Career advice, what to do..?
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Hi All,
Have been with my current employer for around 6 years now and work a 4 on 4 off shift pattern days and nights (not ideal but fairly good salary and relativity easy role).
Things have started to stagnate with regard to promotion opportunity simply due to the culture and size of the business, I am therefore finding myself in a situation of wanting to explore new opportunities and a way in which I can develop my own skills and qualifications.
Every shift is near enough the same and does not provide enough of a challenge, I do not feel I am learning or developing anymore. Being in my late 20's I always saw these years as being about learning and getting as qualified as you possibly can. I have been thinking about a total change of career and/or studying in my spare time on my 4 days off).
Any had a similar situation making a complete change and How did you do it? Any regrets?
Looking back is there one qualification you wish you had studied?
Have been with my current employer for around 6 years now and work a 4 on 4 off shift pattern days and nights (not ideal but fairly good salary and relativity easy role).
Things have started to stagnate with regard to promotion opportunity simply due to the culture and size of the business, I am therefore finding myself in a situation of wanting to explore new opportunities and a way in which I can develop my own skills and qualifications.
Every shift is near enough the same and does not provide enough of a challenge, I do not feel I am learning or developing anymore. Being in my late 20's I always saw these years as being about learning and getting as qualified as you possibly can. I have been thinking about a total change of career and/or studying in my spare time on my 4 days off).
Any had a similar situation making a complete change and How did you do it? Any regrets?
Looking back is there one qualification you wish you had studied?
I work in aviation in an operations support role. I think the main issues are the fact that the job is so niche and have been finding it difficult to apply my skill set in other roles.
I am passionate about the industry but seems very difficult to progress currently and therefore considering options and how to increase my skill set.
I currently have a foundation degree, looking to complete my final year is an option I am considering.
I am passionate about the industry but seems very difficult to progress currently and therefore considering options and how to increase my skill set.
I currently have a foundation degree, looking to complete my final year is an option I am considering.
I'm in a similar situation in the same industry, in an office in load control. The workload is very low and fairly repetitive which makes it easy, but this makes it very dull. Let's just say my Netflix subscription is used very heavily! I'm on a night shift and started with about 3 hours worth of work, I have 1 flight to do at 02:50 but other than that I'm sat here doing the square root of f
k all til 5am. It's at the point where it's too easy and I feel I'm no longer learning or developing myself so I have a want for something more. I like to be kept busy.
There just doesn't seem to be anywhere to go, or to progress to in this industry. The main way to do it is to hop about, job to job and hope to climb the ladder. Direct progression is pretty much discouraged at my company.
I am keen to move into the haulage industry as a transport planner, but my experience is very limited and narrow. Before this I spent 6 years in retail, and progressed up to be a manager.
OP, What is it you want to do? If you could land your dream job without question, what would it be?
Now you've thought about that, what qualifications/experience do you need to get there?
If you could start again at 16, what would you do differently? Late 20s isn't too late to re-train/educate to achieve this. You've still got 40 years of working life left!
k all til 5am. It's at the point where it's too easy and I feel I'm no longer learning or developing myself so I have a want for something more. I like to be kept busy.There just doesn't seem to be anywhere to go, or to progress to in this industry. The main way to do it is to hop about, job to job and hope to climb the ladder. Direct progression is pretty much discouraged at my company.
I am keen to move into the haulage industry as a transport planner, but my experience is very limited and narrow. Before this I spent 6 years in retail, and progressed up to be a manager.
OP, What is it you want to do? If you could land your dream job without question, what would it be?
Now you've thought about that, what qualifications/experience do you need to get there?
If you could start again at 16, what would you do differently? Late 20s isn't too late to re-train/educate to achieve this. You've still got 40 years of working life left!
I left my AAA rated merchant bank to go to Uni. Had to sell my house and car to afford it. Now I work as a self employed lawyer.
I should add, my banking role was well paid but getting boring, long hours and it was getting depressing just pottering around doing the same stuff year in year out. That is why I wanted a job that challenged me and was variable. The bottom line is you spend a LOT of time at work, if you don't enjoy it........
