Going into teaching after 25 years in international biotech sales. It's very daunting but I have the potential of another 20 year career ahead of me in a valued profession. It will be financially challenging but only in short to medium term.
Worked for various departments in the Home Office for 14 years. Was starting to hate my job so decided to do something I love about 2 years ago. Football coaching. Now working for Leyton Orient Community Trust in schools around East London. Love my job.
Worked for various departments in the Home Office for 14 years. Was starting to hate my job so decided to do something I love about 2 years ago. Football coaching. Now working for Leyton Orient Community Trust in schools around East London. Love my job.
This is what I want to do. Recently lost my job and am about to go into another one hopefully but I've been thinking about moving into coaching for a long time now.
Where do you even start? Am I better off doing my badges first or is it best to start by volunteering with a local club?
I hate my job with a passion. So much passion in fact that thinking of ways to describe how much I dislike the people I work keeps me rocking.
Problem is I'm not really educated to any level beyond GCSE. I've got loads of tickets relating to my job but they are not really transferable.
I completely understand the mantra about not living to work and to do what makes me happy.
But
I've got loads of fucking bills to pay and life is expensive, so expensive it's ridiculous. I earn pretty well from my job I detest. And most things that would make me happy have shit pay or are unattainable to someone who went to the university of chancer's and loafers.
I've got nothing but respect for anyone who goes off on the pursuit of happiness
I hate my job with a passion. So much passion in fact that thinking of ways to describe how much I dislike the people I work keeps me rocking.
Problem is I'm not really educated to any level beyond GCSE. I've got loads of tickets relating to my job but they are not really transferable.
I completely understand the mantra about not living to work and to do what makes me happy.
But
I've got loads of fucking bills to pay and life is expensive, so expensive it's ridiculous. I earn pretty well from my job I detest. And most things that would make me happy have shit pay or are unattainable to someone who went to the university of chancer's and loafers.
I've got nothing but respect for anyone who goes off on the pursuit of happiness
Could you try and make small changes first mate? Maybe alter your hours? Part time etc??? If you hate it you must change it. It is hard and I'm currently in the same position as you.
I'm constantly looking for jobs. Would love to get into football coaching, wouldn't know where to start though.
Worked for various departments in the Home Office for 14 years. Was starting to hate my job so decided to do something I love about 2 years ago. Football coaching. Now working for Leyton Orient Community Trust in schools around East London. Love my job.
Worked for various departments in the Home Office for 14 years. Was starting to hate my job so decided to do something I love about 2 years ago. Football coaching. Now working for Leyton Orient Community Trust in schools around East London. Love my job.
This is what I want to do. Recently lost my job and am about to go into another one hopefully but I've been thinking about moving into coaching for a long time now.
Where do you even start? Am I better off doing my badges first or is it best to start by volunteering with a local club?
I did both RR. Volunteering with a local club whilst doing my badges. I wrote to most London clubs community trust's asking if they had any coaching work. Highly recommend that you do the FA Youth Module courses (1,2,3). I did my core FA level 1 and 2 badges within 6 months and awaiting news of my application to the FA to do my UEFA B.I still coach at the weekends for my local boys team which for me is the best coaching course you can ever do.
Worked for various departments in the Home Office for 14 years. Was starting to hate my job so decided to do something I love about 2 years ago. Football coaching. Now working for Leyton Orient Community Trust in schools around East London. Love my job.
This is what I want to do. Recently lost my job and am about to go into another one hopefully but I've been thinking about moving into coaching for a long time now.
Where do you even start? Am I better off doing my badges first or is it best to start by volunteering with a local club?
I did both RR. Volunteering with a local club whilst doing my badges. I wrote to most London clubs community trust's asking if they had any coaching work. Highly recommend that you do the FA Youth Module courses (1,2,3). I did my core FA level 1 and 2 badges within 6 months and awaiting news of my application to the FA to do my UEFA B.I still coach at the weekends for my local boys team which for me is the best coaching course you can ever do.
Great stuff. Is the money much different from what you was earning?
I was thinking of a career change. I was gonna go from benefit scrounger to petty criminal. I mean benefit scrounging pays well an' all but they make me go and sign on a couple of times a week now and it's slap bang in the middle of the day which means I miss Jeremy Kyle for those days. Work is work I suppose and you've gotta do what you gotta do to bring a pound note in but that's quality time I'm missing with Jezza and I'll never get that back. Decisions decisions :-(
Worked for various departments in the Home Office for 14 years. Was starting to hate my job so decided to do something I love about 2 years ago. Football coaching. Now working for Leyton Orient Community Trust in schools around East London. Love my job.
