The Easter weekend will soon be here. Good Friday is on 22nd April this year and the long weekend of 22nd to 25th will mean a busy time in DIY stores as thousands of men are simultaneously ejected from their couches to go and operate unfamiliar tools.
If it is sunny, there will be a rush on for external paint, roofing materials, lawn-mowers, hedge-trimmers, walling, patio products, pond liners and so forth – anything and everything that can be used outside. If the weather is overcast or wet, the demand will be for emulsion, wallpaper, carpet tiles, mirrors, shelving, bathroom cabinets and kitchen units.
The upshot is that, whatever the weather, men (and a lot of women, too) will be buying tools and DIY products and materials by the car-load.
It’s not just the Bank Holiday weekend. Some people will be taking leave and ‘bridging’ the gap with the Royal Wedding the following weekend. They will be off work from 21st April to 2nd May giving them lots of time to do all the odd jobs that they’ve been contemplating all winter.
DIY centre staff will also be wanting to take time off, too. No doubt there will be clauses in their contracts regarding such things but no amount of carefully (or not so carefully) phrased wording can stop some from actually being absent.
Therefore, if you are young (in particular because DIY stores only pay Minimum Wage for the most part) and out of work, now is a good time to get a few bob in your pocket and something a bit different to write on future job application forms.
Go along to your local DIY store and ask to see one of the management team. Say you don’t mind what you do and that you are available for the Bank Holiday weekend and, if you are OK with missing the event or watching it on telly afterwards, the Royal Wedding day, too.
If you are over 18, you should expect to get paid £5.93 an hour – it’s not a fortune but it is better than nothing and it is a start. You never know, it may turn into a full-time job if they like you.
Don’t accept ‘No’ for an answer, either. Take your CV along with you or, if you haven’t done one yet, leave a letter saying:
“Dear Sirs
Thank you for seeing me today. This is just to let you know that I am available to work at your store at short notice and am prepared to consider any job which you offer me.
My telephone number is …
Yours faithfully …”
Make sure you get the name of the person you leave it with and don’t be afraid to call the store on Good Friday (leave it a few hours after opening) to see if they are coping or if someone hasn’t turned up.
Grab an application form before you go, too. Even if there are no job vacancies, if something crops up over the Bank Holiday weekend (and it wouldn’t be the first time someone got the sack then), you’re poised to step up to the mark.
Good luck.
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