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Originally posted by snowman
Sorry, dude, your just to old to start over so live with it. No crap about starting over with some grand occupation that is your live long dream, cause if you had such a dream you would already be living it. Your to highly paid to start a new occupation, ie no one will hire you at starting wages because you already make more than that. So unless you were lucky enough to have selected an occupation that paid you so much you can just say screw it to the world and you can start over, at your leisure, you are quite simply screwed and need to make the most of your fked up life. Learn to like at least some of what you do, its your only hope.
I have seen many people who were in your position, tough luck, really. Its a good reason to push, really push your children to find out what they like, as early as possible, and then to guide them into an occupation that accommodates those likes and dislikes. You only get one big chance for success and its all before approx age 25 or so.
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Wow, what a defeatist attitude! I'm glad you didn't give me words of "encouragement" when I was younger. I couldn't disagree more, it is never, repeat never too late to change everything. I happen to embrace change - obviously not everyone does. If you don't like what you are doing, do something else. Sure, you are paid well now and don't want to drastically alter your living situation, but that is what you may have to do to change and ultimately be happier.
Learn new skills, get a new degree, take a severe paycut and move into a smaller place, etc. - all those things might be what it takes, but to say you can't change your life and you are stuck in a career you hate is just taking the easy, lazy way out. If you want it - do it.