Factory

I take the fish fillets,

place them into bags and

hand them over to someone

who puts the bags into

boxes. These are passed

to Jeannie at the top who

puts them into the gluing

machine which seals the

boxes.

I earn ?4.20 an hour

and am paid on Thursday

and drink it all on

Friday and Saturday. It

is raining outside and I

am glad I was washing the

boxes last month when it was

sunnier.

Years pass and the faces

come and go but I and

the smell remain. I laugh

with the manager who is

younger than my son. The girls

are a good laugh and all

treat me with due respect,

I've been here so long.