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This programme contains scenes dealing with birth trauma which some

viewers may find upsetting and strong language from the start.

♪ I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad

♪ The dreams in which I'm dying... ♪

Call the fucking ambulance!

♪ ..Best I've ever had

Call the ambulance!

♪ I find it hard to tell you... ♪

SHE GROANS

♪ I find it hard to take... ♪

Do something!

♪ ..In circles it's a very, very...

♪ ..mad world. ♪

Personal electronic devices are not permitted on the floor.

Right, one at a time, people.

Make sure we're six inches apart, so we don't set off the alarms.

That's not six inches, Alys Morgan.

Oh, shut up. That's not six inches either, babe,

no matter what that lad told you last night.

Nadia was saying she does like 60-70 hours a week.

Some days, she's on a fortnight, like flat.

Oh, my God. Hiya. Megan.

That is mental.

How are you?

Oh, my God, you're not working here.

First day. This is mental.

Lauren said she saw you in town.

I was like, "No way, she's working in London or something."

So are you living at home? Yeah.

How's your brother?

Yeah, driving down around the bend, you know?

But it's hard on his own, so.

Oh, I was so sad to hear about your mum.

I loved her.

Yeah, um...

Yeah, you know, it's fine. It is what it is.

Yeah. I'm so glad to see you. Yeah, you too. This is Devon.

Dev, this is Megan.

We grew up on the same street when I was a kid.

What was she like back in the day?

Oh, you know, loud, always in bother.

I think every guy in the estate fancied her.

Oh, shut up.

You can't go in in your coats.

You're going to have to put them in your locker. Mine? Yeah.

In your lockers.

You can't take all of that in. You have to leave it in your locker.

They said it'd be all right. I got an email to show you.

Oh, go on, then. Thank you.

All right. There's loads of you... TANNOY OVERLAPS

How come you've got your phone?

They said it was all right, so.

That's weird. So do you know where they're going to put you?

Picking, definitely. They're always looking for pickers.

I'm actually on this, um, like it's a fast track scheme thing.

Is it management?

Well, like training manager.

That's so cool! Oh, my God! Got friends in high places, don't we?

I wouldn't call it that.

We'll see you in a bit then, yeah? Yeah. Yeah.

Maybe we could catch up on break.

Yeah, I mean, I hardly get any time, but I'll try.

See you later.

- Tell me who's feeling good?! - Yeah!

Who's feeling great? THEY CHEER

That's what I want to hear!

This is Megan. She's joining us today...

THEY CHEER

as a customer outcome supervisor!

And we all know how many candidates she had to beat

to get to the position of the coolest company in the world!

CHEERING Megan, come up here.

Come on! You're one of the chosen few now.

Chosen, chosen! Got to remember to spend

that signing-on bonus. You know the one, you know the one!

And my God, she's going to earn it!

DERANGED CHEERING

It's overwhelming, right? THEY LAUGH

That was quite special. Special place, special people.

Now you're one of the special people.

OK? Great.

Now, you ready? Yeah.

Big moment. Mm-hm.

This is your team.

Pick. What are you going to notice is

that yesterday their average pick rate was 100 items an hour.

We like it to be 120, so a pick every 30 seconds. Pick.

Obviously, we're going to need you to resolve this as a first priority.

Analyse the metrics of each associate,

locate the problem, you solve that problem.

If someone's slowing down, they're slowing down the team.

You need to help them improve that.

And if they can't speed up, then you can have to off board them.

Which is super easy if they're agency,

you just go to the temp desk and tell Julie, and she'll get rid.

Sharon, nothing tomorrow. Sorry.

If they've got a green vest,

it means they're a permanent member of staff,

so you have to go through the process.

Green vests are like gold dust. If this is a job they want to keep,

they'll listen, if not...

Now this is Alys Morgan.

Yesterday, her pick rate wasn't good.

It was 99.

Pick. Is Alys agency?

No, she's green vest, so you'll have to work with her

to get a pick right back up. Just help us solve the problem.

Actually idle time is like six minutes more than the team's average.

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, she spent 11 a half minutes in the toilet.

Wait, you know how much time she spent in the toilet?

Yeah. We know everything about every associate.

I can't tell if you're joking or not.

THEY CHUCKLE

No, I'm not. I'm not joking. Oh, OK. OK.

See, that's the point.

If we want to give the customers what they want when they want it,

total commitment to the metrics is key.

- Proceed to X-0-0-1- - A-4-3-1.

- Proceed to Y-0-0-1- - B-4-2-2.

How was your date? I did a wax.

Thank Christ.

I seen what you got down there. Jon Snow wants his coat back.

You want to see? Go on.

Oh, I get some frozen peas on that.

Go to N-0-6-8-1-2-1-2.

Pick.

In the meantime, I'd like to take the opportunity

to congratulate Nadia Ko...

Kovak.

Kovak, Kovak.

Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Roberts.

Ugh.

Hi, everyone.

I'm Megan. I'm your new team leader.

I know a couple of you already,

but I'm sure I'll get to know the rest of you very soon.

Looking forward to it.

Me too. SHE GIGGLES

In the meantime, I'd like to take the opportunity to congratulate

Nadia Kovak, who had the highest pick rate on the team yesterday.

