In August 2020, I was laid off from my job, and a couple of days later, my husband left me.
I was working a contract job for a literacy nonprofit, and thankfully, they allowed me to take six weeks off to complete the plumbing course.
AdvertisementThat pushed me to become self-employed in plumbing and do this alongside my media work, which forms the basis of my income.
I currently carve out one day a week for plumbing work — I concentrate on smaller maintenance, so I can do around four to six jobs within a day.
The plumbing work gives me good flexibility, and I'm very aware that it is a way of future-proofing my career in case the rise of AI makes elements of my media work redundant.
Persons:
—, R.J, I've, We'd, Fenton, I'd, they've
Organizations:
Service, Business, City & Guilds Foundation
Locations:
Fenton, South East, England