From the Scrapheap to top of the Heap
By John McHale
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The story of how a man finds himself on the scrapheap of life and then decides to improve his life.
Taking , first of all, the long journey through re-educating himself and gaining his first job in his new career.
Then, 20 years of working for companies across the land to finally land himself a role that puts him amongst the top earners in the country.
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From the Scrapheap to top of the Heap - John McHale
FROM THE SCRAPHEAP TO
TOP OF THE HEAP
The early years
Contents
Introduction
Finding myself on the scrapheap ..............................................7
Going back to college ........................................................7
Passing my HNC in Business & Finance.........................................9
Passing my AAT accounting exams ...........................................11
Securing my first job in accounting ......................................................................................................................13
BRITISH HOME STORES and Sir Philip Green ......................................................................................................15
T & S STORES
BRITISH TELECOM............................................................19
The Journey so Far...........................................................23
Introduction
Iwas the eldest of 8 children in a family that had an Irish background. Mom and Dad had come over from County Mayo in the west of Ireland.
Dad initially came over to England to find work. He did eventually find a job as a maintenance worker at the Cadbury’s factory in Birmingham.
During my family’s initial spell