New Career?

walwyn1978

Late to this, but you already sound to have arrived mentally at what I’d have suggested: health and happiness is far better than money and stress and ill health in my view. I had a similar scenario albeit on less money and without the commute about 9 years ago. Fallen completely out of love with my job and my planned career trajectory. Earnt strong money in my sector (education, living in London) and was ahead of the curve in terms of age in a senior leadership role at 31, but hated work and realised it was making me horrendous at home and in our marriage - depression, self loathing, the lot. . We discussed it and agreed to change some things. I spoke to some recruitment consultants but actually realised quickly that I needed a job where I was working with people and making a difference, and this helped me focus my looking. That was the scary bit, the jump into the unknown of a new field/new sector.

9 years on I earn significantly less than I did, but I’m much happier, healthier, have far more time for family and friends and am lucky to have found a role with my current employer where I can work around things like nursery pick up as a significant amount of what I do can be done remotely and/or in the evenings/weekends, rather than a standard 9-5 and commute set up.

I don’t regret my change for one second. I genuinely hope that whatever you retrain as you also find it makes you happy and you get what you want. Life is for living, not for commuting and being tired if that makes you unbappy. Good luck with it all.

andrewf75

Go for it. I’m looking at similar things for a career change. But having earned big money at a young age and without kids you’re in a much better position to make the move than I am!

Smodlet

It may not be a new question; it certainly is an old thread.