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My working career spans the Royal Navy, a spell as a dairyman in the Highlands of Scotland, many years in military survey in the British Army, and a fourth career in Information Technology. I have recently become a budding author. See more...-
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The Life of an Ocado Driver: Q&A
View the original post here A key part of the Ocado experience is receiving your delivery from one of our friendly drivers. We know you’d love to hear more about them, so here three of our incredible drivers answer your … Continue reading
Posted in delivery driver, Personal
Tagged andover, classic fm, classicfm, day in the life of, delivery, dilo, grocery, new forest, ocado, personal
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OCADO BRAND REFRESH: PURPLE IS THE NEW GREEN
I am excited by the new branding that Ocado is introducing. It distinguishes us from other online supermarket brands. I have copied the original blog post below, but please follow this link if you would like to view it on … Continue reading
My Most Enduring Memory of 2020
During the first UK Coronavirus lockdown in March to May 2020, on Thursday evenings at eight o’clock, huge numbers of people turned out into the streets to clap, bang pots, twirl football rattles and blow horns in appreciation of the … Continue reading
Ocado’s Number One Fan
Who doesn’t love a GOOD NEWS story, especially in these troubled times that we live in? This is the heart-warming story of how a young lad’s day was made by the initiative of the Ocado staff at our Erith Customer … Continue reading
The Heart of Ocado
Please re-blog and share through any other social media channel that you use. It has often been said that the heart of Ocado is our delivery drivers. Our full job title is Customer Service Team Member (CSTM). When we bear … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bournemout, classic fm, customer experience, downton abbey, highclere castle, m&s, new forest, ocado, poole, vans, writer
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Thrilling Delivery Day
Today was a fantastic day and easily my best day, so far, as an Ocado delivery driver. It started as I turned up to work shortly after six o’clock with a [sanitised] pack of my three published paperbacks for a … Continue reading
New Ocado Bonus Scheme for Drivers
Ocado are introducing a very innovative new bonus scheme for their drivers which will add a huge fun factor to their deliveries. The top UK online supermarket believe that it is important that their front line employees enjoy their work … Continue reading
Posted in incentives
Tagged april, bonus, delivery driver, house names, incentive, incentivisation, ocado, online shopping
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From the Depths of Despair to Road Warrior
On 13th December 2017, my position as EMEA Vice President of Professional Services and Presales at ASG Technologies was made redundant. The given reason was that it was a necessary cost reduction. At the time, I believed that. Since then, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged ASG Technologies, betrayal, deception, employment, friends, jobs, jobseeker, ocado, professional services, suicide, support, Technology, trust
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Back to Work!
Seven hundred and fifty-four days after I was made redundant “as a cost reduction measure” by ASG Technologies, I finally returned to full-time employment on the 6th January 2020. It is a massive relief! I have been through some very … Continue reading
Posted in employment, Personal
Tagged customer service, delivery, driver, driving, ocado, online shopping, work
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