Nadia, It's obvious that Nadia has really been focusing

on her picking strategy,

and that's paid off in her exceeding her target.

So, as a team, if we could look to her performance

and try and match that, that'd be really brilliant.

OK, um, so yesterday, the team's average was 100.

MURMURING

Uh, well, we would be looking for... SHE STAMMERS

We would be looking for it to be more like 120.

What? MURMURING

Team members are spending a bit more time in the toilets

than we would like, and that's bringing the average...

THEY MURMUR AND GROAN Hang on a minute.

What if I want to take a shit in the toilet for ten minutes?

Deb, don't.

Right, well, I mean, if we could try and make it that

it didn't take ten minutes, that's a good start.

THEY LAUGH AND SHOUT

Dump and run, is it?

It's just, it's really bringing...

it's bringing our team's average down,

and we really need to...

I've been working on P4. Sorry, can you step forward?

I can't quite hear you.

If you're working on P4, you expect us to scan an item,

go down to the toilet, which is on P2 or P1,

whichever toilet's available,

and then go back and scan an item in ten minutes? In ten minutes!

Have you worked in a factory before, just out of curiosity?

Right, um, OK, so that was P4?

Yeah, and you expect me to go down to the toilet... Yeah.

And get back and scan an item in ten minutes?

You're right, Julia. Like you need to extend it.

OK, well, um, what's your name, sorry?

Julia. Julia, thank you for bringing that up.

It's my first day, I don't quite know the floor plan,

but I'll definitely look into that and get back to you.

So thank you for bringing that up.

It takes ten minutes to get to the toilet and...

You know, Nadia's just been doing really well,

so if Nadia you can do it,

then maybe the rest of us could do it.

Favourites.

Um...

OK, the next bit of good news is that there's overtime.

THEY GROAN

That's everything, so thank you for listening,

and, um, yeah, have a good day.

Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. OK.

That was so nerve-racking.

Oh, my god, I know.

Listen, they were being harsh on you, like,

don't worry about it.

They're lush, they are lush. Loud, aren't they? Yeah.

Look, I'm sorry, mate, though, I can't do the overtime.

Oh, you know you have to.

Yeah, I know, and honestly, I could do with the extra money, but I...

Look, Alys, your pick rate's already really low.

So... Yeah.

It's just, it's a medical thing, though.

I can't change it. Right, um...

all right, yeah, of course, yeah, no problem.

Thank you so much. You're a life-saver.

I'm so glad you're here, like...

OK, I'll see you later. Yeah. And we'll have that catch up. Yeah.

OK, thank you. Bye.

Congratulations, Nadia Kovac, leading pick rate.

Do you two know each other?

She's got a medical appointment, so she can't do the overtime,

but she's going to do her ten hours, so.

We do 60 hour weeks, Megan, it's not like we're asking associates

to do long shifts that we wouldn't do ourselves.

It's just cos it's a medical appointment that,

is that not different?

I think it's also important that if you're showing favouritism

to someone you've got a relationship with... Yes, exactly.

It doesn't show well with the rest of the associates.

We want to pull together just to hit these targets.

Yeah, of course. But just... Yeah, yeah, it makes total sense.

Yeah? Yeah, thanks. Thanks, Megan.

Thank you.

Avoid excessive idle time.

Oh. All right?

Um. You all right? Yeah, I'm good.

I just, um, I was just going to ask you, um,

if you wanted to come to the pub after work tonight?

There's a bunch of us going,

like, Beth's going, and um...

Yeah? ..and Brian, I just... Yeah, I would love to.

I just can't tonight cos I've just got this thing that, like... Oh.

Like, I just... Yeah, no. ..rearranged it.

- Yeah, it's fine. - Proceed to next pick.

What are you laughing at?

I'm not laughing. You are. No.

Making it up, go ahead. Why should I if I'm not. It's fine.

Just, I'll, um, yeah, just do it another time.

Yeah, of course.

Time for next pick.

All right. Yeah. See you later.

All right, bye.

What are you laughing at? I've got to go to next pick.

That's OK, I'll see you in a bit. Bye. All right, see you.

We do not believe trade unions

are in the best interests for our customers.

What's more, we value a direct one-to-one relationship

with all our associates.

Anything that comes in the way of that

is likely to damage our customer fixated culture.

As a new recruit, you'll learn about the early warning signs

of union activity.

Things to look out for include associates

not normally connected to each other holding meetings

and an excessive focus on workers' rights.

If you spot anything you suspect to be union activity,

please contact our department immediately.

Kudos to Team Bronwen, average 147 this hour.

HEADSET PLAYS IN POLISH

Proceed to Y-0-0-1.

Pick.

Avoid excessive idle time.

Morning, morning. Morning.

Megan, Alys Morgan didn't want to do any overtime last night?

Any thoughts? Yeah, she had a medical appointment.

Which is fine, you know, people have got to go to the doctor's.

But if you're an associate short,

it's not going to help your team with the pick rate.

Yeah, no, no.

I was totally wrong. My mistake. I'm really sorry.

There's no mistakes. There's no mistakes at all.

Just the associates don't tell us when they can work

and when they can't. Yeah, completely.

Thanks. I'll make a note of it.

Yeah. Yeah, thanks.

LAUGHTER

You've should seen the fucking burger she had last night.

