Re: Midlife Career Change
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I'm in the same boat, but I'm unwilling to take the pay cut.
Sounds like you want a part-time job with benefits. Why not load trucks for UPS?
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UPS delivery man? hmmm I can go for that. How much do you think that pays? What other jobs have you thought about and are you in IT? If so why do you not like IT? For me I hate the stupid specs you get for developing what I need to develop and having to deal with users that dont really know what they want.
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You could go either route, but I think driving pays way better.
Ideally, I'm looking for the ideal Holden Caulfield setup - pretending that I'm mute and have people write me little notes saying what they want.
I've considered:
Teaching high school math/science/programming - won't do it because the parents are out of control these days and the pay is [censored]. On the plus side is summer's off to play cards.
Loan officer at a bank. It would be boring but predictable.
Truck driver. For the Catcher in the Rye effect.
Powerball winner. This is the best case scenario. This would also fund startup ideas.
I guess I'll stick to writing code for a living. After another 10 years of this, my head will explode.
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