I should add, my banking role was well paid but getting boring, long hours and it was getting depressing just pottering around doing the same stuff year in year out. That is why I wanted a job that challenged me and was variable. The bottom line is you spend a LOT of time at work, if you don't enjoy it........
It certainly is a very difficult industry to progress in, its so unique and the skills just aren’t transferable or considered by other industries it would seem. I do have a real interest in the industry but I think it is time to move on and start again keeping aviation as a hobby maybe.
Time to sit down and consider options
Good job I get 4 days off at a time to study/train.
Time to sit down and consider options
Good job I get 4 days off at a time to study/train.
Jasandjules said:
I left my AAA rated merchant bank to go to Uni. Had to sell my house and car to afford it. Now I work as a self employed lawyer.
I should add, my banking role was well paid but getting boring, long hours and it was getting depressing just pottering around doing the same stuff year in year out. That is why I wanted a job that challenged me and was variable. The bottom line is you spend a LOT of time at work, if you don't enjoy it........
That's quite the career move. I should add, my banking role was well paid but getting boring, long hours and it was getting depressing just pottering around doing the same stuff year in year out. That is why I wanted a job that challenged me and was variable. The bottom line is you spend a LOT of time at work, if you don't enjoy it........
Changing jobs within the same industry can be nerve-wracking enough. Selling your house and going back to uni to move into an entirely different field and a notoriously difficult one at that - brave stuff.
James2593 said:
I'm in a similar situation in the same industry, in an office in load control. The workload is very low and fairly repetitive which makes it easy, but this makes it very dull. Let's just say my Netflix subscription is used very heavily! I'm on a night shift and started with about 3 hours worth of work, I have 1 flight to do at 02:50 but other than that I'm sat here doing the square root of fk all til 5am. It's at the point where it's too easy and I feel I'm no longer learning or developing myself so I have a want for something more. I like to be kept busy.
There just doesn't seem to be anywhere to go, or to progress to in this industry. The main way to do it is to hop about, job to job and hope to climb the ladder. Direct progression is pretty much discouraged at my company.
I am keen to move into the haulage industry as a transport planner, but my experience is very limited and narrow. Before this I spent 6 years in retail, and progressed up to be a manager.
OP, What is it you want to do? If you could land your dream job without question, what would it be?
Now you've thought about that, what qualifications/experience do you need to get there?
If you could start again at 16, what would you do differently? Late 20s isn't too late to re-train/educate to achieve this. You've still got 40 years of working life left!
at my age that sounds like the ideal job to do until my mortgage is gone (c.5-7 years). Well, except for the night-shift part k all til 5am. It's at the point where it's too easy and I feel I'm no longer learning or developing myself so I have a want for something more. I like to be kept busy.There just doesn't seem to be anywhere to go, or to progress to in this industry. The main way to do it is to hop about, job to job and hope to climb the ladder. Direct progression is pretty much discouraged at my company.
I am keen to move into the haulage industry as a transport planner, but my experience is very limited and narrow. Before this I spent 6 years in retail, and progressed up to be a manager.
OP, What is it you want to do? If you could land your dream job without question, what would it be?
Now you've thought about that, what qualifications/experience do you need to get there?
If you could start again at 16, what would you do differently? Late 20s isn't too late to re-train/educate to achieve this. You've still got 40 years of working life left!
Im fortunate enough to be in a line of work that allows me to change from one industry to another relatively easily. I'm currently in aviation loosely. Line maintenance of IFE is just one part of the business. I would expect there are opportunities out there within and outside the industry you just need some discussion and help to see what else is possible.
Whenever I see anyone coming from a background of aviation with a logical mind who is a bit bored I suggest my own profession, Air Traffic Control. It’s bloody brilliant, shift work but nothing too taxing, good money, exceptional leave allowance, good pension and most importantly satisfying and challenging. We’re recruiting, give it a go.
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