Please press play on the Youtube video and then read this simultaneously. Go on. It’ll be a laugh.)   I’m going back in...

DAY 9: In the lobby, the receptionist is muttering grimly about another cock-up by RM's hilarious recruitment agency. "Don't...

For the past week, I've been working nights as a Xmas casual for the Royal Mail, ensuring letters to Santa are distributed swiftly and e...