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What is the biggest variable that can derail a career/life ?
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:04 pm
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:04 pm
other than ones involving death or extreme physical disabilities
unexpected pregnancy? one later in life?
divorce?
loss of job?
realization that your career isn't for you?
debt? or a bad investment?
STD?
loss of a home (to a fire or natural disaster)?
losing your retirement/savings (like an Enron scenario)?
unexpected pregnancy? one later in life?
divorce?
loss of job?
realization that your career isn't for you?
debt? or a bad investment?
STD?
loss of a home (to a fire or natural disaster)?
losing your retirement/savings (like an Enron scenario)?
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Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:05 pm to SlowFlowPro
A drug addiction
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:06 pm to SlowFlowPro
Having children in general
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:06 pm to SlowFlowPro
Drug addiction and alcoholism maybe? Depression
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:06 pm to SlowFlowPro
Divorce or death of spouse
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:06 pm to SlowFlowPro
Women
Just ask Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton, Adam and countless other men.
Just ask Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton, Adam and countless other men.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:07 pm to LesMiles BFF
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A drug addiction
solid
the worst addiction is gambling, in my experience
drugs take a long time to really frick you up (and ODing is rare and basically resigned to a few select drugs these days)
you can lose everything and be mid-6 figures in debt in a weekend with a gambling issue
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:07 pm to LesMiles BFF
Easily drug addiction or gambling addiction
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:07 pm to Gradual_Stroke
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or death
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:08 pm to SlowFlowPro
Depends on what you do. Arrest/drugs if you are in healthcare. DWI if you're a truck driver.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:08 pm to SlowFlowPro
Gambling addiction is easily worse than drug addiction. Easy to hide and can get you in huge trouble very quickly
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:09 pm to SlowFlowPro
Spending too much time on an addictive college message board? 
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:09 pm to SlowFlowPro
Addiction
Depression
Divorce
Marriage and children CAN be a big obstacle if you're both self employed.
Depression
Divorce
Marriage and children CAN be a big obstacle if you're both self employed.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:09 pm to SlowFlowPro
lying
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:09 pm to SlowFlowPro
The situation like Enron you pointed out would be pretty brutal late in a career.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:09 pm to SlowFlowPro
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loss of a home (to a fire or natural disaster)?
if insurance won't cover, I would say this is one of the tops....most people plan their life around having their house paid off by retirement time. if you have to start all over late in life, that would be disastrous...
another (and more common one) would be a major stock market crash late in your career...every time this happens, many older folks have to come out of retirement and go back to work...
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:10 pm to Ric Flair
A felony conviction pretty much ends your chance of having a successful, white collar career.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:10 pm to SabiDojo
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Marriage and children CAN be a big obstacle if you're both self employed.
lawyer i know just found out his 45-year old wife is preggo. he's in his 60s
that's like taking out 3 of my student loans with a 20-year repayment without an option to repay early
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:11 pm to SlowFlowPro
It depends on the career? College and pro athetics appear to not be concerned with personal behavior, so you can do whatever you want and still have a job.
I would say drug/gambling addictions, as well as divorce/depression are high on the list for people with normal jobs.
I would say drug/gambling addictions, as well as divorce/depression are high on the list for people with normal jobs.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:11 pm to windshieldman
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The situation like Enron you pointed out would be pretty brutal late in a career.
2008 hit some retirees hard
public pensioners all around the country are having to take haircuts due to public spending excess
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