Izzy Prior

A conversation about suicide is crucial on LinkedIn.

Truthfully, anyone in your network could be experiencing suicidal thoughts. And you have no idea.

There isn’t a set pattern of behaviour to follow. It looks like -

“Sorry I can’t come into work today, I’m unwell”
“I’m busy, cheers for the invite anyway”
“Yeah I had a good weekend, thanks”

The topic of suicide is scary and uncomfortable…

Which gives even more reason for a conversation on LinkedIn, with enormous amounts of pressure, expectation and comparison daily.

It promotes awareness.
It starts a dialogue.
It initiates change.

This month is Suicide Prevention Month.

Suicide awareness matters every month, not just September.

Please don’t suffer in silence.
Your life is worth living 💙

“An apprentice aged 21 in the first year of their apprenticeship is entitled to a minimum hourly rate of £4.81”

FOUR POUND. EIGHTY ONE PENCE.

In London, a Boots meal deal costs more.

When your lunch costs more than an hour of your work, that’s a problem, right?

Crippling.

I understand the incentive to offer a lower wage to employers, as technically apprentices are still “in training”.

But everyone at work deserves a living wage.

❌ There’s no apprentice rate for bills
❌ There’s no apprentice rate for the weekly shop
❌ There’s no apprentice rate for bus fares or commutes to work

Apprenticeships are becoming unaffordable for young people.

It’s no wonder that there is so little take-up.

Imagine losing out on a fantastic candidate because they have too much financial responsibility to afford your £4.81 hourly rate.

Yet the narrative continues to be that young people spend too much money to enter the housing market.

Hmmm, this doesn’t add up 🤔

When are things going to change?

I didn’t leave my corporate career to earn an 8 figure salary.

I didn’t leave my corporate career to scale a team of 40 employees.

I didn’t leave my corporate career to become a twenty-something girl boss.

I didn’t leave my corporate career to become an influencer, flogging teeth whitening kits and affiliate codes.

Instead…

I left my corporate career to have the freedom to work from my laptop on a Monday morning, whilst getting my hair done.

I left my corporate career to no longer have someone breathing down my neck, micromanaging me 8 hours a day.

I left my corporate career to freely travel the world, like going to a business retreat in the Seychelles to deliver a workshop and double down on my business growth.

I’ve *finally* learned that it’s MY business, MY journey, MY rules.

The grass may be greener elsewhere, but right now, I’m happily using my watering can and nurturing my own garden.

Cheers to that.