This is what I want to do. Recently lost my job and am about to go into another one hopefully but I've been thinking about moving into coaching for a long time now.
Where do you even start? Am I better off doing my badges first or is it best to start by volunteering with a local club?
I did both RR. Volunteering with a local club whilst doing my badges. I wrote to most London clubs community trust's asking if they had any coaching work. Highly recommend that you do the FA Youth Module courses (1,2,3). I did my core FA level 1 and 2 badges within 6 months and awaiting news of my application to the FA to do my UEFA B.I still coach at the weekends for my local boys team which for me is the best coaching course you can ever do.
Thanks Amos, I've had a look at the courses so will crack on with that. I just don't think I can sit in an office full-time for the rest of my life!
Worked for various departments in the Home Office for 14 years. Was starting to hate my job so decided to do something I love about 2 years ago. Football coaching. Now working for Leyton Orient Community Trust in schools around East London. Love my job.
This is what I want to do. Recently lost my job and am about to go into another one hopefully but I've been thinking about moving into coaching for a long time now.
Where do you even start? Am I better off doing my badges first or is it best to start by volunteering with a local club?
I did both RR. Volunteering with a local club whilst doing my badges. I wrote to most London clubs community trust's asking if they had any coaching work. Highly recommend that you do the FA Youth Module courses (1,2,3). I did my core FA level 1 and 2 badges within 6 months and awaiting news of my application to the FA to do my UEFA B.I still coach at the weekends for my local boys team which for me is the best coaching course you can ever do.
Great stuff. Is the money much different from what you was earning?
Worked for various departments in the Home Office for 14 years. Was starting to hate my job so decided to do something I love about 2 years ago. Football coaching. Now working for Leyton Orient Community Trust in schools around East London. Love my job.
This is what I want to do. Recently lost my job and am about to go into another one hopefully but I've been thinking about moving into coaching for a long time now.
Where do you even start? Am I better off doing my badges first or is it best to start by volunteering with a local club?
I did both RR. Volunteering with a local club whilst doing my badges. I wrote to most London clubs community trust's asking if they had any coaching work. Highly recommend that you do the FA Youth Module courses (1,2,3). I did my core FA level 1 and 2 badges within 6 months and awaiting news of my application to the FA to do my UEFA B.I still coach at the weekends for my local boys team which for me is the best coaching course you can ever do.
Thanks Amos, I've had a look at the courses so will crack on with that. I just don't think I can sit in an office full-time for the rest of my life!
Worked for various departments in the Home Office for 14 years. Was starting to hate my job so decided to do something I love about 2 years ago. Football coaching. Now working for Leyton Orient Community Trust in schools around East London. Love my job.
This is what I want to do. Recently lost my job and am about to go into another one hopefully but I've been thinking about moving into coaching for a long time now.
Where do you even start? Am I better off doing my badges first or is it best to start by volunteering with a local club?
I did both RR. Volunteering with a local club whilst doing my badges. I wrote to most London clubs community trust's asking if they had any coaching work. Highly recommend that you do the FA Youth Module courses (1,2,3). I did my core FA level 1 and 2 badges within 6 months and awaiting news of my application to the FA to do my UEFA B.I still coach at the weekends for my local boys team which for me is the best coaching course you can ever do.
Great stuff. Is the money much different from what you was earning?
Good question.
Go for it RR. I got to the same point in my life where I needed a change. Don't get me wrong I could not have done it without the support of my mrs but glad I did it. Do your badges mate and volunteer at the weekends.
I just resigned from my job. I work in tech and love some of the work I do, but hated the company and as a Marxist, I'm sick of making lots of money for already rich. I'm thinking of going into the public or not-for-profit sector.
I'm an American citizen, and we have an agency here called 18F who is really looking to change how the Government builds software. The UK Government has a very similar agency called GDS, and when I'm in London next week going to try to meet with someone there.
I know I'm quite spoiled by the fact that I've grown up with computers and with the internet, but it really does expand the number of things you can do. There are countless studies that show that happy, empowered people work better, smarter, and harder, and are more productive.
I hate my job with a passion. So much passion in fact that thinking of ways to describe how much I dislike the people I work keeps me rocking.
Problem is I'm not really educated to any level beyond GCSE. I've got loads of tickets relating to my job but they are not really transferable.
I completely understand the mantra about not living to work and to do what makes me happy.
But
I've got loads of fucking bills to pay and life is expensive, so expensive it's ridiculous. I earn pretty well from my job I detest. And most things that would make me happy have shit pay or are unattainable to someone who went to the university of chancer's and loafers.
