After starting his apprenticeship at the local council and moving to the local NHS trust as an IT support officer, Andrew handed in his notice after 6 years without a plan.

Which just happened to be the best plan of all.

After exploring a number of routes, he found himself working in London as a cocktail master.

 

Andrew’s Key Points

* Nobody should be scared of quitting their job

* You’ve got to explore options

* If you put your mind to it and knuckle down and do it, anything is possible.

* If you want a change, throw yourself into it and crack on.

 

Guest links

Twitter – https://twitter.com/supermankent1

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/andrewlevitt/

 

Top quotes

* Whilst I was there, I worked myself up from an IT guy to a senior IT support officer.

* I ended up installing new electronic patient records system, the first in the country.

* We made it work and now its being rolled out across the country. It took me two years to put it in place.

* At one point we had 14 systems and we wanted to bring it all into one.

* I felt I wasn’t getting any recognition and other people were taking credit for my hard work.

* Why am I doing this? Slaving away and busting my guts and getting nothing for it.

* There were times when I was doing 70 overtime and I was just expected to do that.

* It started affecting my personal life and once it got to that stage, I’d had enough.

* It was just a Wednesday at work and I thought, you know what, I’ve had enough.

* I typed my notice then and there, handed it to them and said I’m done.

* They tried to make me stay but it was too little too late. There was no reason to stay.

* I didn’t know what I wanted to do, I just left.

* You shouldn’t be scared of leaving your job.

* Once I left, I had a rest to get some feeling back and reflect.

* My first job was a barista which gave me the taste of being customer facing.

* I like the interaction with people.

* I kind of look like a Jack sparrow wannabe.

* Just the people from head office didn’t like my appearance.

* They banned me from using the coffee machine.

* I was doing some part time work in a bar and I loved it.

* Explore options, try anything and everything.

* I looked on the internet and found a course in London, which I booked on.

* I moved to London and stopped in a hostel for four weeks.

* I had to learn 125 cocktails before the end of the course I know them all by heart.

* We had a course of 15and 4 people left in the first week, it was that intense.

* I had an email and asked to do a trial shift in London in two days and I’d just got back.

* I did half an hour and they were that blow away, they gave me a job straight away.

* This career I’ve taken is more of a life skill because I can work in any bar.

* People thought I was crazy

* When I go to work it’s not work, it’s fun.

* If you don’t enjoy it, what’s the point?

* I’m the guy who gets up at 2 pm, goes to work at 4 pm, get’s home at 5 am and has an awesome time.

 

Key timestamps 

* [0:31] – In the NHS

* [3:00] – A milestone for the NHS and me

* [4:43] – No recognition

* [5:05] – Why am I doing this?

* [6:38] – Doing something about unhappiness

* [7:50] – They tried to make me stay

* [8:36] – Not knowing what I wanted to do after my notice.

* [10:09] – Having a rest

* [10:40] – Some stepping stones

* [12:35] – being banned from using the coffee machine