Last September I began I traineeship, which meant going to college one day a week to study Functional Skills Maths and English and undergo training for things like First Aid, Fire Safety, Customer Service etc. I did this instead of a childcare course as I would've had to pass GCSE Maths and English to go any further than Level 2, so it's good I dropped it as I just about scraped past my English and I'm waiting on my Maths results. I went to work placement at a pre-school three days a week, and the manager originally said that once I had my Functional Skills Maths and English she would employ me as an apprentice. As a result of coronavirus, she recently told me that she simply cannot afford to employ me until January at the earliest. So I'm going back to college next month to do a
B-TECH course in Business Administration just to keep me occupied until I am offered the apprenticeship, which my mum originally liked the idea of until I was offered a 9-5 job at a pallet factory. The manager of the factory took me on a tour of the place and it's clearly a very physical job and I don't think it's something I will enjoy. The only thing motivating me to do it is the money. My Mum seems to have her heart set on me taking it permanently as she says it's an opportunity I won't get often. I don’t care how long it takes, I’ll get to where I want to be if it kills me. I’ve worked too hard to get where I am now for me to just knock it on the head. My question is, why would I want to work there permanently doing something I don’t enjoy rather than pursue something that I absolutely adore?