bertie 8:29 Tue Oct 25
Career change in your 40's
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I've been a Financial Controller for about 15 years and have recently changed jobs in the hope that it would give me some new enthusiasm. But I have rapidly discovered what I probably knew all along that I fucking hate it. I can tolerate the "accounting" side of the role but despise managing people.
Have any of you on here experienced a similar mid career despair and what did you do about it.
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Mike Oxsaw
8:00 Thu Oct 27
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penners28 6:54 Thu Oct 27
Interesting point(s) you raise.
The mortgage issue being a prime contender.
Owning property is good. VERY good. So good it should be at or close to the top of everybody's to do list.
The side-issue is the property being your home. That then ties you down.
I suspect the solution is to buy and own property, but not to live in any of it.
Renting a home is fine (until at least one of your (buy-to-let) properties becomes mortgage free, at which point you make that your home/primary residence.
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munkyfunk
7:37 Thu Oct 27
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Taken me 5 years penners to stop bailiffs knocking for the cunt that lived here before.
Even offered to show my mortgage and council tax bills.
Eventually found out where he lived and sent them all there.
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penners28
6:54 Thu Oct 27
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I looked at doing something different last year, but with a mortgage to pay just cant take a drop to learn a trade even though I could end up earning more in the long term.
My old man told me you are always going to need people to collect money and I've been in the collection/bailiff industry for 14 yrs odd now.
even though I did consider a change, I think im too long in the tooth now anyway. plus I do love my job..
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cornish
6:20 Thu Oct 27
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When I reached 40 I wanted a change ,I fancied being a millionaire but it never happened.
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Far Cough
5:19 Thu Oct 27
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FruityBoots, SLADE?
Me I was NGA
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Mike Oxsaw
4:55 Thu Oct 27
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Yeah, I was about the same age and for about the same reasons: I moved into a management position with no people responsibility and fucking loved it.
The problem was that the work I was doing simply kept uncovering more things that needed doing. My boss (and the chain of command above him) loved the kudos their team were getting and so didn't want to be seen not managing stuff, so they decided to give me a team of 3. They were all nice enough and I couldn't fault their drive, diligence & dedication but they simply lacked a "feel" for the work, couldn't spot anomalies worthy of investigation, so I spent more & more time supervising poorer & poorer output.
There was no way my own managers were going to back down and relieve me of "my team"; to them is was an honour that I had staff as it made their empires bigger.
They had already decided that the drop in output was due to the fact that I'd dealt with all the easier issues and what was coming up was naturally going to be slower to resolve. It wasn't but they were not listening. They didn't want to hear that explanation.
As I was going through a divorce at the time, too, I thought "Fuck it! If I'm going to change, I'll do it now and I'll do it on my terms," so took the redundancy package on offer and set up on my own.
Instead of only having mass media impressions & package tour views of the world, I was then able to actually go see these places for myself - and get paid for the privilege.
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FruityBoots.
4:50 Thu Oct 27
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First 20 + years from school I was in the print, lithographic planner, platemaker and finisher then due to the company going bust a change was enforced on me and I am now a ward based mental health support worker.
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,
4:41 Thu Oct 27
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If you work, or worked as I did, in a big company it is possible to change roles without changing firms. There is less risk attached to just ceasing completely with a firm and starting again.
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franksfat&slow&wank
4:29 Thu Oct 27
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fuck changing career now this is me done unless they get shot of me
41 years old and moaning like a right cunt
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Claret Badger
3:19 Thu Oct 27
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did it last year
not regretted it once
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Billy Blagg
1:42 Thu Oct 27
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Kind of. Twice. Also found that I didn't want / couldn't manage people and, having read the excellent 'Peter Principle' about the least qualified rising to the top I decided to get out, form my own company and work for myself. Best thing I ever did even though I'm probably not as well of now as I should be as a result. Also, though still in the same sector (IT), found I wasn't getting enough work some years back so re-trained as a Trainer. Again, really smart thing to do as it turned out. Never be afraid to change.
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Badger1
1:22 Thu Oct 27
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Exactly the same position mate. Finance manager, bored to fuck with it. Undergoing a merger at the moment so hopefully they make me redundant with a good pay off which will kick my arse into looking for something different
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munkyfunk
12:51 Thu Oct 27
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ast Auckland Hammer 12:34 Thu Oct 27
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Ag ag, does help
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East Auckland Hammer
12:34 Thu Oct 27
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munkyfunk 4:51 Wed Oct 26
As a train driver, I think it's probably quite important you focus on looking forwards, not backwards.
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Council Scum
11:54 Thu Oct 27
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Leeroy
I was a Finance manager/Legal Accountant for various US law firms in the city, commuted for 20 years, hated it in the end with the lack of times with kids, up early, back late, stuck on trains.
I work for a software company now as an Account manager, have clients all round country, channel islands and abroad, manage my own diary, so get to take kids to school and pick them up when I want, work from home if I want, I can train when I want.
Was the best thing I did
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yogib
11:49 Thu Oct 27
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Have a few ex-accountants working in my sales team and my telesales person who is based in Dublin is an ex Financial Controller - some people just need a change which I can well understand
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Rusta
11:37 Thu Oct 27
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Left my desk in the city one evening about 18 months ago after a normal day had been at the company for 16 years and just never went back. Was 46, best thing I ever done. It felt like I'd jumped off the edge of a cliff and I had no idea what would happen.
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Dan M
7:28 Wed Oct 26
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Have a look at UX consultancy. Plenty of demand and you can easily get away with being crap at it and charging colossal day rates.
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SecondOpinion
6:34 Wed Oct 26
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I was ambitious once in my 40's, so can understand this thread.
As I got older, I got wearier and now all i want and fortunately have, is a nice easy little job that just about pays the bills.
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LeroysBoots
6:30 Wed Oct 26
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Not so much change careers but did change direction.
Was a technical test manager now a business test manager.
Works for me as now I always see both sides and enables me to make better work related decisions...plus I'm great at BS...just ask Burns !
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LeroysBoots
6:28 Wed Oct 26
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CS.........from ... to ?
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