take the pas at work , BE LAZY
Sounds like just the sort of person who should be a union rep Oreetmon...
OP - rather than hating your job for another 2 years, could you not step into something a bit more flexible or less stressful within your existing field? Pay the mortgage off over a slightly longer period but you could still be mortgage free in early 40s whilst avoiding running yourself into the ground.
two years to pay off the mortgage? STFU and wait it out.
at the age of 38 you will be in a significant position!
two years to pay off the mortgage? STFU and wait it out.
Pay mortgage jump ship.
Thanks - I think that's basically what I wanted to hear (but I do welcome all the other advice too).
Rumours (/wishful thinking) in the office this week are that with Boris's interest in local devolution and small government there might be a redundancy package on the cards in the not-too-distant future. For now I'll keep my fingers crossed for that. Also I think doing anything rash before Oct 31st would be madness...
could you not step into something a bit more flexible or less stressful within your existing field?
I'm vacillating about this, but I think doing something at a lower grade would just increase the boredom... I'm not really one for being lazy at work (time on STW notwithstanding 🙂 ) !.
In the good old days you could just come on this forum to be entertained if your job was dull. Unfortunately those days are gone now and it’s dull here....
I'm about your age and while I sympathise with the sentiment of "life's too short" I think I would, in your position, be shooting for the "pay off the mortgage" option. Two years isn't a very long time in the grand scheme of things. Having your mortgage sorted and pension in good stead is not to be sniffed at, especially before the age of 40.
Rather than looking at these two years as a ordeal to be endured, I'd be looking at them as an opportunity. Obviously it's an opportunity to pay your mortgage off. But more importantly, it's an opportunity to figure out "hey, what do I want to do next?" while still making a decent wage. Once you've jumped ship the pressure to get a new career going will be quite high -- you have two years (or 24 months 🙂 ) to get your ducks in a row with the pressure off.
Talk to a life/career coach and see if that sparks anything. If you think you want to do manual work, see if you can do some voluntary work in evenings and weekends to get a feel for that sort of thing. If you find that your desired new career requires some retraining, two years gives you some time to do some evening classes to that end.
Lols at ****yDunc ... so true, so true, those days are long gone! But good advice above. Having been in a similar position in what now seems like the very long distant past, I wasted the time I could have used planning, just getting more pissed off and discontent. If you think of it as 2 years to plan your exit, then actually the time will seem quite short & you'll be buoyed along by opportunity Of making your escape. Scoot over to the Careershifters website for ideas.
Any interest?
https://www.nats.aero/careers/trainee-air-traffic-controllers/
Not boring, challenging and something you might not have thought of. Have to be prepared to move though.
If I can stick it out for another 24 months (in my head that sounds better than two years) my mortage will be paid, my pension will be in a great place and I could potentially afford to take a year or two to go back to college and learn how to be a kitchen fitter or something, and then earn much less thereafter.
Oh how I wish I were in that position. I’d happily put up with the two years to basically have the next twenty or so free to do whatever the hell I want, knowing that I was financially sound, and with the ability to continue to build on the existing pension!
