Has anyone had a career change?
Im mid 30's a couple of kids, mortgage looking to perhaps change career.
How did you manage, what did you change into?
Have you had a Career Change?
niagraBozO on 19/10/2019 - 22:11
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Yes, I used to shoot pigeons at the airport, now I herd geese at the park.
yes i remember hiring you at one stage great work ethic.
nobody else was ever quiet able to beat those koalas off the sydney harbour bridge with a stick like yourself.
Good times. I had to quit because my stick broke and I couldn't get used to any other ones.
I started off in horticulture originally, but made the jump to IT instead as that was the "dream". Now I've moved into healthcare IT which isn't too much of a jump, but still quite different.
If you have the talent and can afford the possible financial burden then go for it!
Did you go to uni to get the IT qualifications?
Was already studying it while being a weed killer. Yeah I went to uni for IT but it was a drag and really not worth it in my opinion. Everything seemed to be more catered for international students and what goes on in their industries.
chef originally now IT and breeding salamanders
My contribution is it is much easier if you earn average or lower incomes. If you have progressed to a high income, it is much harder to transfer to another industry at comparable wages.
If that applies to you, maybe take two steps. E.g. keep the same job role in the new industry for the first move, then change roles within the new industry second.
Ive bummed around in a few entry level jobs, meat processing, sales, office admin, retail sales, I'd like to be making better money, the only option seems to be the mines haha. Have a relative who got a job in WA without any experience and he's on good dough.
And by the sounds of it relative job security, having a stable continual job these days is getting tricky
I'm looking at studying to be dentist.
I said to the wife, if i get in we will have to move back in with one of the parents. My income is middle class, about 135000.
I struggle with the politics of the work place and am burning out quite quickly.
is your name rob?
I don't know that I'd count being in the top 5% or so of income earners as middle class :) Not attacking, well done.
I feel like the question you need to ask yourself is - Why do you want a career in Dentistry? You don't have to answer here, but use that to set your end goal and work out a clear and realistic path of what it will take to get there, time, effort, family sacrifices (like moving in with parents, no holidays for several years, no private school etc) then sit down and have that conversation with your partner. Start with that 'why' when you talk to them and if he/she is onboard then make steps towards it every day.
I've switched careers, but I didn't have kids at the time so it was easier. My career income ceiling is lower now but my life is so much better and I look forward to going to work most days.
Having said that, I've worked in different places in the new career and one of those was so toxic I would have happily quit and stocked shelves at a supermarket to escape. Is it the job/career you want to get away from or just the company?
I would highly recommend NOT doing Dentistry.
It is extremely difficult for a graduate to get work. Australia has a massive oversupply, with people from UK, Ireland and Overseas all fighting for work. You may end up working in an extremely rural area, which really beats the purpose of having a good quality of life.
I can apply for 60 positions in Dentistry and not even get a response (forget interview). I have also applied for traditional employment roles (grad IT, Commerce etc) and have had a 95% application to interview conversion rate.
Dental school is also extremely political (more so than office work place) and not for the faint-hearted.
It was a little disappointing when no-one in the dental industry wanted to hire me. I would have been bankrupt if I had just concentrated on Dentistry. But I am fortunate that I cross-trained in other areas during Dental School, that are now paying my bills. Certainly was a waste of mine and tax payers money doing the course, but luckily, I also was on CSP and did not incur the 400k loans that some of the students do.
Be free to PM for more info.
*upper-middle class. What do you do for work?
Went from working within financial services —> Digital Marketing.
I’m still in Digital marketing but at the same time creating my own brand in a business (with some digital marketing experience).I have a few odd jobs while I’m building up that business but I really am enjoying myself and I feel that my life is not that mundane. I really can’t go back, but at the same time it’s not as stable (yet) as if I stayed originally in my old job in the bank…. but I hated my life. Every day was a grind and it took its toll on my health.
I’m happier now, but I also respect people who choose to live a different life from myself. To me it’s more about the perspective, once you’ve done a few things you can appreciate the simpler things (like having a basic and boring job, and there’s nothing wrong with that).
Yep.
grocery bag packer, shelf packer, parcel pickup dogsbody
Motor Mechanic: non-commercial workshop
Motor Mechanic: commercial / retail workshop (very different to above)
Service / Workshop Manager
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Motor mechanic -retail
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Motor mechanic - toyota dealership. Mainly did PDs and AC installations
Motor mech - BMW dealership
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IT change management
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Water industry maintenance contract management
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water industry maintenance engineering.How did i do it?
Got educated & trained. Worked out which skills were transferable. Applied for jobs. In both of the major changes (aircraft & water) I had good referees in that industry.An update, I went to career counselling, they think I should do a PhD and end at a University, that would be a career change!
So I won't be changing all that much, just a different area and field. It will mean a PhD and Masters which i can get for free!
Thanks for your contributions.
As a solicitor (mid-tier) whose life is mostly work and not much else, I'm definitely planning a complete change of industry as soon as I can.
Do you think we could swap, and no one would notice? (Only at work) ha ha
If your income is a lofty $135k, you'll be taking a significant pay cut (on an hourly basis).
Going from corporate "healthcare" (I use quotation marks because it's essentially glorified retail) to hopefully software development.
Went from the Superannuation industry into Cyber Security. Very big change. I'm now working in Cyber Security as an analyst and it's a huge change to my previous job. Much more interesting but also an increase of being stressed due to being new to the industry and obviously not having much experience and knowledge behind me.
Yep. Went from being a mechanic, then dabbled in new/used car sales. Jumped again over to working as a casino dealer. Jumped again into logistics and warehousing, back to working on cars and not long finished my locksmithing apprenticeship…
Variety is the spice of life. Get on it.