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Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 12/2/2024
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I cut my salary by around 50% when I moved back from Aus in 2020. Changed industry (medical marketing to tourism) and have never been happier. Work doesn't feel like work most of the time now... I suspect you need a change h whether that's a new job or a new industry, "change is as good as a holiday" is a truism for a reason!
I've been considering a complete change.
I need a job I can leave at work and not think about when I'm home.
I'm an engineer in a senior position yearning for something simple.
Don't laugh, I did consider becoming a bus driver.
Honestly, just go do a course and get a bus licence, it shouldn't be too much of an investment. Then do that for a while, come back to IT when (or if) you feel like it.
I don't think that's laughable. Work that follows you home can be so mentally/emotionally all-consuming and I think it's pretty normal to fantasise about manual jobs with short, well-defined hours (and easy to forget they sometimes follow you home too, in the form of aching back muscles etc).
Did you get into engineeting because you were passionate about some aspect of it? @Axisential@lemmy.nz is right about some careers not feeling like work most of the time if you really enjoy them.
The reason I said don't laugh is because that's what most people do when I tell them that "... you'll be wasting your talent...". I should take Dave's advice and get qualified as a driver before I'm too old to be considered.
To answer your question, I was born an engineer so I can't stop being one.
But on the work front... my passions have changed.
Unless your talent is literally saving human lives (or your society made a huge investment in training you and hasn't recouped yet), I don't really buy the idea that you're obligated to do what you're best at. Because why? Do what makes you happy.
I hope you are able to make a switch that engages your passions!