Considering a Career Change

[JBearParticipant 138]

Gents,
I hope all are well. I am 31 y/o and am currently going through an hr nightmare at my current job in education. (See if you can guess which gender started this nonsense?) Will quit soon. I’m a little discouraged at the possibility of changing my career at my age (towards counseling or IT) as I don’t want to be too old/outdated, and it will require more education (2-3 years of college level courses). I was lucky to find you guys at 29, so no wife or kids. Not that this needs saying, but I’m not asking you to tell me what to do. However, any insight from someone in a similar situation, or who has been through something similar, would be greatly appreciated. If you have further questions, don’t hesitate to ask-just thought I’d take my situation to some of the awesomeness of the dudes here and see what came up. Take care of yourselves.

[Silver FoxParticipant 2766]

Haven’t been in that exact situation but I have definitely been on the job search well past the age that I wanted to find a new career.

Something that has become very important to me is remembering the power of doing what you want. Discover what you like doing most of all and then invest your energy into making it turn a profit for you. There is certainly something to be said for boring jobs that are stable and pay well, but wouldn’t you rather do something you love If only you could figure out how to make money from it?

"Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife." --Apostle Paul

[Anonymous 7]

Bear, I switched careers to IT type stuff when I was about the same age as you.

It was a challenge but I did it and so can you.

I cannot speak about counseling but Database admin and networking/hardware people are always in demand.

Web people are a dime a dozen (except for the super educated super good).

Software development can be tricky to break into especially without a CS degree.

Good luck.

[Chase PesosParticipant 2136]

Bear,

I hear you. I left education this year to go into more of a counseling role at a specialized school.

Check out non profits, with your experience you might not need the extra schooling, just training.

I still have my nice school schedule without the hassle of principals, etc and I can focus on the kids’ needs more then when I was just in one classroom.

Fox put it well, no pressure from any external forces. You can be as creative and flexible as you feel the need to be. There is no pressure at all, just keep handling your business.

I’m 29 as well, looking forward to what I can do in the time ahead as I’ve already grown leaps and bounds while remaining relatively stress free.

Chase a check, never chase a chick...

[GeraldParticipant 3620]

Education based people can do well in it. Focus on a field that isn’t overwhelmed. Networking, IAAS, database, all good choices.

No longer can we walk away, we must run. Remove the motive power.

[JakeParticipant 908]

tough one its always the cart before the horse you cannot know till you try and changing career well that indicates you can be wrong my best advice try junior positions in several fields at least you get an inside line on it I’ve done lots of different jobs what makes it easy I became good at one sort job sheet metal I am a perfectionist but that made a lot of other stuff easy success begets more hope this helps

[Heave-Ho MgtowParticipant 1797]

Careers and job paths are not like marriage

I never heard anyone saying they wished they had not done something career wise, only that they wished for the things they had not done or tried. If you have a passion, try that.

skip the cavernous vag and go your own way

[MoreSkyParticipant 4865]

Age doesn’t really matter. I’m 47 and I’m also working towards a career change.
As one of the posters above says, it is important to be doing what YOU want.
I’m re-training in the evenings and with online courses whilst remaining in my current soul destroying job, which is probably the ideal way to do it as it minimises risk and financial security.

However, it is worth re-iterating – do something that you enjoy and want to do. This may require working for yourself to avoid the corporate crap.

"...reinvent your life because you must; it is your life and its history and the present belong only to you.” It is Your Life, Charles Bukowski.

[KolaxisParticipant 668]

Don’t sweat it, JBear. Your age isn’t important. Society likes to make us believe that we don’t measure up if we don’t do certain things by a certain point in our lives. I also started getting into IT around your age. The wonderful thing about IT is that you don’t have to go to school.

Get some free studying done for some starting certifications because many companies value certs far more than they value experience and you’ll DEFINITELY get paid more by having the right certs. Professor Messer is completely free and one of the best study tools available. Start there in your free time while you still have a job and relax knowing that the road ahead will be smoother than the part you’re on right now.

I suggest starting with the A+. After that, go for the Network+. A+ should be enough to get your foot in the door most places but Network+ will give you some real bargaining power. From there, focus on getting one or two Microsoft certs. You don’t really need to worry about Security+ unless you’re interested in going into one of the IT security branches or if it’s to help get yourself a raise.

Jackie: How do you write women so well?
Melvin Udall: I think of a man and I take away reason and accountability.

[joetechParticipant]

I know I’m going to sound old, but at your age you still have the rest of your life ahead of you. In 20 years do you want to look back on your life and think, if only I had tried this or that like I thought I wanted to I could have had a different career? My point is that those twenty years are going to pass anyway, so if you have a dream NOW is the time to live it. Don’t wait. You have nothing to fear but fear itself.

"Don't follow in my footsteps...I stepped in something."

[AwakenedParticipant 35201]

Without Knowing YOUR Specific Details, WHY would YOU GIVE THEM the Easy Way Out by Quitting ?

Threaten to sue the Feminist H.R. Rats with a Sexual Discrimination Law Suit, and see if you can’t make em run back to their lil holes, and keep YOUR JOB.

Do what Ya Got to do to KEEP YOUR CASH !!

In a World of Justin Beibers Be a Johnny Cash

[Artboy99Participant 369]

I worked in a career 25 years before realizing I was not accomplishing the goals I had for MY life ( not yours woman!). I changed careers at the age of 43.

[TrailbossParticipant 1844]

I say I.T. all the way bro! There are so many avenues of approach in this field and it is WIDE OPEN! One of the few fields left where you can be self taught or an autodidact and get somewhere…If you can code, or learn code easily, there are TONS of opportunities in this field. I do mostly desktop support and networking. Lots of tuna though…and they are ALL morons! Every single one of them…can’t escape that no matter where you go these days, I suppose….lol

An educated, armed populace cannot be enslaved.

[narwhalParticipant]

If I had an career in education and wanted to leave because I can’t stand the system, I would look into get into corporate training. You’re still in education, but you aren’t dealing with liberal nonsense, at least not at the same level. You most certain could tie it in with IT knowledge.

I have no idea what the pay is or how easy it is to get into the career. just a thought.

Ok. Then do it.

[743 roadmasterParticipant]

On the plus side, the economy is doing great. So lining up something should not be hard. Options are limitless……and of course at your age getting into the military as an officer is also not a bad idea.

A number of people found rewarding jobs from the hobbies they have.

If you found teaching to be rewarding, There are a number of schools for boys and military academies.

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