I've got nothing but respect for anyone who goes off on the pursuit of happiness
Could you try and make small changes first mate? Maybe alter your hours? Part time etc??? If you hate it you must change it. It is hard and I'm currently in the same position as you.
I'm constantly looking for jobs. Would love to get into football coaching, wouldn't know where to start though.
Hahahahahahahahhahaaaaa
No, I already do loads of overtime because I'm a money slut. Part time is not an option unless I want to sell my home and move into a caravan
Problem is, I am pretty capable at what I do which generates a huge window for overtime. Now this is the moronic bit. I hate the job but I voluntarily spend more time doing it because it pays well.
I also have a huge problem with over-promoted dickheads and other management bollock-Latin speakers and the waffle and bullshite that falls out of their cock-holes like jism from sasha greys gaping, chasmic twot after a gangbang with the harlem globetrotters.
I actually don't hate the job, I hate a large percentage of my fellow employees. The job I can deal with, it's the people and people are fucking everywhere these days. And the world is becoming a smaller, thicker place daily
Quit my job right after New Year, been working for big corporations for 20+ years doing stupid hours, weekends the lot. Had a massive health scare last year which has dramatically changed my outlook on things. It also affected my kids a lot. Went back to work and just couldn't do it anymore and the company really didn't give a shit with what I had been and was going through. Hoping to have a better balance now freelancing and starting my own small business. Feel great now.
I hate my job with a passion. So much passion in fact that thinking of ways to describe how much I dislike the people I work keeps me rocking.
Problem is I'm not really educated to any level beyond GCSE. I've got loads of tickets relating to my job but they are not really transferable.
I completely understand the mantra about not living to work and to do what makes me happy.
But
I've got loads of fucking bills to pay and life is expensive, so expensive it's ridiculous. I earn pretty well from my job I detest. And most things that would make me happy have shit pay or are unattainable to someone who went to the university of chancer's and loafers.
I've got nothing but respect for anyone who goes off on the pursuit of happiness
Could you try and make small changes first mate? Maybe alter your hours? Part time etc??? If you hate it you must change it. It is hard and I'm currently in the same position as you.
I'm constantly looking for jobs. Would love to get into football coaching, wouldn't know where to start though.
Hahahahahahahahhahaaaaa
No, I already do loads of overtime because I'm a money slut. Part time is not an option unless I want to sell my home and move into a caravan
Problem is, I am pretty capable at what I do which generates a huge window for overtime. Now this is the moronic bit. I hate the job but I voluntarily spend more time doing it because it pays well.
I also have a huge problem with over-promoted dickheads and other management bollock-Latin speakers and the waffle and bullshite that falls out of their cock-holes like jism from sasha greys gaping, chasmic twot after a gangbang with the harlem globetrotters.
I actually don't hate the job, I hate a large percentage of my fellow employees. The job I can deal with, it's the people and people are fucking everywhere these days. And the world is becoming a smaller, thicker place daily
How does speaking Latin help if you are a rent-boy?
@Carter what is it you do? Id love to be a fly on the wall in your office
Professional loafer and chancer mate. Don't work in an office though. Much anyway
I'd like to be a critic. Be paid to criticise stuff. Anything, absolutely anything. Or a consumer champion. Like Matt Allright or Ann Robinson. Nicky Campbell would be ideal
I'd ultimately like to be left alone to do my job without interference from people who don't know there arseholes from their ear holes. I doubt I'm alone though.
Anybody know of insurance jobs? Anywhere from Horsham to London I will consider. I am currently a shift supervisor for AXA Travel Insurance, been there 4 years started as a temp, then a call handler followed by claims handler now supervisor but I need to earn more and there's no overtime to be had (
Thought you were going to be a copper?
Applied 3 times in my life. Got no offers off the back of that.
I'm a business analyst now much happier, got made redundant from that (along with an entire department) had to restart from the bottom at a new company and have worked my way into a great role.
Quit my job right after New Year, been working for big corporations for 20+ years doing stupid hours, weekends the lot. Had a massive health scare last year which has dramatically changed my outlook on things. It also affected my kids a lot. Went back to work and just couldn't do it anymore and the company really didn't give a shit with what I had been and was going through. Hoping to have a better balance now freelancing and starting my own small business. Feel great now.
Sounds fantastic, hope it all goes well and having seen some of your work, it should.
