Changing career

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Oakey

27,591 posts

217 months

Tuesday 11th April 2017
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I feel your pain funkyrobot.

Maybe we should all club together and start a company? Washed Up PHers Ltd? No idea what we'd do mind.

West17

193 posts

162 months

Friday 14th April 2017
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I can relate to much of what is written here.

On leaving school I served an apprenticeship in the motor trade. A few years and a couple of garages later I decided​ it was not for me. So I left and tried a few different things, forestry work, bar work and tarring roads.

Then I took myself to college and onto uni. Worked bloody hard and eventually qualified as a chartered surveyor.

But, I just don't enjoy the work, to be honest I found there was more job satisfaction in the garages (but much less money)

So I'm looking to do something different again but it gets harder the older, less single and more financially relied upon you become.

I think I would like to go to sea, considered it when younger, but opportunities are limited.

Good luck to the OP in whatever you end up doing!