The thing is, after a couple, you've got to have some food. Yeah.

Do you know what I mean?

Nads, you all right?

You all right? You're sweating.

You going to get through the shift all right?

Mm, I've had few of these. You can have some of these, if you want.

You're being a druggie. Drug dealer, more like.

Energy tablet.

It's not like I'm going to be serving up

mandies in the middle of a canteen.

How many? As many you want, they're just natural energy tablets.

Don't tell her that, she'll take the whole bag.

Oh, you took like, Nads, you took way too many of them!

Then I have to.

Your pick rate's going to be like 250.

It's already high, you don't... It has to be 250.

You don't... She's on a mission, you.

You're desperate for the green vest, aren't you?

Yes. You look so much better. I feel better.

Yeah. She does, that's good.

Um, hi, sorry. Hi. You all right?

Can I have a word? Yeah, yeah, of course.

Sure. Um... We'll leave. We'll go.

All right.

Big night out last night, was it?

You're joking, ain't you? I was in bed for ten, I was.

What, 10pm?

Yeah. I mean, once upon a time, 10am would've been early for you.

I know. God, remember.

Things change.

Um, I just needed to talk to you about something.

Um...

So, it's not your fault,

it was my mistake, but,

I got it in the neck yesterday about the overtime.

Oh, fuck, I'm so sorry. No, it's not your fault.

And I told them it was a medical thing, and...

Yeah, it was. Yeah, no, I totally believe you, um...

But, yeah, they weren't really having any of it.

And yeah, just like going forwards,

I-I won't be able to, like,

I-I can't let you off doing the overtime.

You know what it is, Meg?

Um, I'm pregnant.

Yeah, that's why I couldn't do the overtime

cos I had a medical appointment at the hospital, see the doctor.

Yeah. Oh, congratulations! I mean, is it congratulations?

Oh, yeah, I'm chuffed. I'm really happy. You look really happy.

It wasn't planned, like, believe me. Right, sure. But, um...

Yeah, no, I'm happy. Oh, my God, I'm so shocked.

Yeah, right? In a good way. It's lush.

Yeah! I'm going to be a mum. You're going to be!

Can you believe it? Oh, my God. So much has changed.

Is Devon the dad? Oh, my God. Shut up! No!

What?! What!

No, he's just... What?

You two are really close.

Are you two not together?

No, he's just a mate.

Aw, yeah, he's a good mate.

No. I mean... I've not even told him yet.

He is smitten. You can see from miles off.

Stop it.

So who is the dad?

Oh, gosh, do you remember,

don't judge, Kayden Robinson?

I know, it's hard to forget him. I know.

Do I remember Kayden Ro... mm.

Do I remember? Oh, my God. Yeah. He's the dad?!

Well, at least they're going to be good looking, right?

My God, that's amazing. Do you know what you're having?

A girl. Oh! I know, I'm chuffed.

And is everything all right? Well, I went to the doctor,

and he said she's growing well,

and I heard a little heartbeat, which was lush.

But he said that my blood pressure's high

and that I should avoid doing lots of exercise or heavy lifting.

And I was like, mate, you do know I work, don't you?

I literally walk 17 miles a day, half the time on oversize,

so I'm a bit worried about that, and he's giving me a note.

Do you think you could get me reassigned?

Honestly, I wouldn't ask, but the doctor was, like...

No, totally. That makes... yeah, of course.

Thank you so much. It makes so much sense now.

Um. Right.

I mean, I can't guarantee it, but I'll absolutely ask.

Don't tell anyone, like... I mean, I'll have to tell the manager,

I think I'll have to tell management. Oh, yeah. Is that OK?

Yeah, whatever you need to do.

I mean, I'm really honoured you told me,

and I promise to keep the secret.

Thank you so much. Right. Congratulations. See you later.

Thank you.

See you in a bit. See you, babe.

Today's leading pick rate, average 147 this hour.

Did you grass on me about the overtime?

I used the management feedback tool

to let Danny know that Alys didn't stay, yeah.

Right.

It's literally what it's there for.

What, you don't think criticising colleagues anonymously

is a bit, well, out of order?

I was concerned that you were trying to do the easy thing,

rather than the thing that was best for your team.

Every failure is an opportunity to become more customer-fixated.

If you see anything I could be doing better,

than flag it up on the system.

I'd expect you to.

OK?

Yeah. Cool. Thanks.

Stay customer-fixated.

Bloke on my team's pick rate's shit.

Oh, right. What are you going to do about it,

because I really need some advice on how to help Alys.

I don't know.

Craig's shoulder's a mess.

It happens a lot, to be honest.

Really? It's just all the picking, it's relentless.

Well, why don't you just speak to Danny and see

if you can put him on sick leave or something?

Danny knows all about it.

That's just not how things work around here.

FAINT TANNOY

I really appreciate this, thank you. Uh-huh.

This one's turned down quite a few shifts in the last few months.

Do you know why? And today's pick rate is crap.

Wouldn't be offering him a shift tomorrow, if I were you.

This one in your team? Cos he can't hack it anymore, believe me. OK.

This one's definitely yours, though, terrible pick rate.

Shame she's permanent. Alys is a really good worker, though,

so I think I'll keep her... Used to be.

Pick rate 82, should be 120.

