Hello Everyone.
My name is Jackie and have found your forum very interesting, although I am not a florist.
My daughter who is 18 worked in a florist as a Saturday girl and worked in a florist full time straight from school. She had day release to do an NVQ2 which took two years.
Having worked for 18 months in one florist she left because there wasn't any propects to gain any experience , all they did was make up Interflora bouquets.. quite a lot of funeral work...hardy any wedding work.(only once in a blue moon). The work was traditional and she wanted to have a go at modern work. Anyway she left to start at a new shop that had just opened. She loved working there but the shop is to close down and she was given her cards.
Because she had just moved out she paniced and took an office job. Also because the pay was so low (only ?4.75)an hour she felt she wouldn't be able to live on such a low wage.
What I was wondering was: Is the pay that low for West Sussex (Horsham).
She is bored out of her skull in the office(3 weeks) and I know she would still like to work in floristry if she could get a better paid job... also to be able to find work in the Horsham area. She likes being busy and I think its abit of a shock for the system.
Thanks for taking the time to listen.
Flower Power