I am 35 and have 2 kids (almost, one on the way and one aged 2). I am currently working in a very specialised scientific field (dont want to reveal what exactly). I am bored and frustrated at work due to lack of career prospects and poor earning potential. However, I had resigned myself to it as I felt my skills were too specialised to be transferable and its P/T and fairly flexible. The working environemnt is pretty awful as well. Very competitive and heirachial (sp? )and particualrly since going PT I have felt bottom of the pile so to speak.
Anyway, last night DH and I had a bit of a row in which he said he felt I had given up on work (true) and wasnt really going to achieve my full potential doing my current role. Its been a bit of a wake up call for me as its made me relaise how much confidence I have lost in the last few years and how much I do want a job where I can progress. DH and I would eventually like to move to a better area, etc and would like money to be less of an issue in the future (things are abit tight right now and we have alot of debt). I really need to tackle this. I am on mt leave in a few months and then plan on taking a career break so will probably be looking to do something else in a few years. By then I will be 37. Am I just crazy and should stick to what I know or is it not too late for a change? I am either thinking of looking for somthing related to what I do with more management type skills attached or for a complete change. I have always been interested in HR for example but have no idea where to start. Anyone changed careers under these circumstances?
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35, 2 kids and need to change careers - cuckoo land?
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micegg · 27/11/2007 14:49
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