Young girl applying for a fairly junior role. Arrived in full Punk "regalia, clothes and make up ". "You are not going to interview HER are you?". Answer, "yes, why not". She was brilliant, came in for a junior job, left at the end of the interview, with a more senior one. Stayed a long time … Continue reading Diversity – a simple story
Beirut, in the "troubles". Been traveling for 2 weeks. Very dull Hotel. Fancied some real French Food and some Chateau Musar 🙂 Not far from the hotel was a small French Restaurant, La Normandie. Off I went, pitch dark - suddenly Machine Guns opened up above my head, a couple of floors up!, Return fire, luckily also … Continue reading Most Dangerous Dinner
Left school, wanted a job, a job was money. I was very lucky that I got two interviews on the same day in the City. A very different world to today, where it is very hard to get interviews, let alone be offered a job. Job offer 1. Bank of London and South America - … Continue reading How I got my first job!
When I was very young my Aunty Maggie would regularly tell me stories about the “Old Lady of Threadneedle Street” (The Bank of England). Somehow she weaved the City into her stories whilst having me believe that the “Old Lady….” was a kind old soul who sewed and knitted!
Peter of Lime Street 