Manufacturing was what I had always done and it was fading fast. The numbers of time-served manufacturing professional compared to the decreasing numbers of vacancies made it a daunting prospect. It did mean, though, that you had to be good to succeed. But when supply far out-strips demand, the currency becomes devalued. Even the highest quality items become a commodity and prices fall dramatically. Although I was still winning through, my final sojourn at British Steel was the last straw. I had the choice of either re-training or going it alone. For the quality of life, the autonomy and.
