Welcome to Cheapco - The job interview

Sweatshop conditions. 80-hour working weeks. 7p an hour wages. No trade union representation. We wouldn't accept this situation in the UK, so why should they...

Well I like what I see. You are poor, female and desperate for a job, it's yours if you want it? Of course you do, you need the money. Now let's run through a few things before you hunker down. Kick off is o five hundred and your contract will be the standard 14 hours, that's at 7 pence a day. We like to think of Cheapco as a big happy family, and when it comes to family you don't let people down do you. So no sick days, holidays, accidental pregnances or you're fired, sorry, hands are tied. Oh and lunch breaks are your own time so please wait til the end of the day for that. Strictly speaking we don't have any eating or drinking during office hours. There's no water breaks, toilet breaks or any breaks, but we'll keep the doors locked so you won't have to remember any of that. There is one other thing, we can get pretty busy during the day so we're going to need all hands on deck most nights too. Strictly speaking we can't pay for overtime - it's just something we'd like our staff to do. You don't have a problem with that do you? Good, well that's all I can think of for the time being. Pay is lousy, work is dangerous and you're ***. Welcome to the team.