WOMEN IN WELDING Chloe
Chloe Sales, is a 25-year-old from Tean in Staffordshire and has worked at Alpha Manufacturing in Hixon since August 2019.
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She leſt her first welding job half way through her apprenticeship. At the moment she works on Mig and Tig welding - mainly Mig depending on orders. Her day ranges with different jobs including brackets, doors and skips but they are heavy with the hand sanitiser stations! Chloe says that her goal is simply to be successful in life. She is passionate about what she does now although she didn’t know what she was in for when she first asked to have a go. Her plan is to get her own space so she can start to practice more and to be more active on social media. Speaking to Welding World Chloe said: “I want to inspire other women to think different and literally just go for whatever they want to! “If I never asked to have a go I wouldn’t be where I am now- so I want give young girls the courage maybe to think well I can ask for what I want to and go smash it! “I’d love to carry on visiting schools when I’m actually allowed to without a face mask on. Life is about choices so don’t be scared making the ‘wrong’ one. Live and learn but behave. “Basically because of old fashioned ways of thinking. Women have never been pushed into a serious career without having being asked any questions about children. Massive stereotypes come with doing something different, but you will literally be judged all through life no matter what you do - if you can get paid for doing something you love you are winning! Engineering has always been seen as a dirty job, but you can have an office job as a design engineer for example. “Also, unless you try something you never know if you like it so it’s massively important young females get their work experience in these industries and they are given a place and a voice within. I’ve always said don’t treat me any differently to any man
- I don’t want your help unless I ask. The same goes with explaining something to me, I’m sure some men don’t know their ‘help’ is pretty patronising! We are fully aware we are standing in overalls in a factory, give me a chance to show you why I’m here. “Listen to us, include us and communicate with us. I have no problem in saying it should be 50/50. Equal. Simple. There needs to be more of a
platform given to people like me who are doing the job and wanting to make a change! “I know I belong here, but I know so many more women do too! They just need a chance to learn, improve and build on themselves. We all root for the underdog - why can’t it be you?” Make a Change and join the #empoweredwomenempower women ■
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