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AT the tender age of 18, I was offered a Christmas job at HMV’s flagship Oxford Circus branch.
“You’re here because you love the music, you love the games, and you love selling,” the manager told us in the training session – in between detailing how few rights we had according to our zero-hours contracts. “We want you to be proud to be part of our family.”
On Christmas Eve, with HMV reporting losses of £40million, all the temps were laid off early. So much for the family, I thought on my long walk home to Tufnell Park. Then again, what’s Christmas without some family drama?