I sold my business back in 2010...It was a good earner in its early days back in the 90's but just became a wage later due to the change in market forces in the Print & stationery trade. So I sold it after 20 years of ownership and moved to Australia thinking Id make a new start. Trouble is that I probably did this 20 years too late. Moving to a foreign country when youre over 50 with no real trade behind you and not having any friends or relations out here has made life very hard for me.
I've now been out of work for nearly 6 years and when I first came here I applied for dozens of jobs and never got any replies, let alone interviews....I would have been happy driving a delivery van....a far cry from running a successful business back home, but I was trying to be realistic. The lowest point came in 2013 when I applied at two well known Volunteer bureaus and both rejected me as being far too experienced. I couldnt even give myself away.
Fortunately we sold our house in the UK in 2014 and this allowed me to free up some cash to enable me to renovate the house we live in now. If we sell, we will make a nice profit and ideally Id love to do it all again, but finding a house at the right price in this market is very difficult so its kind of making me revisit where I was before I began the renovation.
I invested in some vintage wedding cars and have ploughed a lot of money into getting them up to scratch. We developed a website which looks great but we have now encountered the seo problem in an already busy market place. Its really frustrating and at times I feel like packing up my bags and coming back home. I do have moments where I really feel like a fish out of water here but you soldier on.
Im not in any way looking for a sympathy vote and after rambling on here I think the point I wanted to make was be careful what you wish for.....for all the ups and downs of my previous career I really would love to turn back the clock. That old saying of the grass being greener on the other side is so true.
So before you make a leap of faith, be really careful and do your research. Its heartening to hear some of the success stories here, and Im really hoping to find something meaningful to do in the near future, but at 56 you really do start to look over your shoulder as you realise that time is catching up on you.
I was a teacher for Four years then jacked it in. Hated the politics in schools. Heads were only interested in exam results and running the school like a business. The thing I hated most was that I couldn't switch off from work. Always planning, marking, reviewing etc. It got to the point where i hated Sunday nights and really couldn't picture seeing myself teaching for another 30+ years.
4 yrs at uni 16k debt to teach and I gave up after 4 years.
Now im driving trains and much prefer it. There are drawbacks as its shift work but the thing I appreciate the most is that once your day is done that's it. I switch off. There's a lot to be said for that.
Its horses for courses. Prioritize what you want out of a job.
I sold my business back in 2010...It was a good earner in its early days back in the 90's but just became a wage later due to the change in market forces in the Print & stationery trade. So I sold it after 20 years of ownership and moved to Australia thinking Id make a new start. Trouble is that I probably did this 20 years too late. Moving to a foreign country when youre over 50 with no real trade behind you and not having any friends or relations out here has made life very hard for me.
I've now been out of work for nearly 6 years and when I first came here I applied for dozens of jobs and never got any replies, let alone interviews....I would have been happy driving a delivery van....a far cry from running a successful business back home, but I was trying to be realistic. The lowest point came in 2013 when I applied at two well known Volunteer bureaus and both rejected me as being far too experienced. I couldnt even give myself away.
Fortunately we sold our house in the UK in 2014 and this allowed me to free up some cash to enable me to renovate the house we live in now. If we sell, we will make a nice profit and ideally Id love to do it all again, but finding a house at the right price in this market is very difficult so its kind of making me revisit where I was before I began the renovation.
I invested in some vintage wedding cars and have ploughed a lot of money into getting them up to scratch. We developed a website which looks great but we have now encountered the seo problem in an already busy market place. Its really frustrating and at times I feel like packing up my bags and coming back home. I do have moments where I really feel like a fish out of water here but you soldier on.
Im not in any way looking for a sympathy vote and after rambling on here I think the point I wanted to make was be careful what you wish for.....for all the ups and downs of my previous career I really would love to turn back the clock. That old saying of the grass being greener on the other side is so true.
So before you make a leap of faith, be really careful and do your research. Its heartening to hear some of the success stories here, and Im really hoping to find something meaningful to do in the near future, but at 56 you really do start to look over your shoulder as you realise that time is catching up on you.
Put my hand up for a redundancy back in 2003 after 25 years in the City. Fancied working for myself, so the money went that way. Went bust 4 years later and just been chasing jobs for the past 9 years to bring a wage in.
That's been hard as age kills your chances in most places and what's left is usually crap or physical work, which had been OK. However a major health scare last year means my current job is a no go. Not looking forward to my job prospects tbh and not looking for anything grand either, but most applications don't receive a response and those that do respond are with a negative.
So, yup I'd turn back the clock too. If I'd stayed where I was I'd have been retiring this week on a pension paying more than I currently earn.
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Awful business to be in these days. No real money it and takes up and consumes every aspect of your life.
