Yes, it's because of the neighbour. She escalates sometimes, so we're having to stamp hard to make sure she doesn't ratchet things up.

Sadly I am not in a union. I only started this job a few months ago, part-time, and the late paychecks are a consistent feature. It is run by a Christian charity as well, and although they say they are welcoming people to all faiths or no faiths, the actual people who work there are intensely bigoted. No way I'm telling any of them I'm queer. I actually got reprimanded a week or two back when some woman who was buying Bibles started lecturing me about her version of the faith, and I was less than in agreement with her. Apparently the customer is always right, even when they're a bigoted moron.

Other than that I'm doing okay.

Oh, you're right - seasons do affect weight. I almost always put on six pounds or so in winter.