A NEW DIRECTION
WOMAN'S OWN|August 10, 2021
When Annabella Baker, 52, lost her job, it was the best thing to happen to her
KARA O'NEILL, KERRI MUIRHEAD
A NEW DIRECTION

Checking my emails, I felt my heart pounding. There were a lot of words on the computer screen in front of me, but one stood out more than most. Redundant.

‘It’s all over,’ I sobbed into my husband Mark’s arms. It was summer 2020 and, like lots of other people all around the world, my job had become yet another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a member of cabin crew for EasyJet, I’d been furloughed when the world went into lockdown in March. ‘It’ll just be for a few weeks,’ Mark had reassured me. Only, restrictions didn’t ease as quickly as I thought they would, and now I was being told that I wouldn’t be going back. Ever.

STARTING AFRESH

It was all I’d known for 17 years. Looking after people was second nature to me, and I loved dressing in my smart suit and heels, lippy on, with every strand of hair lacquered into place.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 10, 2021 من WOMAN'S OWN.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 10, 2021 من WOMAN'S OWN.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.