{"id":67893,"date":"2023-10-30T18:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=67893"},"modified":"2023-10-30T18:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:40:01","slug":"i-was-a-3-80-an-hour-shelf-stacker-and-never-went-to-uni-now-im-a-800000-boss-how-you-can-rise-through-ranks-too-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-was-a-3-80-an-hour-shelf-stacker-and-never-went-to-uni-now-im-a-800000-boss-how-you-can-rise-through-ranks-too-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I was a \u00a33.80-an-hour shelf-stacker and never went to uni – now I\u2019m a \u00a3800,000 boss \u2013 how you can rise through ranks too | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A BOSS has opened up about how he went from a \u00a33.80-an-hour shelf-stacking job to earning \u00a3800,000 – without going to university. <\/p>\n

Stuart Machin is now the chief executive at Marks & Spencer, but he came from humble beginnings. <\/p>\n

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More than 30 years ago, at the age of 16, he landed his first job as a shelf stacker at Sainsbury\u2019s at Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre, in Kent. <\/p>\n

Now Stuart's offering tips on how eager youngsters can follow in his footsteps. <\/p>\n

The boss said he would spend his \u00a33.80 an hour on records until he was 17 – and then he started saving up to buy his first car. <\/p>\n

And while he had wanted to head to university to train to become a religious studies teacher, he decided against it. <\/p>\n

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The boss told KentOnline: \u201cAfter finishing my A-levels, I was offered a place at university, but at the last minute I changed my mind and decided to stick with retail.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut simply, I loved the excitement retail offered. Serving and selling to customers, working in a team, the opportunity to progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy job gave me purpose, I worked hard, and took every overtime shift I was offered that involved collecting trolleys, working on the checkouts and filling the shelves overnight."<\/p>\n

By the age of 21, Stuart's pals were getting their first jobs and he was already running his own department. <\/p>\n

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Seven years later he was a director of a store that made \u00a3100million in sales. <\/p>\n

In the years that followed he went on to work at other retail giants like Tesco and Asda – taking on more senior roles when he spent a decade in Australia. <\/p>\n

He shifted back to the UK in 2017 and within a year was being headhunted by M&S. <\/p>\n

The company was said to be struggling at the time, and Stuart helped get it back on track. <\/p>\n

Last May he landed the top job as boss and some reports say he earns a whopping \u00a3800,000.<\/p>\n

And even today, he still loves parts of the job he did 30 years ago. <\/p>\n

Stuart added: \u201cI loved the buzz of retail and still do. <\/p>\n

"Interacting with customers, working with some great colleagues. It grew my confidence and felt worthwhile and fulfilling." <\/p>\n

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