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New career at 30 - suggestions/ideas?

by i_drank_the_wine in

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i'm in need of a career change, or at the very least a new job that i can make money at while i continue to work on computer related side-projects.

i'm burnt as hell at computer programming, and being that i am self-taught and have very little corporate experience i am not looking into doing this anymore as it's all i've done as a career for the last 10 years.. long story short, bad money crunch, no degree of any sort, a gamble to try and make my own business failed - so i need to find a new career or job.

searching the papers is somewhat dis-heartening so far.. any ideas, suggestions, or advice for this daunting task of trying to find some way to keep from going bankrupt with a new job.

Fi

Hi There,

I did all the burnout stuff for years too whilst also trying to raise a family as a lone parent, believing that I had to make as much money as I could to support everyone.

Last year it all came crashing down. I now work 16 hours a week as a PA for a lovely family with a severely disabled child. I have three days work and four for ministry and family. My life is rewarded so much more. I no longer can afford new clothes or a holiday, but I am happy knowing I am doing what is right for me and my family, most of all I can look at material things with different eyes and finally am regular at meetings and ministry.

It might not be right for everyone, but I will never look back at my old life with envy, just forward to a wonderful future.

I hope you find your solution.

Christian love