Changing career
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Anyone on here got to the point where they have been so fed up with their career, that they have stopped what they do and gone for something completely different?
I guess there is a pay cut to be considered, but learning something fresh and new could be great.
I'm getting to the point where I've had enough of working in IT/Systems and I fancy doing something completely different. Trouble is, I'm the sole worker in our house and I have a fiancee and two year old at home to support plus a mortgage. Anyone made the leap and made a success of it?
Fiancee will work if required, we've just been fortunate enough to manage on my wage for the last year or so.
I guess there is a pay cut to be considered, but learning something fresh and new could be great.
I'm getting to the point where I've had enough of working in IT/Systems and I fancy doing something completely different. Trouble is, I'm the sole worker in our house and I have a fiancee and two year old at home to support plus a mortgage. Anyone made the leap and made a success of it?
Fiancee will work if required, we've just been fortunate enough to manage on my wage for the last year or so.
768 said:
I'm not sure £600/day is worth it for 40 years sat in a chair with little natural light in the summer and none in winter. If some malaise due to a sedentary lifestyle doesn't get you before you retire that is.
Puts you in a good position to become a 'property manager' or landlord, or generates a good degree of capital in a short space of time for you to become your own man; don't have to do it for 40 years if you don't like it.768 said:
I'm having similar thoughts.
I'd imagine most people who work in IT are.
It's possible to find work in IT you enjoy, it took me a while but for the most part got there. It's still hard, still stressful but it's enjoyable.I'd imagine most people who work in IT are.
Maybe it's not a case of getting out of IT but finding the right path that fits.
GrumpyTwig said:
It's possible to find work in IT you enjoy, it took me a while but for the most part got there. It's still hard, still stressful but it's enjoyable.
Maybe it's not a case of getting out of IT but finding the right path that fits.
I think this is what I need to do, find a part of it that I enjoy.Maybe it's not a case of getting out of IT but finding the right path that fits.
I guess that when I say I've had enough of the field of IT/Systems in general, it's probably related to the specific areas I have worked in.
I'll have a look and see if there is another field that interests me, rather than simply jumping ship to something different.
hyphen said:
What part of it have you had enough of, and what would you like to do instead?
On reflection, it may be the jobs themselves. I seem to have made a bad choice and jumped from one bad thing to another. However, in my defence, pretty much everything I was promised at the interview stage has failed to materialise.IT Manager here and I'd love to get out of IT all together. I have a teenager with expensive tastes, a new large house, new car and a baby not to mention the other half. It's just not going to happen. I couldn't afford to drop my salary and I can't expect to do anything else and get paid the same. I'm not even sure what a 42 year old who has only ever done IT would do?
I too am in IT (12 years now) and I too am completely fed up and looking at a career change. The fact that the company I work for is on the rocks thanks to the oil and gas downturn and that IT jobs are moving overseas and IT services into the cloud at an alarming speed doesn't help.
I don't see any way out though as our skills aren't really transferable. In my case I have some customer service and sales skills from my position so I have been looking into working in Sales in the motor or housing industry. I have also been looking into gaining qualifications for Electrical engineering or architecture but none of that is easy when you have a Mortgage and are the sole breadwinner.
I don't see any way out though as our skills aren't really transferable. In my case I have some customer service and sales skills from my position so I have been looking into working in Sales in the motor or housing industry. I have also been looking into gaining qualifications for Electrical engineering or architecture but none of that is easy when you have a Mortgage and are the sole breadwinner.
hyphen said:
Have you discussed with your fiancé if you both want more kids yet? As she may have started to ponder this if yours is 2.
Yes. Been discussing it for a while. I'm in the no camp, but she wants another. I can't see us having anymore to be honest. She knows how I feel about it as it isn't just my opinion. She is nearly 40 and is type 1 diabetic, so she needs to think of her health too.
768 said:
I'm not sure £600/day is worth it for 40 years sat in a chair with little natural light in the summer and none in winter. If some malaise due to a sedentary lifestyle doesn't get you before you retire that is.
I'd happily work 200 days a year in those conditions and earn £120k...as i'm sure 90% of people in any industry would be...now where do i sign up? 27, no experience in IT other than excel (I'm a management accountant)kentlad said:
I'd happily work 200 days a year in those conditions and earn £120k...as i'm sure 90% of people in any industry would be...now where do i sign up? 27, no experience in IT other than excel (I'm a management accountant)
That's the point - it's always the plan to start contracting to give one a bit more flexibility and money in exchange for less long term security.As you suggest, 12 weeks holiday would take the pain out of doing most jobs for sure, but most contractors end up working more hours and taking less holiday (no holiday pay of course) that a permanent staff member due to the insecurity of working in this way.
Sparticate said:
Having similar thoughts myself, funnily enough I work in IT too.
Me three.£600 is high end consultancy for your own business or independent.
I work PAYE fairly high level in support and installation and I'm paid just under half that per day .
I'd love to change my career but it's hard as once you settle into a financial lifestyle you can't really switch up and change it.
Nothing I'd want to do will pay over £30k for at least 5 yrs. We can't afford that.
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