Lucky for her, she got that green vest.

Yes, in tomorrow. See you then.

Yeah, you've got a shift tomorrow. Pick up the pick rate, though.

Just about. All right? See you then. Rachel.

Nothing tomorrow, Rachel, sorry.

What about the day after? I have no idea.

Keep an eye on your phone, yeah? I know it works.

What about next week? I couldn't tell you. Phone, yeah?

Eve, yeah, back tomorrow. Skin of your teeth.

Check your phone, pick up your rates. That's all I can tell you.

Time to look for something else, yeah?

If you kept working hard, you'd be back in tomorrow.

Nothing tomorrow, keep an eye on your phone.

Got a long line here, yeah? Keep it moving. Come forward.

You're back tomorrow, Nadia.

And you're back tomorrow.

What's she saying? She loves this place.

All right.

Mate, do you know how minging that is?

Perving on me. Please, just go to the lav like a proper human.

Got to stay customer-fixated, babe, you know this.

Mate, get rid of that in case they pick it and send it to someone.

So we've got an average team rate of...

121. I'm really happy with that. Yeah? Yeah.

Apart from... could do better.

Yeah, OK, absolutely. Work on that. Yep, absolutely.

Same can be said with Craig on your team, Sean.

And I can't believe I'm asking this question again!

I mean, I'm concerned about it.

I'm concerned. It's frustrating.

I've had the one conversation with Craig,

but I will talk to him again. I think we'll get that rate

back to where it should be.

Yeah? Yeah. OK.

So I had a chat with Alys,

and I got to the bottom of why her pick rate's so low.

Yeah, 89 today.

Yeah. So, it's, well, it turns out she's pregnant.

So I was thinking the best way forward would be to reassign her.

I thought we could put her on packing.

SHE SCOFFS

She could, if she was trained in packing,

which is a shame, because she's not.

No, but, um, we could sort that out for her,

I was thinking.

I'm just... I'm a little bit concerned that you're not committed

to raising your team's pick rate, Megan.

No, I am committed. Great. I'm really committed.

That's why I've come up with the solution of packing.

That just seems like the best way forward.

Um...

I don't think it's a solution... Mm.

Because you can't really pass your problems onto another team.

Yeah, but she's got a doctor's note,

so I feel like I have to...

I need to do something to help her. Of course. Yes.

Of course. We need to do something to help her.

Mm-hm. Just throwing it out there, suggestion,

you fire in with whatever you think,

I'm saying personal enhancement plan for Alys.

Agreed. Yeah? Absolutely, yeah. Yeah?

You can deliver this, Megan, get that pick rate right back up

to where it should be. Yeah.

It's just that I feel like she's not really going to improve

because she's not going to be able, you know,

it's just going to get worse. As a team, you help her,

she helps you, the two of you help us.

We all help each other. Yes.

Can you handle it? Definitely.

Yeah, thanks. OK. Great.

Great, great, great, great, great.

HEADSET PLAYS IN POLISH

Average 147 this hour.

Ah, I've got something for you.

What is it, you nicked something?

Thank you. Go on.

It's lush. Yeah.

I broke it. It's all right.

Have a little bit. No, you have it.

I don't want it. It's for you. Share. It's for you.

No, it's for you. I want to share it. I just had a sandwich.

Give me the wrapper.

Thank you.

Cheers.

THEY LAUGH

Time for next pick exceeded.

You can't work through your breaks.

You're entitled to two half-hour breaks a day.

Al, I'm serious. I can't.

What are you doing? Thank you.

See you later.

I'll see you in a bit, yeah?

For performance benefits, please remember to stay hydrated.

Pick.

Hi, Alys? Can I borrow you for a minute?

Hang on a second.

OK. So, you know that thing you told me, that your doctor said?

Yeah. Well, I asked to get you reassigned. Oh, thank God.

Thank you, I could bloody kiss you. Yeah, the thing is,

everyone thinks you're a great member of the team,

and we don't want to lose you.

We've just got to get your pick rate back up.

Right. So, I've put together this personal enhancement plan for you.

FAINT HEADSET CHATTER

I don't know what that is. What's that?

OK, so, um.

OK, I'll show you.

I've noticed that you can be a bit slow in between...

in between picks sometimes.

And if you pull a little bit more at this pace,

that'd really help to get your pick rate back up. Right.

And you bend your back quite a bit, and, actually,

if you bend your knees like this,

when you're picking stuff up off the bottom shelf,

that would be better for your back and quicker.

Megan, I'm not trying to offend you or nothing,

but I have worked here for over a year, like,

I know how to pace myself.

I know. It's my neck on the block here.

I've only been here two minutes.

We just need to get your pick rate back up.

We need to prove to them that we can do that and you can get better.

I-I'm honestly not trying to cause trouble,

I just... my doctor said I shouldn't be doing this,

so I've been stressed. Yeah.

Well, if you could just try and implement the things

I've shown to you, that might help.

All right.

Could you? Yeah.

OK. Great. Thank you. Thanks.

FAINT TANNOY CHATTER

- Go to Y-0-3- - E-9-9-9.

Pick.

They're pissed at me, I know.

Pick.

- Proceed to X-0-0-1- - A-4-3-1.

Pick.

- Proceed to Y-0-0-1- - B-4-2-2.

