Last week was my last week at the cinema; I've gone from part time retail and cleaning to full time fundraising! I now work for an agency called Together, who fundraise for a few major charities, including Cancer Research UK, the team I am on to begin with.
I'm very happy with this career move, even if it means I have less time for writing; it's more and more consistent hours than my previous job, it's well paid, and I feel very positive about making a difference. My shifts will either be early starts or late finishes, so I'll still be on my computer for a while during work hours, and I'll be doing writing during my 'spare' time too.
I'm definitely still available for commissions, but not for short term team projects. Hopefully I won't be leaving this job for a good while, and my next career move will be into a journalistic job. If you're looking to hire me long term, please get in touch!
I enjoyed my time at Empire Cinemas, and I worked with some lovely people, but I already think I will enjoy this job a lot more on terms on my day to day role; it is 100% interacting with people and zero cleaning, and while I will still be on my feet all day I'll be in the same place all shift rather than moving around as much as ushering (cleaning the screens between films) requires.
I'm very happy with this career move, even if it means I have less time for writing; it's more and more consistent hours than my previous job, it's well paid, and I feel very positive about making a difference. My shifts will either be early starts or late finishes, so I'll still be on my computer for a while during work hours, and I'll be doing writing during my 'spare' time too.
I'm definitely still available for commissions, but not for short term team projects. Hopefully I won't be leaving this job for a good while, and my next career move will be into a journalistic job. If you're looking to hire me long term, please get in touch!
I enjoyed my time at Empire Cinemas, and I worked with some lovely people, but I already think I will enjoy this job a lot more on terms on my day to day role; it is 100% interacting with people and zero cleaning, and while I will still be on my feet all day I'll be in the same place all shift rather than moving around as much as ushering (cleaning the screens between films) requires.