{"id":2063,"date":"2024-12-02T15:59:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T15:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ea3affd7216562748ff1dc1f0fe50ac6\/?post_type=partner-story&#038;p=2063"},"modified":"2025-03-24T10:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T10:07:07","slug":"nikkis-story","status":"publish","type":"partner-story","link":"https:\/\/www.jlpjobs.com\/partner-story\/nikkis-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"b__text__block l__space white\" id=\"block-1-text-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"l__container\">\n\t\t<p>We are Driven by Purpose in the Partnership and strive to give our Partners the tools to progress in their careers whether that be in their current business area or branching out elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Partner, Nikki, shares her story on the opportunities she has received in the Partnership and how they have helped shape her.<\/p>\n<h2>Nikki&#8217;s Story<\/h2>\n<p>I started my Partnership career 10-years ago in September 2014 as a Selling Assistant on a Christmas temp contract in John Lewis Brentcross and never thought that I would end up building a whole new career in retail.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout my Partnership career I have worked in various roles including as a People Manager in Stratford and Milton Keynes Waitrose, and managing remotely an aftercare team in Customer Care team. 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