What are your career changing stories?
At what point did you realize you are truly unhappy with the path you have chosen?
I'm at a turning point in my life right now and am seriously questioning the path I am on. I am only 26 but I'm having a bit of a panic, this year has been a pile of shit so far. It seems so daunting to start something new..
Dazed -What are your career changing stories?
At what point did you realize you are truly unhappy with the path you have chosen?
I'm at a turning point in my life right now and am seriously questioning the path I am on. I am only 26 but I'm having a bit of a panic, this year has been a pile of shit so far. It seems so daunting to start something new..
It's a career change at 40 or 50. At 26 it is changing your mind. Seriously, you are way too young to be stuck in anything. I've always been entrepenureal so I've worked in a few different industries, but I've always owned the business or had partners so the day to day is very similar. Not to be clique, but do something you love or do it with someone you love and you will be OK. Go find your passion for the next 5-10 years. If you don't find it at least you tried and you can start punching a clock in your 30s
Hey Beer Man -Dazed -What are your career changing stories?
At what point did you realize you are truly unhappy with the path you have chosen?
I'm at a turning point in my life right now and am seriously questioning the path I am on. I am only 26 but I'm having a bit of a panic, this year has been a pile of shit so far. It seems so daunting to start something new..
It's a career change at 40 or 50. At 26 it is changing your mind. Seriously, you are way too young to be stuck in anything. I've always been entrepenureal so I've worked in a few different industries, but I've always owned the business or had partners so the day to day is very similar. Not to be clique, but do something you love or do it with someone you love and you will be OK. Go find your passion for the next 5-10 years. If you don't find it at least you tried and you can start punching a clock in your 30s
Fair enough I suppose. Still feels like bailing on a sizeable investment at this stage...
It is only sizable relative to your short amount of time on this planet. It is a barely a moment when compared to the number of years you have yet to live. You are barely myelinated.
I started washing dishes at 17. Bought into my first bar/restaurant at 19. Sold out at 30 in a divorce. Floated for a while. Tended bar, did consulting work, thought about sales, managed bars, etc.
Started doing electrical work about 2 years ago and love it. I’m a bit away from a license and any real money. But I’m 37 and doing well.
Can’t say how it’s gone because I haven’t really reached any significant goals. But I’m alive and well.
Mynewscreenname -I started washing dishes at 17. Bought into my first bar/restaurant at 19. Sold out at 30 in a divorce. Floated for a while. Tended bar, did consulting work, thought about sales, managed bars, etc.
Started doing electrical work about 2 years ago and love it. I’m a bit away from a license and any real money. But I’m 37 and doing well.
Can’t say how it’s gone because I haven’t really reached any significant goals. But I’m alive and well.
Heh, I'm doing electrical work and I'm sick of the fucking industry, the companies, the people. Everyone seems like a shitty person.
I’m 25 with a criminology degree working for Homeland security. Currently studying for the GMAT and shooting for an MBA program in the next two years. Law enforcerement and security is not for me.
I studied English literature in school and struggled to land a decent job. Went back to school and studied graphic design, got a job in SF and liked it, but couldn't get ahead.
The tech boom was happening again and I kept hearing about UX design, so I did a boot camp, which was great for making contacts. It was a great move -- I'm making more than double what I did in branding design and I'm working on products that millions of people use daily. I made the switch to UX at around age 35.
Dazed -Mynewscreenname -I started washing dishes at 17. Bought into my first bar/restaurant at 19. Sold out at 30 in a divorce. Floated for a while. Tended bar, did consulting work, thought about sales, managed bars, etc.
Started doing electrical work about 2 years ago and love it. I’m a bit away from a license and any real money. But I’m 37 and doing well.
Can’t say how it’s gone because I haven’t really reached any significant goals. But I’m alive and well.
Heh, I'm doing electrical work and I'm sick of the fucking industry, the companies, the people. Everyone seems like a shitty person.
I hate large commercial and especially industrial work. It’s full of old timers who don’t do anything all day. The power trips and egos are hard to deal with. Especially being new and not a “good ‘ol boy”.
I do mainly light commercial and residential. I love new construction residential because I can knock it out and I do clean work.
Im also good on service calls and light residential work because I was in the service industry (behind a bar) for almost 20 years. So I can talk to people and “sell them” on anything.
Egos are everywhere though. I dealt with it in restaurants and bars. I was just the vet there so it was easier for me to get a little respect. When I went into a bar to “rescue” it people realized quickly I knew what I was doing.
Ask a question on a job site? And you’ll lose the respect of every little cocked asshole on the site.
Ill have a license in a couple years and will work for myself again. Then anyone on the job can kiss my ass. The contractor is the only one I have to please. And I do my job.
I served many years in the Army but at some point it was just enough. I hated being gone all the time and I feel like I worked a million hours a day. Luckily, I had a degree in nursing so I resigned my commission and started working in pediatrics. I did that for a couple of years before I realized that I didn’t want to do patient care my whole life. I then began a career in healthcare IT as a project manager and have been doing that for over 10 years. I think this is what I finish up with.