So I called out today...? -

My boss is in a lot of pain - had to get surgery yesterday, so she won t be coming in today. Well, I m not feeling too hot this morning (throat s sore, stomach s upset, scheduled a doctor s appointment) and called out, and she sounded really pissed off about it. I found someone to take my morning shift but we re still waiting for a reply on my night shift, so I might have to go into work anyway tonight. This is only the second time I ve called out in a span of almost six months.Thoughts? Do you think my job s safe? I m nervous what with how mad she was acting on the phone.

Look, it isn t your responsibility to worry about your boss stuff. On the other hand, if your actions cast you as not a team player , the previous statement isn t what matters.Just make nice. If you re worth having around, you ll be fine.

I think you are on thin ice! She has had surgery and you have a sore throat etc...bit of a difference. She won t be happy, and I think you should have made the effort to go in, and be sent home if you were ill.

Ideas to sell on weekend markets? Thanks? -

Buy second hand carpets at auction, cut it to make bath mats and toilet mats.I used to recycle used carpets like that and made a pretty good whack (More in 4 hours than my weekly income from work - about 350 to 450 UK Pounds).Another tactic is to go at 5am and buy all the baby clothes you can find, up until about 8am - then set up a store and sell them at a more reasonable price.I could spend about 10 pounds for clothes, and sell them for more than 300. What I had left over, I d sell to a local shop dealing with second hand clothes.Just for fun, I once bought 10 gas lighters for a pound, and set them up for 30p each, or 3 for a pound. The guy I bought them from sat at his stall opposite mine (2 metres distant) and laughed a lot - I sold more than he did. About 9 out of 10 people bought 3 for a pound instead of twigging, 30p each is cheaper!

Homemade baked goods

You can get free items to sell by first signing up with your local Freecycle.com group and starting to collect things that people post.