Looking for advice and experiences please! I've had a tough 10 years and now have 2 young kids and reasonably well-paid job with decent perks. It's very boring though and having experienced a lot of loss in my life, I feel like I need a new challenge. I don't have a great relationship with DP and due to bereavement, lost my lovely parents so I often feel very empty and lonely. I feel I need to revamp my life to give me a new purpose and direction. Obviously I'm very lucky to have my kids but I'm also aware that I need to build a life for myself to avoid emptiness in the future.
Am I crazy to be looking at alternatives to my stress free job? There are definitely no opportunities for progression where I am. To give more background, I really did well at school and uni and have always been a good performer at work - but ended up in a really stressful industry that wasn't compatible with my personality or life circumstances at the time. I've been coasting in my current job (essentially admin but well paid due to sector) for years now and in many ways, it is ideal while my kids are young. But I need more in my life.
I am really interested in learning and have varied interests so have thought about coding, accountancy and HR. I can't go back to uni but I could do part-time study or a shorter term course. I wouldn't mind taking a drop in salary if there were prospects to move up the ladder.
Has anyone got any words of wisdom or insight into getting into these sectors and moving up? Also keen to know actual starting salaries and progression for these types of jobs.
Any advice? :-)