Urgency Amongst Uncertainty

Before I went back to education I worked UK delivery & Middle East courier services, followed by a stint in retail work for a European discount supermarket chain. My customer service gained the notice of the VP of GB operations, & I was known for pulling triple duty as ad-hoc management, loss prevention, as well as repairing machinery, repairing security systems, & alternative entry services when the store keys were inadvertently left inside the self-locking office.

I attended an access course at college followed by enrolling in a Paramedic Science BSc at a prestigious university in South-East England. Working alongside experienced & passionate on the Ambulance, as well as experience working in A&E departments & in dementia communities was both as fulfilling as it was humbling. Being there to help people at their most helpless was an honour & some of the most useful experience I’ve gained.

Unfortunately, bigotry is alive & well within the educational institution & when I needed time off for sickness following the cancer-related death of a parent, I was convinced to simply leave the course instead. Although I was capable & had a high level of achievement, at the upper levels there was a desire to hold no space for members of the LGBT community.

The common thread tying all my work together has been a sense of urgency amongst the uncertainty. Not knowing where I need to go or what I need to do until the moment, but thriving in that sense of adaptation & fulfilling the objectives set for me whether in retail, emergency medical are, or on contract. Working under pressure was where I worked best.

Returning to work has been a long process, but with my extensive customer service & emergency care experience, I can easily fit into most roles as required. I’ve fulfilled contracts internationally in Europe & North America for short term & quick completion, but now I’m focusing on building more long-term connections in Northern & Western Europe.