Ok, so to give a bit of a context, I am not originally from the UK, arrived here more than 10 years agoto have an adventure and just to study, then stayed to work, then got married, etc. Both me and my partner have full time, stable jobs, where we don't have to worry about redundancies. He however feels very stuck and frustrated, works crazy hours, no prospects of going up nor much development (he is a manager, having one stuff under him), the company unwilling to invest at all in his training. The job market in his field is very competitive, and although he has been applying for jobs, he has no even received any interviews, which probably go to younger, better suitable candidates who have not missed out on being stuck in one job for many years. My job over the years has changed drastically, involving more and more pointless paperwork and constantly increasing, unreasonable workload.
Don't get me wrong, I am so grateful we both have jobs and that these jobs pay for quite a comfortable life. But, we recently had a baby, my partner literally NEVER sees it because of his working hours, and once my maternity finished, I will probably not have much time for it either. We both feel stuck and not very happy that we dont get any family time together.
The other day I came across a job ad which would be perfect for me. In China out of all places. It has been such a huge dream for both of us to travel there, but we sort of pushed it aside as fantasy and 'not the right thing to do'. Now I am writing a CV and a cover letter, and getting super excited about applying. And the next thing, getting really worried if it's not a waste of time, and whether we actually would want such a big move- rent out our house, pack our belongings, refurbish the whole place to be rented out, move away from our respective families, bring our baby so far away from everything we know...
Which is ridiculous, as I have not even sent the bloody application! So on the one hand I am dreaming of this amazing change, an adventure, doing something new and exciting in my field, and then being scared whether it will not be the case of the grass being greener on the other side and whether it is unreasonable to pretty much throw away everything we worked hard for, and to come back in 5 years time (contract time) to nothing again.
If anyone has any experiences of moving away like this, I would love to listen to that!