Training with the Co-op and working for international organisations (1950s–2009)
Derek is a Suffolk man who began in the local Co-op and proceeded to work in Cooperative Development in Botswana and as an advisor for
Derek is a Suffolk man who began in the local Co-op and proceeded to work in Cooperative Development in Botswana and as an advisor for
Mary worked in offices and shops, and her brother’s restaurant, and later qualified as a swimming teacher for the local pool project. My name is
Trevor describes his working life from office boy to Cost Accountant in a paper mill. He also tells of his struggles after the mills closed
Arthur began as a milkman and helping in his uncle’s shop. He went into the merchant navy and spent 35 years at sea and working
Raymond describes his journey from tea boy in war time London to office manager for Danepak in Thetford. He talks about the many changes which
Shirley trained as a croupier and had an adventurous time while working in Nigeria in 1968. She travelled the world in her profession. I was
Sheila worked as a comptometer operator in Manchester. At the age of fifteen, in 1952, I took a job in an office of a Textile
VWP submitted this comment to WISEArchive in 2005. I was a Personnel Officer (Kayser Bondar & Yardleys) during the 1950s & a member of the