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re: 47 and burned out
Posted on 2/19/15 at 12:42 am to TheHiddenFlask
Posted on 2/19/15 at 12:42 am to TheHiddenFlask
51, I enjoy my job, my boss is tolerable, I don't love my job but I understand where else can I go set my own hours and make the money that I make? I have been setting aside my 15% since I was 18 - so hopefully I don't croak the day after my retirement.
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Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:11 am to FlowMaster
Everybody gets burned out.
Start looking for a different job.
Start looking for a different job.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:28 am to TheHiddenFlask
No red flag here but I've done it twice and know how much it can help.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:48 am to TheHiddenFlask
Burned out in your twenties, you got some real trouble ahead then 
A year off unemployed middle age could be red flags for a potential employer. Consider getting into a small business that interest you. One thing I always tell kids in HS or college is try to find something they feel passionate about to make a living in. Too many of my friends took jobs in their twenties to make a living and got stuck in them. They literally hate going to work but are trapped by life. Good luck figuring out the path to happiness.
A year off unemployed middle age could be red flags for a potential employer. Consider getting into a small business that interest you. One thing I always tell kids in HS or college is try to find something they feel passionate about to make a living in. Too many of my friends took jobs in their twenties to make a living and got stuck in them. They literally hate going to work but are trapped by life. Good luck figuring out the path to happiness. Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:29 am to iron banks
All, the "burned out in my mid-twenties" was, more or less, sarcasm.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:40 am to yellowfin
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yellowfin 47 and burned out No red flag here but I've done it twice and know how much it can help.
It can help so much that you've done it twice?
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:53 am to TheHiddenFlask
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TheHiddenFlask
On the one hand, I can't stand the attitude you're referencing here. On the other, it's 100% rational for "high-level" banking, where one of the primary job requirements is an eagerness to slam 80+ hour weeks on excel.
But it's that very attitude that leads to people like OP burning out at 47, so I'm not sure whether he even cares if he'd be able to get another "high-level" banking job again.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:57 am to CHiPs25
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It can help so much that you've done it twice?
yes and I'll probably do it again at some time
first time was between college and looking for first job
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:57 am to raw dog
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I'm in my mid-20's and burned out is that bad?
He's burned out on work not drugs
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:22 am to Cold Cous Cous
The head of my investment bank once dropped this knowledge on me:
You know what you cal a 45 year old investment banker?
A failure.
I banking isn't meant to be a career past 40, unless you are the kind of person who doesn't want to do anything but feel the rush of the deal.
If he's been doing I banking for 20+ years, he should be able to retire at this point. My thought is that he's doing something more menial and callin. Himself a "banker" to sound more important.
You know what you cal a 45 year old investment banker?
A failure.
I banking isn't meant to be a career past 40, unless you are the kind of person who doesn't want to do anything but feel the rush of the deal.
If he's been doing I banking for 20+ years, he should be able to retire at this point. My thought is that he's doing something more menial and callin. Himself a "banker" to sound more important.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:29 am to TheHiddenFlask
Time for a career change. Take the year off, and "f" the banking world. Go do something more fulfilling. Teach middle school math (lord knows the world needs more dedicated math teachers), become the CFO of a nonprofit devoted to your favorite cause, switch over into higher ed or nonprofit fundraising....
It's a big world. Why keep doing what you hate?
It's a big world. Why keep doing what you hate?
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:34 am to raw dog
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I'm in my mid-20's and burned out is that bad?
I think about quitting and working as a ski instructor / outdoor tour guide daily.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 10:02 am to NewIberiaHaircut
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Why should we be penalized for taking a year off and traveling the world?
Just from the perspective of a potential new employer----How do i know when you're just gonna flake out and leave me in a bind because you want some "me" time to travel and see the world? It's too big a risk IMO. I'd rather hire someone more motivated.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 10:03 am to TheHiddenFlask
That guy sounds like a douche-- there are plenty of senior level bankers that work past age 45 because they love what they do.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 10:21 am to Lou Pai
Work pays the bills...a career feeds the soul if you are lucky. I have been self-employed for 35 years and the only thing I regret is the 5 years after LSU that I wasted trying to climb the corporate ladder. 
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:26 am to Lou Pai
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Lou Pai
I would like to ask you an off-topic question. If you get a chance, can you post in NCAA 2014 Dynasty thread in my post history. Its about the banking industry. Just don't want to clog this thread with side chats.
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 11:29 am
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:29 am to sstig
What do you do?
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:43 am to GeauxPack81
Why does everybody assume that he is going to give an honest answer of "I just got tired of the BS and headed for the beach, but I'm back and ready to go again". . Yeah... This isn't the movies.
How about "My mother was really sick and there was nobody to take care of her, so I choose to do that instead of putting her in a home".
If he has the resume, he'll get hired again. 1 year out of most professions isn't a deal killer or nearly as dramatic as people make it out to be.
. Yeah... This isn't the movies. How about "My mother was really sick and there was nobody to take care of her, so I choose to do that instead of putting her in a home".
If he has the resume, he'll get hired again. 1 year out of most professions isn't a deal killer or nearly as dramatic as people make it out to be.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:59 am to TheHiddenFlask
hidden flask what bank do you work at
Posted on 2/19/15 at 12:05 pm to Moustache
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Just from the perspective of a potential new employer----How do i know when you're just gonna flake out and leave me in a bind because you want some "me" time to travel and see the world? It's too big a risk IMO. I'd rather hire someone more motivated.
No different than when he leaves for another job....which most will probably do in less than 5 years
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