'Overseas', he asked.
'No, they would be hovercraft', I replied
Where do you even start? Am I better off doing my badges first or is it best to start by volunteering with a local club?
Problem is I'm not really educated to any level beyond GCSE. I've got loads of tickets relating to my job but they are not really transferable.
I completely understand the mantra about not living to work and to do what makes me happy.
But
I've got loads of fucking bills to pay and life is expensive, so expensive it's ridiculous. I earn pretty well from my job I detest. And most things that would make me happy have shit pay or are unattainable to someone who went to the university of chancer's and loafers.
I've got nothing but respect for anyone who goes off on the pursuit of happiness
I'm constantly looking for jobs. Would love to get into football coaching, wouldn't know where to start though.
Great stuff. Is the money much different from what you was earning?
About 6k a year less than what I previously on but a 1000 times happier
I'm an American citizen, and we have an agency here called 18F who is really looking to change how the Government builds software. The UK Government has a very similar agency called GDS, and when I'm in London next week going to try to meet with someone there.
I know I'm quite spoiled by the fact that I've grown up with computers and with the internet, but it really does expand the number of things you can do. There are countless studies that show that happy, empowered people work better, smarter, and harder, and are more productive.
A mate sent me this shortly after I resigned. I think it's really fitting:
No, I already do loads of overtime because I'm a money slut. Part time is not an option unless I want to sell my home and move into a caravan
Problem is, I am pretty capable at what I do which generates a huge window for overtime. Now this is the moronic bit. I hate the job but I voluntarily spend more time doing it because it pays well.
I also have a huge problem with over-promoted dickheads and other management bollock-Latin speakers and the waffle and bullshite that falls out of their cock-holes like jism from sasha greys gaping, chasmic twot after a gangbang with the harlem globetrotters.
I actually don't hate the job, I hate a large percentage of my fellow employees. The job I can deal with, it's the people and people are fucking everywhere these days. And the world is becoming a smaller, thicker place daily
I'd like to be a critic. Be paid to criticise stuff. Anything, absolutely anything. Or a consumer champion. Like Matt Allright or Ann Robinson. Nicky Campbell would be ideal
I'd ultimately like to be left alone to do my job without interference from people who don't know there arseholes from their ear holes. I doubt I'm alone though.
Applied 3 times in my life. Got no offers off the back of that. I'm a business analyst now much happier, got made redundant from that (along with an entire department) had to restart from the bottom at a new company and have worked my way into a great role.
I've now been out of work for nearly 6 years and when I first came here I applied for dozens of jobs and never got any replies, let alone interviews....I would have been happy driving a delivery van....a far cry from running a successful business back home, but I was trying to be realistic. The lowest point came in 2013 when I applied at two well known Volunteer bureaus and both rejected me as being far too experienced.
I couldnt even give myself away.
Fortunately we sold our house in the UK in 2014 and this allowed me to free up some cash to enable me to renovate the house we live in now. If we sell, we will make a nice profit and ideally Id love to do it all again, but finding a house at the right price in this market is very difficult so its kind of making me revisit where I was before I began the renovation.
I invested in some vintage wedding cars and have ploughed a lot of money into getting them up to scratch. We developed a website which looks great but we have now encountered the seo problem in an already busy market place. Its really frustrating and at times I feel like packing up my bags and coming back home.
I do have moments where I really feel like a fish out of water here but you soldier on.
Im not in any way looking for a sympathy vote and after rambling on here I think the point I wanted to make was be careful what you wish for.....for all the ups and downs of my previous career I really would love to turn back the clock. That old saying of the grass being greener on the other side is so true.
So before you make a leap of faith, be really careful and do your research. Its heartening to hear some of the success stories here, and Im really hoping to find something meaningful to do in the near future, but at 56 you really do start to look over your shoulder as you realise that time is catching up on you.
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Pest Controller
Renovationist/cabinet maker/crepe maker/small holder/international playboy
4 yrs at uni 16k debt to teach and I gave up after 4 years.
Now im driving trains and much prefer it. There are drawbacks as its shift work but the thing I appreciate the most is that once your day is done that's it. I switch off. There's a lot to be said for that.
Its horses for courses. Prioritize what you want out of a job.
That's been hard as age kills your chances in most places and what's left is usually crap or physical work, which had been OK. However a major health scare last year means my current job is a no go. Not looking forward to my job prospects tbh and not looking for anything grand either, but most applications don't receive a response and those that do respond are with a negative.
So, yup I'd turn back the clock too. If I'd stayed where I was I'd have been retiring this week on a pension paying more than I currently earn.