Hattie Hasan Quotes
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Hatice Hasan MBE, known as Hattie Hasan, is a British plumber and CEO of the Stopcocks Women Plumbers franchise for women in the plumbing trade.
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"Working for yourself is flexible, you work your own hours, it's a great career and it is a very good earner."
"I feel I am an ordinary person and if ordinary people can get recognised for the work they do, it is fantastic."
"The thing about plumbing is that it’s all about having control."
"Fixing things, being a hero, and my passion for water all took me towards plumbing."
"I left teaching because the changes in the education system meant I was putting more energy into admin than into teaching children."
"We are women, but a lot of work still needs to be done to raise awareness that women plumbers exist, and to end the isolation female plumbers feel in their locations often not knowing how many of us there actually are."
It’s an awkward balance to follow your gut instincts and also bring others in. If the vision is big you can’t do it alone, but if it’s a unique vision, other people try to push their own expectations and desires onto it. It’s good to have the right advisers and advocates.
At the same time I continue to work towards this huge vision of a network of women plumbers changing the world. I’m making mistakes, getting things right and continuing to move towards the big goals
Have patience, because it may take a long time. Have determination because you will encounter lots of obstacles. Have compassion for yourself when things go wrong and when they do, find the advantages of a change in direction.