Changing Careers

[weeder]

Originally Posted by Kathy Ellen

Hi Weeder,
Life takes very unexpected turns for us, doesn't it??? One day you're financially sound and the next, you're not. Can you take some sort of a computer "on-line" course or a course at a local vocational college at night. Sometimes if you go to a local college and ask to speak with a guidance counselo, they may hook you up with some great ideas. Do you think that might work?

Good luck and don't give up

Kathy, I have just begun to explore my options. I am surprided myself that after all these years, I lost my enthusiasm for a field I loved so much. I dont have much to show financially for living the life Ive led.... but I am still proud of myself as I raised two sons on what I earned, by myself.... and without selling out ( only my viewpoint ) to the corporate world. I did it flying by the seat of my pants and having the courage to always fight for pay equal to any mans. I wouldnt trade the experiences Ive had as a self employed person for all the material posessions in the world. I just have to figure out where to go from here Thanks for the support

[laneybug]

Originally Posted by koan

Many people change careers a few times in their life. It can have the effect of changing one's identity. Have you switched careers or know someone that made a drastic change? The business world seems to thrive on contract work instead of long term employees. Is it possible to really have career stability in today's world?

Unless you're entirely devoted to your work and it's a huge part of who you are, I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say that changing a career is like changing your identity. That seems to be a stretch. Usually, at most, it's like changing where you live.

As for career stability. Where I work there are women who've been there for 30+ years. I'd say that's stability for ya! It all depends on what kind of work you're in and the demand for that particular job.

If you are good at at what you do, determined with common sense you can make your fortune out there. Even if you don't like what you do, i have taken on work i have not really wanted but if the rewards were great i would grin and bare it and think what the hell it's a one off and i am making good money.
Common sense and the ability to read people and get along with them has done me the world of good in business.
Above all, honesty. Never cheat or get greedy, i have seen what that can do to people, not pretty.
Now all i need is s to keep busy, the money is no longer the deciding factor when it comes to working. There is only so much you can do to your own house, especially a little one like ours now it is just the two of us. So a part time supermarket job would now suit me fine, i am considering it, after the summer that is.

[scarface_mtl]

I'm considering a career change, it would be related to most of my past work and it is in the hi-tech industry (interactive entertainment software development a.k.a. Video games).

I've moved across the country and found that I enjoy change - I like new challenges, meeting new people, seeing new areas of the world so in my case change as a positive thing. The major con has been leaving family and friends behind (we do our best to visit, call and write but it's just not the same).

Some of these have been mentioned before - passion, hard work, good attitude and wanting to always learn is all I ever needed.

I'm actually considering a move to the US from Canada... a big move but why not... life is short and there is so much of the world to see and experience.

[SpiderSam]

I have no changed my career yet. Mind you never really had one. I had my first baby a couple of months after finishing my college course in Leisure Management which is what I wanted to do. Now though I am doing Open University courses in Health and Social Care and hoping over the next couple of years to get into University to do a Midwifery course. That's my goal in life at the mo.

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by scarface_mtl

I'm considering a career change, it would be related to most of my past work and it is in the hi-tech industry (interactive entertainment software development a.k.a. Video games).

I've moved across the country and found that I enjoy change - I like new challenges, meeting new people, seeing new areas of the world so in my case change as a positive thing. The major con has been leaving family and friends behind (we do our best to visit, call and write but it's just not the same).

Some of these have been mentioned before - passion, hard work, good attitude and wanting to always learn is all I ever needed.

I'm actually considering a move to the US from Canada... a big move but why not... life is short and there is so much of the world to see and experience.

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