To want a better job?

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I have a job (14 years) and am lucky enough to have never been out of work after seeing friends and family be made redundant etc.
My job is perfect in the sense that it's ideal hours, ok pay for what I do and I have a great work/home balance.
Here's the thing.....
said job is the most boring most unfulfilling job ever. I have 0 job satisfaction and feel I could do so much more.
I feel no one will employ me in 10 years in a new career and feel I'm running out of time to start one.
But my job is safe, reliable and I'm on a good contract( different to the newer starters)
So stuck on doing the right thing.
Is the risk too large.

You’ll never know unless you try. Go for it!

Go for it, life is too short to not be fulfilled by work. With a decent work ethic like you have it will be fine.

It depends on what you are risking and whether you can come up with a plan to change things.

I walked away from a very safe, but boring, civil service job when I was 40. However, I had a redundancy payment to provide a cushion, I had a specific career in mind. I also had no partner or dependent children to worry about. Due to an illness the plan didn't quite work out but I ended up in a great job and had a great time for four years. Taking the risk worked out for me in those circumstances,

I'm now 53, I adopted my son when I was 47 and went back into the civil service for financial reasons. I'm bored as hell, but I can't better the terms and conditions and flexible working. At the moment I can't risk a change. In a couple of years, when my son is 16, I will look at making a move again. But the time isnt right for me now.

Im having a similar quandary. I'm currently part time, not mega money but I manage, I'm a single parent and they are very understanding when I need to look after or leave early. But...

I dont like being there. I have zero enthusiasm. I often dread going in. Some tasks are okay but there's too much incredibly dull unchallenging dross.

I'm looking at online tests that'll help me identify what work would suit me. But realistically, I am the only wage supporting my child, not sure what level of training I could afford and whether it would be stupid mistake in long term.

I'm 41 and pretty sure I could spend another couple of decades doing mundane office work.

*can't not could!!

You only regret the things you didn't do!
(Go for it! - I was made redundant 3x so far and each time I had to reinvent myself, landing a different and better job than the one before.)

Do yon have a solid plan of what youlll do? Absolutely, go for your dreams, but you need a plan on ‘how to’. I’ve seen a few of my mates quit their jobs and then not recovered. So you just need to plan. Dreams are goals when written down, and goals are plans when actions are put to them you can totally do it

Just be realistic is all I’m saying

Take that leap you will never no otherwise. I had a secure job that I loved decent pay and not overly stressful. However i had an urge to train in a specific area. So I took that leap for a job that was suitably o train in and I bloody hated it! With a passion! However I know if I had never done it I would have regretted it. I will look to going back to a similar job to my first when I've popped my little munchkin out 😊

Definitely go for a new job.

What have you got to lose?

I worked in the same place for more than 16 years and felt unemployable in any other role for a time. Things changed though, I got an internal promotion, my confidence grew and I left, much to my managers surprise! Best thing I ever did! No regrets. After a gap of 16 years, I had 2 interviews within 6 months and got both jobs.

It's easy to lose confidence in your skills and abilities but nothing to be lost by applying for other jobs.