'Swapping my heels and lipstick for work boots and high vis was the best decision I ever made'
A Lancashire mum swapped her "glamorous" sales job to become a builder in her 50s - as one of just TWO female apprentices.
"I was always interested in construction, and when my son grew older, he didn't need me around so much, so I decided to make the switch. I wanted a challenge - and I’ve certainly set myself one." And while her sales job salary was commission based, working as a site supervisor provides a regular income which is "really important for keeping a roof over our heads," she said. She is currently working on a construction site in Preston for the housebuilder Persimmon Homes, her employer, and she can count the number of women she has worked with "on one hand".
"Seeing a building site go from a foundation to a whole row of houses with actual families moving in gives you a lot of satisfaction - it brings communities together.""I could count the number of women I’ve worked with on one hand," she said. "People look at me with surprise because it’s not the norm to have a female site manager.
Despite occasional heavy lifting, Lynn says the the skills required to be a site manager are more transferrable than one might think.
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