WOMAN: OK. Let’s have a look at the current job vacancies at Milo’s. The first one is in Wivenhoe Street.

MAN: Sorry, where?

WOMAN: Wivenhoe. W-l-V-E-N-H-O-E. It’s quite central, just off Cork Street.

MAN: Oh right.

WOMAN: They’re looking for a breakfast supervisor.

MAN: That would be OK.

WOMAN: So you’re probably familiar with the kind of responsibilities involved. Obviously checking that all the portions are correct, etc., and then things like checking all the procedures for cleaning the equipment are being followed.

MAN: OK. And what about the salary? In my last job I was getting £9.50 per hour. I was hoping to get a bit more than that.

WOMAN: Well, to begin with, you’d be getting £9.75 but that goes up to £11.25 after three months.

MAN: That’s not too bad. And I suppose it’s a very early start?

WOMAN: Mmm. That’s the only unattractive thing about this job. But then you have the afternoons and evenings free. So the restaurant starts serving breakfast from 7 a.m. And you’d have to be there at 5.30 to set everything up. But you’d be finished at 12.30.

MAN: Mmm. Well, as you say, there are advantages to that.

WOMAN: Now, you might also be interested in the job at the City Road branch. That’s for a junior chef, so again a position of responsibility.

MAN: I might prefer that, actually.

WOMAN: Right, well obviously this role would involve supporting the sous chef and other senior staff. And you’d be responsible for making sure there’s enough stock each week – and sorting out all the deliveries.

MAN: I’ve never done that before, but I imagine it’s fairly straightforward, once you get the hang of it.

WOMAN: Yes, and you’d be working alongside more experienced staff to begin with, so I’m sure it wouldn’t be a problem. The salary’s slightly higher here. It’s an annual salary of £23,000.

MAN: Right.

WOMAN: I know that if they like you, it’s likely you’ll be promoted quite quickly. So that’s worth thinking about.

MAN: Yes. It does sound interesting. What are the hours like?

WOMAN: The usual, I think. There’s a lot of evening and weekend work, but they’re closed on Mondays. But you do get one Sunday off every four weeks. So would you like me to send off your …

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