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Posted on 9/11/26 at 3:22 pm to Sunnyvale
Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues
And you know it don't come easy
You don't have to shout or leap about
You can even play them easy
Forget about the past and all your sorrows
The future won't last, it will soon be your tomorrow
And you know it don't come easy
You don't have to shout or leap about
You can even play them easy
Forget about the past and all your sorrows
The future won't last, it will soon be your tomorrow
Posted on 9/11/26 at 4:21 pm to ezride25
I did voluntarily. I had climbed a lot of ladders, we making better money than I ever thought I would, but it was a difficult job. I was point man on casualties, property and personal injury, 365/24.7 call, phone woke me up a lot, had to travel at the last second to incident sites, it was frequently dangerous situations. Bad people to deal with, chemical spills, you name it.
When I hit 50, my kids were out of college, house was paid for, had a nice nest egg, I decided I had enough. I prepared for 6 months, formed a company, hired a staff and gave the company 30 days notice. I went into a completely unrelated field, IT. I never made half of my old salary and bonuses, but I loved the work. After 6 years someone offered me about twice what I thought my company was worth.
Retired.
When I hit 50, my kids were out of college, house was paid for, had a nice nest egg, I decided I had enough. I prepared for 6 months, formed a company, hired a staff and gave the company 30 days notice. I went into a completely unrelated field, IT. I never made half of my old salary and bonuses, but I loved the work. After 6 years someone offered me about twice what I thought my company was worth.
Retired.
Posted on 9/11/26 at 6:22 pm to ezride25
Got laid off at 30 from the oilfield. Went back to school because I honestly had nothing better to do. Ended up sticking it out part time and got a mechanical engineering degree over the next 8 years. Retired the day I turned 59 1/2 and am loving retirement.
The worst part about getting laid off is simply the feeling of rejection. Turned out okay in the end, though. No regrets at all.
The worst part about getting laid off is simply the feeling of rejection. Turned out okay in the end, though. No regrets at all.
Posted on 9/11/26 at 7:30 pm to ezride25
Worked in politics for 8 years. Went through a divorce. Got lost for a couple years. Woke up and realized everything had to change or I’d find myself at the bottom of the hole. Moved cities, changed careers to a family owned regional construction equipment and supplies company just working the counter, but also making commission. Moved up to run a branch then moved to a fortune 300 in category management where I’ve been for 4 years.
Use your network and be open to new possibilities. The person who hooked me up first was not who I would have ever expected to help me.
May not be that impressive to some, but I was lost and totally rebuilt myself. You can too!
Use your network and be open to new possibilities. The person who hooked me up first was not who I would have ever expected to help me.
May not be that impressive to some, but I was lost and totally rebuilt myself. You can too!
This post was edited on 9/11/26 at 7:39 pm
Posted on 9/11/26 at 7:32 pm to Tigerswillprevail
quote:OP you got the best advice in this thread in the first line of the first reply
Yes, start a business in some service category.
This post was edited on 9/11/26 at 7:33 pm
Posted on 9/11/26 at 7:35 pm to ezride25
I have. I was in the construction business for a long time and having success. Then 2008 happened and that industry got crushed. I started a business and have been doing that for 16 years successfully. I’m now at a point where I want to get back into building. I’ve set up my company on autopilot and I’m looking now. I’ve had some recently good interviews so I am hopeful.
Part of the problem I’m seeing is that getting in with some firms is tough because you have an HR idiot that has no idea what a good candidate is and is the gate keeper for the company. They are just looking for buzzwords in a resume.
Part of the problem I’m seeing is that getting in with some firms is tough because you have an HR idiot that has no idea what a good candidate is and is the gate keeper for the company. They are just looking for buzzwords in a resume.
Posted on 9/11/26 at 7:36 pm to ezride25
I was never good at anything so staring over was a norm.
Now at my age, napping is my profession. Just did not realize I had such natural skills in this area till now.
Now at my age, napping is my profession. Just did not realize I had such natural skills in this area till now.
Posted on 9/11/26 at 8:17 pm to ezride25
I was in the mortgage business.
I had 5 employers go up into the implodometer from 2006 and 2007.
At 30 years old, i took a $120k paycut and and started in a completely new industry.
It sucked. I was working alongside former interns. I was spending about 25% of my new, lower income into marketing.
19 years later, i am still with the same employer in the same business. The kids are finishing up college and high school. And I will be hopefully looking at retirement options 5+ years from now.
Life is a grind. If it was easy, they wouldn't call it work.
I had 5 employers go up into the implodometer from 2006 and 2007.
At 30 years old, i took a $120k paycut and and started in a completely new industry.
It sucked. I was working alongside former interns. I was spending about 25% of my new, lower income into marketing.
19 years later, i am still with the same employer in the same business. The kids are finishing up college and high school. And I will be hopefully looking at retirement options 5+ years from now.
Life is a grind. If it was easy, they wouldn't call it work.
Posted on 9/11/26 at 8:28 pm to ezride25
Yea
Well I had a whiskey stage as well, but then I tapped into my network, got a job in the same field, and made myself available to help steal as much work from my previous employer as possible through inside knowledge of strategies and pricing. Something over $5 million in client work and counting. All after the non-compete expired, of course. :wink:
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How did you work through it?
Well I had a whiskey stage as well, but then I tapped into my network, got a job in the same field, and made myself available to help steal as much work from my previous employer as possible through inside knowledge of strategies and pricing. Something over $5 million in client work and counting. All after the non-compete expired, of course. :wink:
Posted on 9/11/26 at 8:33 pm to ezride25
I changed professions several times. Ended up full time working in the plants up and down the river. From Baton Rouge to New Orleans. Worked in shipyard and a nursery . Framed houses. Worked on a shrimp boat. Enjoyed most of the jobs. Was very good at some.
Posted on 9/11/26 at 10:15 pm to rickyh
I hate being a lawyer with the fire of a 1000 suns.
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