11 January 2023 , 10:13
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A mum who worked her way up at Wetherspoons is chuffed that all five of her children followed in her footsteps to also land jobs with the popular pub chain.
Caroline Campbell, from Merseyside, started as a part-time bar associate for the company ten years ago and is now a pub manager.
Most of her children started working at Wetherspoons pubs as teenagers, with some still employed by the firm today.
With three still living at home, say says work is a "common topic" at the dinner table.
Caroline started off at The Master Mariner, in New Brighton, Merseyside in 2013. She moved to The Square Bottle, in Chester, Cheshire in October 2021 before becoming a manager at The Prense Well, in Heswall, also Merseyside, last June.
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Caroline's daughters Amiee and Molly also work at the Prense Well (Jam Press)Hard-working Caroline said: "I joined the full-time staff once all of the kids had left school. It is going very well. I have a really great team of more than 70 staff, who are young and vibrant and work well."
Caroline's two girls are among them at her new pub - team leader Molly, 21, and part-time bar associate Aimee, 28.
Son George, 21, - Molly's twin brother - started as a 16-year-old part- time kitchen associate at The Master Mariner in July 2018.
He is now a shift manager at The Brass Balance, in Birkenhead and has also worked at The Square Bottle.
One of her other boys Harvey, 22, is a kitchen shift leader at The Square Bottle, having also joined the staff at the age of 16 as a kitchen associate.
Caroline's son George is a shift manager at The Brass Balance (Jam Press)He worked there every summer during his university studies and became a full-time team member a year ago.
Finally, her son Charlie, 24, was a shift manager at The Clairville, but has just left the company.
"He wanted to do something different and has embarked on an accountancy apprenticeship, after almost eight years with Wetherspoons," she said. "Maybe he'll be back with the company, in the future, in another role?"
She quipped: "The grass isn't always greener. I've seen many employees leave us and come back."
Caroline's son Charlie worked at The Clairville but recently left (Jam Press)Caroline added: "Apart from Aimee, they all joined as teenagers to earn some pocket money and stayed.
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"They have seen for themselves how good the company is for progression.
"And, with George, Molly and Harvey all still living at home, we talk about work all the time.
"It's a common topic of conversation around the dinner table."