Fuck this, I'm going to open a beach bar in the south of France

[VogueVVague]

Interested to hear what your "ive had it, I'm getting out to go and _" pipe dream fantasy is when you've had enough of the grind/normal life.

Also, if anyone has any stories of how they totally changed career path I'd be interested, I'm in my 30s and want out of my current (extremely boring) industry. I have the beginnings of a plan but would like some success stories to make me feel like i can do this.

Can I be your 1st customer?
That's me sorted!

Can I apply for the job as glass collector?

I'll come with you

I used to be a bartender hint hint

I'm opening an English Tea Shoppe in one of the Spanish Islands …. any cooks wanna come with me?

I'm a bar manager and a mixologist. I'll send my CV and some bribery cocktails.

It isn't as absurd as it may seem! Have you got children and or a partner? I really think things like this are worth a shot but then I've always been somewhat adventurous. The only thing I'd do differently now is plan ahead; in my 20s I'd pack up, buy a one-way ticket and leave the rest to fate, nowadays I can't do it that way any more but I too have visions of a 'fuck this, I'm out' adventure on the cards.

Look no further for an experienced bar maid!

Well, I say fuck it, I am going to art school and travelling loads in the holidays. Maybe I will come and see you in the south of France!

That sounds amazing. My job is good in the main (in the law) but sometimes I want to give it all up, buy a log cabin in the very north of Norway and be as self sufficient as possible (which isn’t really very self sufficient when it comes down to it, couldn’t be killing animals for food for example). I dream of sitting by a massive fire, a tonne of books, a large quantity of tea and my family, being happy, but quietly and in the background

Mine is that I’m going run away and become a pub landlady. I think it’s because I’m a teacher, and there are no under 18s allowed in my imaginary country gastro pub!

So what IS your fuck this im out adventure vision?

@DickensianHysteric
Do me some paintings for the bar please

To be more serious do some research first about the legality there, do some work with bars first (assume you mean cafe bar?) and take it from there.

An ex colleague left an investment job in London and runs a cafe up north, it was her dream.

I've got drilling going on right outside my window so I'd go with you at present!! It's a horrible noise :(

Running a riding school on the Greek island of Spetse.

Move abroad or to the coast And make sugar doughnuts for a living. But not in a shed by the beach. High end sugar donuts with a choice of toppings. Mmmmmm.

@Emmageddon
I also ponder opening a donkey rescue in the yorkshire dales

I used to run a pub too!

We are vaguely thinking of moving to a different part of the country to be near family, but we have jobs etc here and at the moment no way of making a living there.......until I was browsing houses on rightmove in that area, and saw a house with a holiday kennels/cattery attached......It's definitely making me think!!

Art School for me too please.

Take me with you!!!!

I did it!

Left teaching and opened a bookshop with my partner.

I spend my days pootling about, walking my dogs, tending my allotment, doing the odd shift at the shop, a bit of tuition, work a couple of days teaching English in alternative provision, and I can be there for my teenagers and elderly parents.

I don't have as much money, but I have a life.

Sure, Vogue! They'll be be very, um, abstract but that's OK isn't it?! You can pay me in wine.

I walked out of a really good job when I'd just turned 30 (as in left at lunch time and didn't go back after talking with my manager). I hated it, it was boring even though it paid well.

I had my final exam to sit but I'd had enough. I used my savings to go travelling for 3 months and came back to do a degree in a totally different area just to do something I actually enjoyed. A career hasn't materialised yet as I've since got married and had dc but I have found lots of work related to my new field that I enjoy and can fit in before the kids start the school in the couple of years.

Life's too short and you spend far too much time at work to hate what you do. You either have to love your job or your job has to pay to fund something you love.

I always say fuck this... I'm going to emigrate to Florida!

As for work... I've been volunteering for a few years and have gone through the recruitment process to do a similar role to what I volunteer to do. My start date has been deferred for a year for that so I'm currently going through the recruitment process to do the same as what I volunteer to do.

This is all after working in one industry for 20 years.