career change
 

Has anyone ever come to a crossroads with their career and didn't quite know what direction to go in? If so, what did you do about it?

I want to hear about any changes people have made and the outcome of them - were they bad decisions or best decision ever made?

.........Daily, but I'm too damned lazy to do anything about it.
That does not help much does it? :?

...tee hee.....understandable Steve......understandable.....:)

Yep I'm there at the moment.
The thing is, I make pretty reasonable £££ at the moment which I like.

If I change career, this inevitably will mean a big drop in pay, which I'm not ready for yet.

At one of those at the moment a bit.

Never planned to get to where I am now - I mean look at my CV

Bank Clerk
Supermarket Checkout Operator
Insurance Support Clerk
Network Control Admin
ISDN Faults Technician
Leased Lines Fault Technicial
Senior Faults Technician
NOC Engineer
Senior 3rd Line Support Engineer
Software Developer
Network Design and Implementation.

What I REALLY want to do at the moment is something where I create something.

Could be 3D modelling, Leatherworking, anything where at the end of the day I can point at something and say "thats what I did today"

I have too many days where I work hard but seem to accomplish nothing (lining up cogs in machines so that when I turn the wheel it all works, all without anyone noticing due to a lack of drama - ie loss of any service/connectivity.

I guess I want/need more pats on the back.....

Or I could apply for the position of Senoir Bodyguard to Bullwinkle....

But I refuse to change my nick to Rocky

Weird, I was just going to post a similar thing...

I'm at one right now. I hate my current job, but not because of the work itself, more because of where I work.

I'd really like to get into the motorcycle industry somehow but I'm not sure how. I'd love to do an apprenticeship to be a bike mechanic but at 26 I think I might be a bit too old to start, plus I might not be able to take the pay drop to begin with 'cos of existing financial commitments etc. I suppose I could do the qualifications part-time at home or something but that means paying up front for them which I can't really afford atm. :?

All in all, I feel a bit like this poor chappie --> :help:

Yes, I have 3 outstanding job offers, but with 23 yrs service I really want my current employers to make me redundant and pay me off.

It will never happen though, my boss keeps being nice to me and saying please and thankyou etc. He apologises whenever I shout at him. TBH I think they are scared I will walk out. But too damm tight to make me offers to keep me onboard.

One of my programmers resigned a few years ago for a 50% increase on his current salary and I persuaded my director to match his offer. His response was if I am worth 60k now. why the **** did you not pay me it yesterday. My reply, because we pay what we can get away with, and it is in my interest to get you to accept this as I have to maintain my differential.

Swine refused it and walked anyway. Bang went my differential

:lol: :lol:

yeah...dont think you would appreciate the high pitched voice somehow..........

nor being a squirrel... :lol:

But it would allow us to identify the mystery 3rd jedi-squirrel