It's a rare job in which overtime is mandatory.

I used to work in retail and was notorious for two things: being really friendly with customers and being really mean to customers. And slapping my supervisor on the ass a lot. Stupid requests would be met with contempt. Pike's "Would you mind...?" as I'm obviously leaving would result in a "No, obviously I'm leaving. Pay attention."

I'm glad the bosses I've had have not been willing to sacrifice their dignity or the humanity of their staff for an extra £20.

Having said that, now teaching in China. Useless smurfs, the lot of them!