Tag: life

• Why I Left The Range

  By Antony David Davies, FRSA FRAS AFRHistS MCMI MIoL When I finally received the documents from my Subject Access Request, this is how The Range described my departure: “Anthony(sp) left our store with immediate effect, with no communication to anybody in store, only texting the store manager, just left his store keys on the manager’s…

  antonydaviesfrsa

  10/11/2025

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  Antony David Davies, assistant manager experience, British retail, corporate culture, employee wellbeing, ethical workplace, family, fiction, health and safety inspection, integrity at work, leadership failure, leaving The Range, life, management accountability, management dysfunction, mental-health, moral courage, moral leadership, refusing to lie, retail leadership, retail management culture, retail sector, retail whistleblower, SAR disclosure, standing up for integrity, subject access request, The Range, toxic management, toxic workplace, walking out with dignity, whistleblowing, Why I Left The Range, workplace bullying, workplace ethics, workplace truth, writing

• How Childhood Environments Shape Intellectual Identity: A Historian’s Reflection

  When we think about how people become who they are, we often turn to education, professional training, or moments of career opportunity. Yet the truth is that much of what defines our intellectual and professional identity is sown far earlier – in the unnoticed textures of childhood. My own journey as a historian was not…

  antonydaviesfrsa

  07/09/2025

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  education, family, life, memories, writing

• A Tribute to My Uncle Glyn Davies (1943–2025)

  Uncle Glyn with me in my younger, hairier days — clearly paying close attention. From my earliest childhood memories, Uncle Glyn was a steady and inspiring presence in my life. I remember the many visits to see him in Corris, where he lived with my nain — visits filled with warmth, conversation, and a quiet…

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  15/08/2025

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  family, fiction, life, memories, writing