Pick.

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- Proceed to Y-0-0-1- - B-4-2-2.

Proceed to next pick.

Time for next pick exceeded.

LABOURED BREATHING

Time for next pick exceeded.

Are you trying to get me sacked?

You know your rate's below 100. Just feeling a bit dizzy.

Just give me a sec.

Al.

Alys, just please just get up... Alys?

Alys?

Alys, you all right?

Time for next pick exceeded. Al?

Alys? Al?

Ambulance! SHE SPEAKS POLISH

Yeah, ambulance, please. Alys?

Alys Morgan collapsed. Megan called her an ambulance.

SHE SCOFFS

Megan, love, why did you call an ambulance?

We need to just talk about this and see where you went wrong.

Just an associate collapsed and...

That's going to be a bit of a problem.

Concerns have been raised over safety

at a distribution centre after it was revealed at least 105 ambulances

have been called to the site over a three-year period.

That compares to 17 call outs to a nearby supermarket warehouse

over the same period.

We contacted the centre, but managers have declined to comment.

So you thought of yourself and one member of your team,

but you, do you feel that you've let the rest of your team down?

She needed medical attention. The easy decision isn't always the best.

Mm-hm. You could have referred... Yes, absolutely... to the first aid.

Yes. But this is a real opportunity for growth,

the real learning curve. Absolutely, a real teachable moment here.

We are here to support you all the way. Absolutely.

Personal electronic devices are not permitted...

Yeah, you're on shift. Go on in.

Yeah? Yeah. All right.

Hey, Julie. Ryan Andrews.

You're not needed today.

But I got a text to come in.

Yeah, I know, things have changed, unfortunately.

Just keep coming forward.

It cost me six quid in bus fare to get here. It took me over an hour.

Sorry, I don't know what to say, there's nothing in for you today.

Can you not have a chat with the team leader

cos he knows how good I am. I'm good at picking...

You know that's not how we work, yeah?

There's no shifts for you today. I can do nothing more.

I understand, I'm already here, though, so like if I'm here...

I understand that, but I can't let you through those gates.

Beth won't let you through, cos there is no shift for you today.

Yeah? I need the money, please. I understand that,

so does everyone on the floor.

They've got shifts, you haven't.

That's just the way it is.

Just keep coming forward.

You're better off just getting your cellphone, wait on a text.

Avoid excessive idle time.

HEADSET PLAYS IN POLISH

OK.

Pick.

Hey, you all right?

I was calling you all night, Karina said you fainted.

Huh? Yeah.

Oh, man, you got to take these breaks, like. Right.

Your sugars are going to drop and, yeah? Yeah.

Look after yourself.

It's not Dev.

SHE SIGHS

Hey, what's wrong?

HE CHUCKLES

Um, I need to tell you something.

Yeah?

You can tell me anything, you know that.

I'm pregnant.

I... I I've been wanting to tell you.

Who's... who's the dad, eh?

Oh, it don't matter, some dickhead I know from school.

I'm so sorry, Dev, I wanted to tell you for...

Don't fucking follow me, I'm serious, like!

I should've told you, I know! I'm sorry.

Devon, can you just stop?

Please don't make me run.

I should've told you, and I feel like an idiot. Who's is it?

Tell me, who is it? Dev, it really doesn't matter.

What's his name? Fuck, I guess I've been the last told.

No, you haven't, that's what I'm saying, please.

Yeah, I have been, though. I bet everybody else knows.

I feel like a fucking idiot.

Some of them know, hardly anyone. Who knows?

Nadia. Oh, fuck! Please, don't... I got to go.

It's breaking my heart to see you upset, Dev, please.

I've been an idiot. I'm taking the...

I'm completely taking the blame. OK?

It's my fault. I should've said... Do me a favour, yeah?

Delete my number, and never fucking talk to me again.

Don't be like that, Dev. I'm serious!

Why are you crying? Cos you're upset.

Why are YOU crying? I didn't want to upset you.

Oh, fuck, man.

Fuck.

HEADSET PLAYS

Megan, yesterday, an ambulance was called to the centre.

Yeah. Alys Morgan fainted.

And, I mean, do you think it was really necessary

to bring the emergency services here?

I mean, it was an emergency.

Did you panic?

Mm, well, I was scared for Alys because of her condition.

Yeah, of course. No, understandable.

But that's why the policy's there.

The policy's there to protect you, to protect Alys,

to protect the team.

You bring the first aiders over.

They're trained, they assess the situation, they decide.

You don't just... go straight for an ambulance.

I just tried to do what I thought was best at the time.

I mean, she was out cold. Megan, we're a team, OK?

I don't think it's helpful for you to be defensive.

I'm not being defensive.

We can all benefit about talking about our mistakes.. Mm-hm.

Me included. Mm-hm.

Yeah, I totally agree. I...

I don't quite understand how calling the ambulance was a mistake.

OK. OK.

Thank you for your honesty.

Megan, would you say that you take the easiest route

or what's best for the team?

I always try to think about the team.

OK. And your friendship with Alys,

the fact that you're so close with Alys,

do you think that maybe that clouded your judgment,

got in the way, made you emotional,

and stopped you from putting the team first?

We're not even close. OK.

Honestly.

