Jhorvis Tyrell, Warehouse Operative at M&S: From Prince’s Trust to Proud Picker

My Duvet Flip by Jack Parsons

Jack Parsons

Business, Careers

4.2 • 5 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Episode Guest:

Jhorvis Tyrell is a Warehouse Operative at Marks & Spencer who started through the Prince’s Trust programme. From overcoming nerves to becoming a confident team player, he’s passionate about helping customers get their orders on time — every time.

Episode Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

0:50 Meeting M&S Through the Prince’s Trust

1:45 First Impressions of the Warehouse

2:30 How Jhorvis Handled His Nerves

3:15 Becoming a Picker — What the Role Involves

4:40 Confidence, Colleagues & Community

6:00 “Don’t Give Up” — Advice for Job Seekers

7:15 Supporting His Mum Through Work

8:20 Learning Automation Skills

9:45 Why M&S Feels Like a Family

11:00 What It’s Like Working in the Warehouse

12:20 Favourite Roles: Picking vs Automation

13:30 Helping New Starters Succeed

14:30 Jhorvis’ Duvet Flip — Why He Gets Up Each Day

16:00 Final Thoughts on Confidence, Mentors & Pride in the Job

Episode Partners

M&S

M&S is a trusted global retailer, committed to quality, value, and innovation. For over a century, it has set industry standards by doing the right thing and embracing change. With 65,000 colleagues serving 32 million customers worldwide, M&S places quality at the heart of everything it does.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Joris. I'm a warehouse operative at Marken Spencers.
0:04.0	We are player over 65,000 people and this is my D-Va Flip.
0:08.0	What has given you the opportunity to build your confidence?
0:11.0	The princess is just first, and then I met some people from the workplace,
0:14.0	and that's how I built out my confidence even more.
0:17.0	What did you do to help your nerves? Because I get nervous all the time.
0:20.0	Getting their people.
0:23.8	What is your advice at anyone looking for a job, searching?
0:25.8	Not to give up, but keep on trying.
0:28.0	How would you sum M&S up here in a word?
0:29.0	Extravagant.
0:30.2	What's your dovet flip?
0:31.6	Probably.
0:35.7	Hi, my name is Jorvis.
0:39.3	I'm a warehouse operative at Mark and Spencer's. Before sitting there with Jack, kind of nerve-wracking, but good.
0:43.3	I said yes to my D-Way Flip to get a good experience.
0:48.3	I was excited to talk to Jack about how to be a picker.
0:53.3	I would say one thing that people should never give up is to keep on trying and keep on going.
1:05.0	I've got a message for you.
1:07.0	Are you ready to be a picker?
1:09.0	So welcome to my duve flip. How are we today? I'm doing good, thank you.
1:13.4	Well, thank you for joining us on the show because I'm so fascinated to hear about how you started your
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