anyone had a big career change late-ish in life?

[dinny]

what did you do and what do you do now? and was it the right decision?

how late?

I know a couple of people who left a business career and went into teaching in their 30s/40s

yes, thinking 30-45, I suppose... teaching seems to be a popular one...

I even considered it myself, but realised that I just didn't like children that much

MEEEE . I left industry & went to be a TA at 38. Not regretted it (apart from the pay being rubbish). No stress - job is great supporting kids who need it. Can pick up DS from school a couple of times a week & of course the school hols are brilliant!

have a yen to be an educational psychologist....

would mean uni again but that seems appealing, just the idea of studying again...

Whizzz, what made you go for it?

hmmm I guess
I was a barrister later an in house lawyer
SAHM for five years during which time retrained as an antenatal teacher
due to start a PGCE in September
not regretting it yet

wow, a real change, Harpsi, what age are you going to teach?

dinny - a chance to take voluntary redundancy..didn't like where the job was going..had been there for ages & I was losing the enthusiasm.

like harpsi i'm barrister by trade... am on lengthy sabbatical and studying postgrad psychology. hard work but going well (ps am ancient )

secondary English
can't wait tbh although I am dreading leaving my dds f/t

I did a PGCE at the age of 36, leaving very well paid job in business. I keep thinking how much I would be earning.....but then I get to pick my kids up and spend all the holidays with them. We are going away for 5 weeks this summer

I am an accountant who was working as a risk manager. Currently doing an LLB with the aim of qualifying as a solictor. 37, 3 kids - not convinced I will manage to get a traineeship.

Loving it.

I left school and after working as a nanny for a year I trained as a nursery nurse. I worked in child care and a bit of retail for a couple of years.

After having my own kids I didn't see the point in leaving my own kids to go and look after someone elses. I got a part time casual job that I am still doing 11 years later (had a few other part time retail and merchandising jobs along the way). Now age 30+ I am now in the first year of a related degree (distance learning) that my employer is funding. Once I finish my degree I think I will be looking for a slightly different job but in a similar field.

So I didn't exactly leave a well paid job in one industry to retrain in an other.