what it meant to be a topshop girl

and how my first ever job there taught me more about the world of work than any other job has since.

It was September 2010. Instagram was about to land in our pockets, everyone was obsessed with Angry Birds and Lady Gaga had just worn that meat dress to the VMAs. And I, after months of relentless pursuit (okay, begging), had just landed myself my dream job as ‘The Saturday Girl’ at my local town’s Topshop. To quote almost every character in The Devil W…