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A woman decided to ditch her "girly" office job and trained to become a drain engineer - now she earns more than double her old salary and has been able to buy her first home for £350k.

Sarah Thompson now spends her days shovelling bird poo and cleaning fat out of factory tanks - but she says she loves it.

The 28-year-old left school aged 16, and worked in supermarkets before moving to a job in a call centre for six years. But in October 2022, Sarah decided she wanted a job with more room to grow and learn, and she was tired of running out of money by the end of each month.

Sarah jumped at the offer of a chance to train as a drain engineer for a family business and has never looked back. View 4 Images

She now spends her days scraping bird poo off roofs, cleaning out fa

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