We used to live on the same street,

I've barely seen her the last few years. That's the truth.

So why haven't you dealt with her pick rate yet?

I have dealt with it,

I delivered the personal enhancement plan like you asked me to.

And yet, her idle time is one of the highest in the centre.

Yeah, 26 minutes.

And her pick rate one of the lowest. 87.

87, and we'd like it to be...

120. 120, 120.

Megan, I say this from a warm place,

but maybe you need to have a think about whether you're happy here.

Mm-hm. As great as this place is, it isn't for everyone.

We all can't make the cut, and that's the truth.

SHE SCOFFS Um...

Maybe, maybe I did make a mistake in calling the ambulance.

Maybe?

Definitely. Definitely. OK.

I definitely made a mistake.

I panicked like, like you said, I panicked.

OK. But I can do better.

I can definitely do better. Mm-hm.

Um, I can...

I can try and be calmer in situations like that.

Great, great. What else do you think you could do better?

So, I-I could...

um, s-sorry, I, um...

Do you think you could be more customer-fixated?

Yes. Yeah. That's great.

Great, because some of the comments on the management feedback tool

suggest a concern that you're not on the same page

as those with regards to customer fixation.

Wha... who said that?

You know that's anonymous. THEY CHUCKLE

And it doesn't matter. It's irrelevant.

What does matter is that we're grateful for the feedback

from any source, right? Absolutely. I am.

I'm completely open to all feedback.

Good. Cos we need to be desperate to please our customers.

I am. I'm 100% desperate.

100%? 110. I'm 110 desperate.

110% desperate to please our customers.

Which involves listening to whatever is said about us... Mm-hm.

From whoever. Mm? Mm-hm.

My ears are always open. Always.

Yes, so maybe I don't enjoy being talked about, but I...

This is good, this is honesty.

Yeah, yeah. Good. What else?

I...

totally understand that I need to...

um, sorry...

I need to...

um, get over that so that I can better myself

and challenge myself.

And that's where we come in, and we will support you

with whatever you need.

We'll put anything in place if that's what you want.

That's why we're here.

Yeah, yeah, definitely.

What do you need from us?

I need you to help me, so I can be better.

And when you get better...

Um...

we-we're all better.

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Where you off?

They've off boarded me,

What? Why?

Because I didn't give Craig the last warning, did I?

I just couldn't do it.

Which was stupid cos they'll get rid of him anyway,

so then we'll both be unemployed.

I'm really sorry.

Well, look after yourself, Meg.

Don't let them turn you into someone you don't like.

Any problems on shift?

We need to keep an eye on the number of incorrect picks.

Just make sure everyone's double-checking those QR codes.

Oh, I had a new associate who was slipping under target,

so off boarded him.

Alys Morgan's pick rate is still low,

but I'm working with her on that, so. Still?

I think time for a disciplinary. Mm-hm.

And we need to off board Craig. I can do that.

No, no, no, no, no. No, I think Megan should do it.

Sorry, you want me to do that now?

Yeah. You'll find him in oversize.

OK.

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PHONE RINGS

Hello, stranger! All right?

Barely seen recently, they still got you run off your feet?

Sorry, love.

You know my sign-on bonus? Yeah.

How much was left?

Don't know exactly.

Round about, Dad?

Well we had to get the boiler fixed,

your brother needed new school shoes.

Right.

Not much, then.

What's the matter, love?

Nothing just, um...

shattered.

I've got to go, but, um, I'll speak to you later, OK?

OK.

Right?

I didn't think you were even speaking to me.

You need a union rep for this, Al.

Oh, no, Dev, you can't. No.

I appreciate it, but as soon as they know you're in the union,

they will make your life a misery. Yeah, I know.

I can't have you losing your job over me, Dev.

Al, I've thought about it.

OK?

This is a disciplinary meeting

following your lack of performance on the pick team.

And anything you say will go in your file.

It's your right to be accompanied,

and I can see you've brought Devon here for support.

I'm here in my capacity as a trade union representative.

I'm sorry you felt the need to involve the union, Alys.

It's not that we're against the union,

it's just that we prefer more of a one-to-one

approach with our associates.

So why's there two of you here then?

You'll recall previous discussions where we looked at your idle time.

This is 12:06 on 11th of November,

and you'll see your toilet break lasted nine minutes.

Yeah, well, I'm pregnant. You know this.

And here's your second break, which lasted 11 minutes.

Can you explain why it took an extra two minutes?

Megan, she just said, like...

I literally, I don't know what to say.

I mean, how long am I supposed to take?

I mean, am I supposed to stop mid-flow because, like,

my bladder's not up to that at the minute, if I'm honest.

Here's a shift three days later with an idle period of 12 minutes.

Do want to listen before you just go on to the next one, like?

I'm not being funny, it's like this is why the whole place

is littered with bottles of pee.

Are you aware of this? I-I...

No-one wants to go to the lav cos they're terrified

of buggering their pick rates

and have you guys breathing down their neck? Yeah.

I mean, you've been aware of the situation

for such a long time, like, it's not the first time

we've brought this up. So many times!

Right, but clearly not all your time off task is spent in the toilet

because this conversation lasted two minutes 33 seconds.

So what were you talking about? God.

I don't know, do I?

Right, so it wasn't about a work issue?

