00:00I live in the West Midlands, work in London and commute 100 miles to work.
00:03So many people have asked me why the hell I do this, so I'm just going to talk a little bit about why.
00:06Before this role, I was mainly working in the charity sector, helping people through challenging, traumatic times.
00:11And as you may be aware, Birmingham City Council went bankrupt, meaning a lot of heavy cuts to the charity sector.
00:16And I'd just taken out a mortgage, which was very poorly timed.
00:18Previous role, I was up for redundancy, and if I wasn't made redundant, there was going to be paid cuts, changes to annual leave, etc.
00:23So I started looking elsewhere.
00:24I think as a result of Birmingham going bankrupt, it meant a lot of people were holding on to their jobs.
00:28Not a lot of people were putting jobs out.
00:30I started having to look further afield.
00:31That's when I found this job in London that aligned perfectly with my skill set.
00:34Much higher salary, even giving into account how much I have to pay for travel.
00:38And actually a really great progression point for me.
00:40So I thought, why not just give the interview a go? I might not even get it.
00:43I know we don't work to live, and I know the commute is long.
00:45I'm happy for now taking that sacrifice so I can pay my mortgage and still have enough money to do fun things, travel.
00:51And I think it's only going to better my CV for when I'm ready to move on.
