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Stuck in a rut

Who, like me, feels trapped in an uninspiring and unfulfulling job?

I have been here for more than 20 years, therefore it is stable.

Started when I was single. Married now and eldest daughter is 19 next month.

I earn OK, due to longevity and accrued responsibility, more than a similar job for another company would pay.

I live within walking distance.

All sounds good, you might think?

Sat at the same desk, 9 to 5.30 every day. Feeling that I cannot leave because if I get another job, I will likely earn less, have to travel (therefore need a second car) and all to lower the quality of my family's life because I will be earning less.

I am not ungrateful, i know that many people would swap and take the stability. It is just stagnant. I am 443 hard to look at starting something new, along with which comes the back to basics salary again.

The advise I give my daughters, and anyone a lot younger than me, is do a job that you enjoy or are passionate about. Something that won't make toy dread the arrival of Mondays!

Anyone that got to the end of this, pat yourself on the back because it is pretty boring, just getting my thoughts into black and white.

Have a good day all x
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WatchThis · 41-45, M
I feel ya. I was a sales and rental manager and at 38, I went back to the trade I came up in. It took 3 years of paying things off and setting myself up for success to take the pay cut. I wanted to make sure my family didn’t feel the repercussions of my decision

Something unbelievable happened; since I was doing it because I wanted to and not because I had to, it was incredibly fulfilling and gave me great joy. I came up through the ranks quickly and am now in more of a support and consulting position. I’m paid by the hour and the sky is the limit

We are the same age. My current plan is to have my house paid off when I’m 45. At that point, I’m going to reduce my hours to about 25-30 a week

I don’t know if having a a plan in place to create light at the end of the tunnel would help, but it’s an incredible motivator for me
DS1980 · 41-45, M
@WatchThis Thank you, I won't be doing anything without a plan, cannot risk our wellbeing.

It is nice to hear your positive outcome; am so pleased for you to be in that position at your / our age.