An area manager who started his career with Amazon is hoping his story will inspire others to engage in lifelong learning during Learning at Work Week.

Adrian Leszczynski, from Banbury, works at the Amazon delivery station in the town having risen through the ranks from his first role at Amazon as temporary picker.

Mr Leszczynski is telling his story during Learning at Work Week, an annual programme run by the charity Campaign for Learning.

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The charity works with organisations around the UK to help create activities and fun challenges in the workplace to help employees learn and grow.

The theme of Learning at Work Week, which runs until May 22, is Learning Uncovered, and will focus on deepening society’s understanding, knowledge and engagement in lifelong learning.

Mr Leszczynski, who has worked for Amazon for seven years, has used the company’s development and training opportunities to progress and now works as temporary operations manager at the delivery station in Banbury. He is originally from Poland and joined Amazon in 2015 as a temporary member of the team before becoming permanent at the end of 2016. Mr Leszczynski had previously worked as a sales manager for a company selling phones and IT equipment in Poland.

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The company’s expansion to the UK was the driving force behind his move.

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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.

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