Next part in the series of six from 2013. Part three of my early days of employment. This didn’t end so well! I think only Jude has seen this.
My time with sausages and pies was over for now, though I would re-visit this area of sales at a later date. Having sneaked a day off to attend an interview, I had a new job offer, and I was off, to sales pastures new.
The confectionery market is well-known to us in the UK. We have a national sweet tooth, and there are plenty of companies out there willing to exploit this. I saw an advertisement for one of those companies, although the sweets were only a small part of a more complex organisation. Jimmy Goldsmith, father of Jemimah Khan, and businessman extraordinaire, owned a company called Cavenham Foods, producing food of many types. As he is long dead, I feel it is in order to use the actual names.
One subsidiary of this, the third largest company in its field at the time, was an offshoot selling cheap…
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beetleypete 
I fully agree with Jennie’s comment. In younger years nothing prevents you from also making negative experiences. Help is not always well seen, in old traditional businesses. xx Michael
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You were brave, smart, and ambitious. Hats off to you, Pete. Yes, you were wrong, but that’s part of learning.
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Thanks, Jennie. During those years, I had come from a working class culture on the edge of crime, where ‘fiddling’ was a way of life. It got worse in other jobs later, but I never felt guilty about it then.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It makes perfect sense. Best to you, Pete.
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Our young Pete was a bit of a rascal in his day! I’m quite impressed! Hugs, C
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Us ‘London boys’ used to like to work the fiddles, Cheryl. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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As Fraggle says!
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We all ‘played the game’ back then, Sue. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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You were a bit of a chancer back in the day 😀
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Most south London boys operated close to the edge back then. It was something we were used to.
Best wishes, Pete.
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