I said I don't know. I have no idea.

Any time off task, any conversation not work related, is idle time.

And we've calculated that your average time off task per day

is 23 minutes.

Conversations that are lasting two minutes 33 seconds...

I can't believe you're timing me.

Should not be non-work-related conversations.

Let me get this straight, so you're telling me

I can't go to the toilet. We're not saying you can't go to toilet, Alys.

It sounds like it. I told you I'm pregnant!

Every single one of us needs to be desperate to please.

We need to be desperate to please. We need...

We need to be fixated on our customers 24/7.

Right, let me let me explain to you, cos probably you don't understand.

Right, when I'm at work, right?

I can walk for hours and hours without speaking to anyone at all.

That's the job, right? Miles and miles without even seeing a soul.

So when I do see a mate, I feel like saying hello,

cos all I've got is the headset going off in my ear.

And if I say hello to a mate, it makes me feel better.

I can carry on for the next four or five, six, seven hours!

There's saying hello, then there's... Really fucking hard work.

Having conversations for... Sorry for swearing.

To minutes 33 seconds to say hello?!

Look, right, Alys has been a fucking brilliant picker

ever since she got here. That's why she was given a green vest.

The team's average is way down because of Alys.

Because she's fucking pregnant!

I'm not a robot, Megan. Listen, you know what?

I'm pregnant! I'm so confused, like.

Are you going to sack me cos I'm pregnant?

The Equality Act 2010, Section 18,

makes it unlawful to discriminate against a colleague

on the grounds of them being pregnant.

Nobody is being discriminated against because they're pregnant.

That's bullshit, like. It's all right, Dev.

I'm sorry you feel that way. Yeah.

You're going to need to calm down.

Have you been looking out for the early warning signs

of union activity on your team, Megan?

Yeah, of course.

I don't know how I missed it.

You're going to need to tell security ops everything.

They'll start monitoring Devon's social media.

In the meantime, if he puts a foot wrong,

you record him for disciplinary.

What will happen to Alys?

Well, you're going to need to start building a case

of gross misconduct against Alys.

OK.

PHONE RINGS

Hiya. OK, I know you're busy, love, but, um...

I was just thinking...

you know, I don't suppose, you know, what with you working there,

that you could get me some shifts at the centre, maybe?

No, it's really physical, Dad.

Hey, come on. I'm fit as a fiddle, me.

Dad, there's no jobs for you here.

I need some work, Meggie.

And you know there's absolutely nothing else.

Yeah, I know, but something will come up. It'll be fine.

Look, I can't talk about it right now, but, um,

I'll speak to later, OK?

WIND CHIMES RING

Kudos to team Theano.

Today's leading pick rate average 147 this hour.

This team, us as a team,

are currently ranked bottom at the centre.

Bottom.

And I'm pretty sure that none of us want to be here.

I don't want to be here at the bottom.

I'm sure you don't either.

COUGHING

Are you OK, Karina?

You know, you shouldn't be here if you think you got Covid.

No, it's allergies.

She's got rent to pay, so.

Right.

So, I am urging you all to stay focused on your pick rate.

It is really, really important.

Every single one of us matters.

It makes a difference,

and we need to be desperate to please our customers.

So please, please focus on your pick rate today,

120.

Unfortunately, there are some members of this team

that are not pulling their weight,

and that means we are falling way, way behind.

However, on a better note,

I would like to congratulate Nadia on her continued improvement.

Well done. It's really brilliant.

And if you carry on like this,

I'll put your name forward for a green vest.

And that's what happens when we stay focused.

Do you know what else might help, Alys?

If you actually stayed focused.

Right, OK, that's everything.

Like I said, 120 is the target.

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You've had 11 minutes of idle time this shift.

Megan, I promise you, I'm trying my best.

My back is hurting so much. I can't even think straight.

Sorry, this is your best?

Really, this is your best?

Why are you doing this to me, Megan?

I told you about my blood pressure, didn't I?

I'm really worried about everything.

I begged you to get me reassigned and make my life...

You're not the only one with a family to look after!

We've only got my wage coming in, I cannot afford to lose this job.

But as per, all you can think about is yourself.

The fuck are you talking about? You've always been the same!

The only person who matters to Alys Morgan is Alys Morgan.

Oh, my God. You are bullying me. No! You're bullying me!

I am trying to help you. Do you understand that?

I need this job. Megan, I'm having a baby!

I have done everything I possibly can to help you.

I just went to the toilet in there, right?

And I don't even know if I saw what I think I saw.

I thought it was like some pinky water on the toilet paper.

I'm not even sure, though, I can't even see straight.

I got a headache. So it might be fine.

I don't know.

And you're making it worse. They are breathing down my neck!

You're outrageous. I am trying to help you.

I got to get back to work. And you just throw in my face.

You've just thrown it in my face the whole time!

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SHE CRIES

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She was outside the toilets waiting for you?

That's... that's fucked up.

Is she blind? Can she not see?

Talk to her, she has to let you go home.

Al, please.

Please. She has to say yes.

Just go up to her and just be like,

"I can't physically carry on the way I am."

And if you don't do it, then I'm going to do it.

OK.

Look, if you go home now,

you'll be in breach of your employment contract.

You'll lose your green vest.

Megan, I can't lose my maternity.

