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Apr 03, 2024 at 03:14 PM
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I need out of my current field of work. I’ve had six different jobs in the last 10 years. I’ve never been fired, but I end up, hating the job for one reason or another, and move onto something else. I used to think that it was all about the work environment, the culture, or my boss. But I’ve started to realize that I just hate accounting in general. It’s sucking the life out of me and I don’t want to be stuck behind another spreadsheet ever again.
I want something completely different. I want to be outdoors, on a farm, working with animals, or some kind of a caregiver. I want to be creative, not analytical. I want to be subjective, not objective. The problem is, I will most likely have to change everything else about my life, too, like where I live, and my lifestyle, because a change like this means cutting my earnings in half, at least. I’m totally OK with that, but I know my family is going to freak out and think that I’m having another episode, or something. Maybe I really am having another episode, or I’m just hypomanic. So what do I do? __________________ I used to be a creative kid, but then I went to school. |
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Apr 03, 2024 at 05:11 PM
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One of the best nurses I had used to be in banking, high up in finance and made probably 4 -5 times what she made as a nurse. She was maybe in her 50’s when I met her and had been a nurse for about 7 years I think it was. So it’s entirely feasible to completely change careers and be happy. Decide on what you want to do and plan for it.
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Apr 06, 2024 at 04:49 PM
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That’s how my husband became a nurse. In his 40s. Not from finance field but science research field. He wanted for a long time but circumstances didn’t allow. He finally said I am done. And my mom switched careers completely at 50. She became a chef and restaurant manager. She was a civil engineer her whole life. They just pursued their either long time dreams or sudden urge. It’s never too late |
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Apr 06, 2024 at 04:50 PM
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May 10, 2024 at 12:17 AM
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And I know a certified nurse midwife who retrained in later life after being a system administrator, another comfortable and well-paying career in IT. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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