I think I definitely work much better under pressure. I had a crazy busy night the other night and my drawer came up completely even, no discrepancy whatsoever. (usually the drawer, no matter who is on, ends up being a few cents wrong one way or the other). The next day was normal and I was twenty cents over, and the day after that was slower than usual and I was forty cents short. Odd, that.

'I still don't like my days being so centred around things which are bought and sold, and commerce and things.'

I sympathize. I'm not so much bothered by that as much as the fact that I can't wear pink, vampiric eyeshadow to work because the color isn't usual. I could wear too much blue eyeshadow and look like a 'normal' slightly trashy person, and that would be fine. But the pink, if too strong, is not approved because most people don't wear pink or red eyeshadow. Bah.