Find out how they juggle motherhood with an innovative business that aims to make underwear for young girls as innocent and fun as possible.
What work did you do before you set up your company?
I have been a jam maker at Chivers, a turkey plucker at Tubby Turkeys, an ice-lolly maker at Country boy ice cream, a seasonal potato, apple and strawberry picker, a press officer at the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food; and a receptionist at Cambridge Evening Newspapers.
As a parent, there will always be a time when you cannot avoid having to take time off work because of your children.
Sickness, school holidays, last-minute let downs by the childminder… the reasons are plenty.
But what happens when you apply for a new job, knowing that you have a string of absences on your record? It doesn’t matter if you can account for them, the figures don’t look good. What can you do about it?
