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Feel trapped in my current job

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Louise2021 · 07/03/2026 14:48

I’m in my early 30s & have two boys age 2 & 4, I’m a make up artist and my work days are primarily Friday-Sunday, I feel so trapped. I’ve been a make up artist since I was 18 and have absolutely loved it until having children, especially now that my eldest is due to start school. My partner, friends and family all work Monday-Friday type jobs & soon my boys will both be at school all week too and I’m stuck working all weekend, my diary is booked far in advance and I constantly feel tied by my job. I can never be a part of a last minute day out or weekend away, it’s getting to a point that i actually feel that it’s really effecting my mental health and i desperately want a career change but I don’t have a clue where to start or what I even want to do. Ideally I want to be in a position that I can spend time with my family at weekends, I have a level 3 diploma in health and social care which I obtained when I was 17 (not sure if this is likely to be expired) do I go back to college? Do I look into an apprenticeship? I honestly don’t have a clue where to even begin. Has anyone been in a similar situation and successfully changed their career? Any success stories or advice would be hugely appreciated!

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Spaghettimonsta · 07/03/2026 14:50

Can you move into teaching MUAs?

Louise2021 · 08/03/2026 15:15

@Spaghettimonsta i have considered this however i do ideally want to be employed rather than self employed, therefore id need to look into colleges etc and they aren’t the sort of jobs that tend to come up often, if at all xxxx

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