Please. Alys, there's nothing I can do.

You need to finish your shift.

It's just the afternoon. You've used all your sick days.

It's in your contract.

You need to stay and finish your shift.

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LABOURED BREATHING

Oh, God.

Oh, my God, no!

Oh, my God.

FRANTIC BREATHING

Ugh!

Ooh.

Ugh.

SILENCE

RUSHED CHATTER

No, no, don't push.

Do something! Ugh!

Help her down. Hey.

Hey, look at me.

Do something! Get help!

Megan, do something! Do something!

Will you call the fucking ambulance, please?

OK. Look at me.

Do something!

What the fuck's wrong with you?! Fucking hell!

I can't help it!

PHONE LINE RINGS

Ugh!

Hello, can we get an ambulance.

Get some towels and some water.

Yeah? LABOURED BREATHING

I need you to put it on her head.

Hold it there, OK? Just leave it there.

Yeah? Kick your legs out then.

Don't push down below, OK?

Yeah. Yeah, there we are.

OK. It's OK to squeeze my hand, yeah.

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Alys, Alys, it's Dev. Hey. Hey, listen to me.

I'm going get a taxi and I'm going to follow right behind you, OK?

OK. I'll be right behind you, OK?

Yeah? All right. They'll take good care of you.

Oi, listen to me.

I'm not fucking letting you get away with this. All right?

Are you going to sack me?

Why would you think that?

Cos you're going to blame me for what just happened.

No.

No, no, no.

But you must see that an associate

having a miscarriage in the toilets...

that's not great news for us.

But you can make this right, Megan.

I know you can.

SHE SNIFFLES

DOOR OPENS

Nadia.

Everyone's devastated.

Absolutely everyone is devastated.

Obviously, everyone is devastated, Alys.

Absolutely devastated.

And although we know it won't make up for what happened,

the company would like to offer you some money,

and then you can take a few weeks off to recover

without having to worry.

What?

As far as we're concerned,

you're still a valued member of the team.

So we'd like to give you £6,000 to help with things.

And we're prepared to offer you £2,000, Devon.

What's this?

These are NDAs.

I don't know what that is, what's an NDA?

A gagging order, basically.

It's a contract confirming... HE SCOFFS

that you won't discuss what happened with anyone.

Why?

Because you're worried how it'd look if people find out, is it?

This is just to keep things between ourselves.

Do you want people knowing your business, Alys?

But people know already,

everyone knows, I mean, Nadia was there, for starters.

I don't understand.

Nadia signed an agreement.

Bullshit. No, she wouldn't do that, she's my friend.

She wouldn't sign...

Nadia and every other member of the team have signed.

Alys... What have you threatened her with?

It's not about threats, Devon.

Nadia wanted to become a permanent member of staff,

she wanted a green vest. Oh, fucking hell!

If we don't sign, we ain't got our jobs,

we ain't got our green vests or nothing?

Obviously, if you sign, there'll be jobs here for you to come back to.

But if you don't, you will lose your permanent status.

If you want the money,

you have to agree to not tell anyone about it.

And should you break that agreement,

the company will require that the money be returned,

and there could be legal consequences.

So you think, right, you can fucking kill a baby... Devon!

And make it go away with eight grand?! Calm down.

Is that what you fucking think? Calm down.

You think you can give us 8,000 between us

and make it fucking go away. Nobody killed a baby.

It was a terrible tragedy. No, I asked you if I could go!

Yeah! I begged you... And you said no, carry on working!

I told you, I told you when I went to the toilet.

I told you what was happening,

and you just ignored it, all you told me to do was go back to work,

get my pick rate up... Alys... ..so don't say that to me!

I told you what was happening, and you made me stay.

If you had said to us that you were in labour,

then things would've been different. Oh, don't you fucking dare say that!

Things would've been different. Don't you fucking dare!

You need to calm down, Devon. Calm down?!

Don't you fucking dare say that. Stop pointing your finger at me.

I had to go to a hospital and sit with other ladies who are pregnant,

waiting for their scans,

and I was there checking that everything was out, Megan!

Do you know how that made me feel?!

SHE WEEPS

Now you're telling me I've got to sign this,

otherwise I lose my job, and I can't tell no-one,

and everyone signed it, Nadia signed it?

Everyone on the team has signed it.

Fuck. Well, this is too... I can't even focus,

I can't even read it properly, I need time to think about it.

I'll level with you, Alys.

This offer's not going to be on the table overnight.

I had to twist arms as it is.

Al, even if it's not just for us, right?

This is our opportunity to take a fucking stand

and call them out for who they actually are.

We should tell the whole fucking world what they've done.

Devon, if don't sign it, there's nothing around here.

What would we do? We'd have no money.

We'd have nothing, no permanent job.

It'd be worse than everything that's happened.

SHE SIGHS

And we get eight grand, that's a lot of money.

It's not a lot of money. We start again. It's not a lot of money.

There's nothing else round here.

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Your jobs will be waiting for you if you sign.

We'd love you to come back.

Well done, Megan.

No, no, no, no. Sit, sit, sit, sit, sit.

Now everyone signed an NDA,

so we can put this whole thing to bed.

And you, well, you finished your probation.

So I think we can both agree,

you've got a very bright future here.

It's yours for the taking.

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