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Why is being a Screw a dead end job? I think you are being a bit disingenuous there.
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There's no chance of career progression, same faces day in day out!
Just to clarify, I'm a prison officer in a court, not in a prison!
Thanks for all the solid advice though everyone, very helpful!
If I invest a couple of hours a day in reading for the next few months I'm thinking my reading should be good enough.
I play in a soul band, Latin jazz band and a blues band at the moment plus I do a little depping here and there when available so I feel I am fairly well versed in most genres.