The underdog

It became a bit of a running joke when I was younger that I only ever got a “promotion” when I left a job. The person stepping into my role would suddenly get a huge pay rise to “fill my boots” - it was annoying. But the truth is, I never spoke up. I left it until the exit interview and no one really knew how I felt until it was too late. It was the same in sport, my first love. I was genuinely good at most sports growing up (football and running mainly)…