Every Job I’ve Ever Had

The purpose of these Monday emails is for you to get to know me better. So today I thought I would tell you about every job I've ever had. Grab cuppa it’s another long one...

Age 16

I started working as a function waitress at a local hotel that my mum and older sister already worked at. True story, I met my ex-husband here on my very first day. Also a true story, he tried to date my older sister first. Ten years later, I married him in that same hotel.

Age 18

Restaurant Hostess - the best job ever. I graduated from waiting tables and scraping plates to just greeting and seating, literally thought I had made it!

Age 19

Swapped hospitality for fashion and got my first retail job as a sales assistant in french connection. Omgggg the clothes, omgggg the staff discount. My love affair with retail was born.

Age 20

Got “sacked from french connection” as I called in sick one too many times to go out on weekends with my boyfriend (aka ex-husband) so moved to a sales assistant in Ted Baker.

Age 21

I graduated uni with a degree in education and psychology, was now ready to get a proper job. I didn't do that. Instead, I swapped part-time sales assistant at ted baker, for assistant manager at Kookai (who here remembers Kookai?) Kookai was the WORST. Mainly because I was commuting about an hour to work and had the most BITCH boss I had ever come across. I have never hated a job or a person more than I did when I was working at Kookai. Needless to say, I only lasted 8 months before I quit.

Quitting was super scary, I had nothing to go to and I still had rent to pay. But it ultimately was the best thing I could do because I was super motivated. I was totally focused and took all the action to find my next big move.

Age 22

Manager of a warehouse. I genuinely thought this was my dream job and I couldn't believe I got it. I had a very unimpressive CV, not very much experience but somehow with some guts and a lot of winging it they gave me the chance to run a 1.5 million pound business and even offered me more money than I asked for to do it.

Age 24

I had my first baby Charlie. I went on maternity leave, fell in love with being at home (even though I am rubbish at housework, cooking, and running/organising a household) then at 25, I returned to my job just two days a week (as a supervisor). Did this for a year, no goals, no career aspirations. I just wanted to work as little as possible and be at home as much as possible.

Age 31

Only six months after I left my husband and was living on £20 a week disposable income, I was made redundant. I was unemployed and living solely on benefits for approximately six months before I found myself an agency job as a cover teaching assistant.

I firmly believe I found myself, my new life, and my self-belief during this job. I was naturally good at something (I was so good in fact that the school I was covering moved me on to a long-term contract almost immediately). I absolutely loved the kids I worked with. The teachers became some of my favourite people I'd ever met, I was in a new relationship with James and I just felt like I had found my new place in my new world.

Age 33

Pregnant again with miracle Maddie and back to my old place of work, stay-at-home mum.

Age 34-36

The Instagram influencer years where I discovered I hated selling. I wasn't very good at it and I didn't want to “work with brands” but fell in love with meeting like-minded women, being in a community, finding confidence, and of course fitness.

Age 37

I started my coaching business, started learning again, and loved both more than I ever thought I possibly could.

I went from coaching, and being coached to more coaching, to digital courses and building a community of my favourite women, but you already know this because you're reading this email which means I’m talking about YOU. And that brings us to today and the rest they say is history.

Out of all the jobs you’ve had, which was the WORST one? I’d love to know, send me a message on Instagram.