Changing careers at 32

soupdragon10

Hi, see if there is a local Next Step adviser who is either based in the Jobcentre or a local community setting.

What would your dream job be?? Quite often we get caught up in just earning money and forget our early career ideas and aspirations. Perhaps there are skills or experience that you want to develop?

32 is certainly not too old to change direction. I've done it about every 10 years or so, and don't intend to stop now.

Oldernotwiser

You can arrange to see a Nextstep adviser though the JCP or direct.

https://nextstep.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

They are an independent organisation whose services are free.

cellblockH

DizzleUK wrote: »

I changed careers from retail/customer service last May at 32 and now work for the NHS. It was the best decision I ever made, so I say go for it.

If the posts in this thread are anything to go by, 32/33 seems to be the perfect age to change direction in your career.

By now you should have learned plenty of transferrable skills, gained a good deal of life experience, but are still at an age where you have the energy and drive to retrain.

Do it!

I joined the NHS at 34. At the time thought it too was a good decision.

Over a decade later and much more jaded. If you are not political, no not like playing games, and would rather try to achieve and do the work, then you usually will get no where and are just wasting your career, otherwise you will probably go far.

I have seen countless people moved up, because (a) they are a waste of time and space (b) they are at best mediocre at their job (c) have such poor personal skills that no one wants work with them (d) detrimental to the department's running. The only way to get rid of them is to give glowing reference and promote them out.

mattblue

soupdragon10 wrote: »

Hi, see if there is a local Next Step adviser who is either based in the Jobcentre or a local community setting.

What would your dream job be?? Quite often we get caught up in just earning money and forget our early career ideas and aspirations. Perhaps there are skills or experience that you want to develop?

32 is certainly not too old to change direction. I've done it about every 10 years or so, and don't intend to stop now.

Cheers ..I was due to go into uniform around two years ago but fell illl and am now unable to do the said job :-( ....

So in response to my dream job, I really havent a clue as to be honest thats all I wanted to do.

Really need to sit down with someone and discuss my options.

DizzleUK

cellblockH wrote: »

I have seen countless people moved up, because (a) they are a waste of time and space (b) they are at best mediocre at their job (c) have such poor personal skills that no one wants work with them (d) detrimental to the department's running. The only way to get rid of them is to give glowing reference and promote them out.

That doesn't say a lot for the promotion I got recently lmao.

Seriously though, I do know what you mean, but to a certain extent I think that comes down to the management within certain departments, which like all organisations, varies wildly from trust to trust.