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major career change..

conmanconman Posts: 7,493
edited February 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
who has done it?


i'll be doing it a few months from now and i couldn't more excited...

good experiences? bad experiences? lets hear 'em
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  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,337
    What's the change?
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,875
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    What's the change?
    He is joining the Army.....
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • stickman81stickman81 Posts: 437
    porn star....
  • RB307584RB307584 Posts: 9
    Working at the carwash!
  • ZiggyStarZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    Yep....I owned a real estate office (I sold businesses, not houses) for 6 years where I worked a ridiculous amount of hours 6-7 days a week. After the 2009 PJ tour I thought FUCK THIS SHIT so came back, thought of a new business idea, taught myself web design, got out of real estate....and now I have an online business and make websites for clients from the comfort of my own home. :D I really like it....and it will eventually lead me onto more creative pursuits which I will eventually love! :thumbup:

    That's the main goal....to work towards a creative occupation "I love"....because life's too short to be spending the majority of your time doing shit you don't love or at least like a lot.
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  • conmanconman Posts: 7,493
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    What's the change?
    He is joining the Army.....
    :lol:



    i am leaving the navy
  • conmanconman Posts: 7,493
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    Yep....I owned a real estate office (I sold businesses, not houses) for 6 years where I worked a ridiculous amount of hours 6-7 days a week. After the 2009 PJ tour I thought FUCK THIS SHIT so came back, thought of a new business idea, taught myself web design, got out of real estate....and now I have an online business and make websites for clients from the comfort of my own home. :D I really like it....and it will eventually lead me onto more creative pursuits which I will eventually love! :thumbup:

    That's the main goal....to work towards a creative occupation "I love"....because life's too short to be spending the majority of your time doing shit you don't love or at least like a lot.
    cool story, that was quite a change


    and i agree, lifes too short to be doing something you hate... that's why i'm leaving the navy
  • conmanconman Posts: 7,493
    just me and ziggy huh? :|
  • ZiggyStarZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    conman wrote:
    just me and ziggy huh? :|

    We're the smart ones! ;)
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  • EmBleveEmBleve Posts: 3,019
    well, I'm in the process, but I haven't really reached a destination so I can't tell you yet whether it's good or bad. :? Did you do school in the navy conman? What are you thinking about doing?
  • conmanconman Posts: 7,493
    EmBleve wrote:
    well, I'm in the process, but I haven't really reached a destination so I can't tell you yet whether it's good or bad. :? Did you do school in the navy conman? What are you thinking about doing?
    i've never actually been to college but all my military training is equivalent to a whole bunch of college credits(not sure how many though :? )

    i'm planning on being an electrican when i go back home to NY.. i would like to get in to the local electricans union on Long Island
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    I'm working toward a change. Original degree in theoretical comp. sci., had kids, stayed home with them and couldn't keep up in field because of full time mom duties. Became a fitness instructor, bought a fitness center; have taught and run this business for 13 years, but I'm tired of it, burned out, and bored silly. So I'm returning to graduate school (eventually- right now I'm auditing undergraduate math classes for review) to complete an MS in math that I started before kids. I'd like to be a math instructor maybe at a community college- I won a teaching award back when I was in graduate school, and if I know a subject I'm pretty good at teaching it. So there- you're not alone.
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  • Constant Recoil...Constant Recoil... Posts: 1,276
    conman wrote:
    EmBleve wrote:
    well, I'm in the process, but I haven't really reached a destination so I can't tell you yet whether it's good or bad. :? Did you do school in the navy conman? What are you thinking about doing?
    i've never actually been to college but all my military training is equivalent to a whole bunch of college credits(not sure how many though :? )

    i'm planning on being an electrican when i go back home to NY.. i would like to get in to the local electricans union on Long Island


    Very cool! Good Luck! :)
  • conmanconman Posts: 7,493
    Constant Recoil... wrote:
    conman wrote:
    EmBleve wrote:
    well, I'm in the process, but I haven't really reached a destination so I can't tell you yet whether it's good or bad. :? Did you do school in the navy conman? What are you thinking about doing?
    i've never actually been to college but all my military training is equivalent to a whole bunch of college credits(not sure how many though :? )

    i'm planning on being an electrican when i go back home to NY.. i would like to get in to the local electricans union on Long Island


    Very cool! Good Luck! :)
    thank you
  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    I don't call it a 'career'...I worked for a big huge cell phone company for 5 years. Hated the office politics, back stabbing, and thought 'how can I help other people?' So I decided to work in the veterinary field. They hired me with zero experience, and I worked there for 5 years. The people that I worked with left me with a poor outlook on that industry...really sad, I loved the work. I don't think I could go back doing that (yes, it was that bad).

    So now I am trying to decide what I want to do, probably go back to school...I really respect people that 'just know' what they want to do in life.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

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  • Chip McFlenniganChip McFlennigan Posts: 1,162
    Just changed careers to a freestyle rapper. Take a listen suckaz:

    WEEELLLL my name is Chip and I'm here to say
    that I like slappin' ho's on a sunny day
    when I wake up early to get that paper
    and I don't mean that news-
    PAPER
    I rolls down the street in my Bentley car
    spittin' rhymes iller than a city ER
    i got no fear of the 5-0 findin' clues
    I play hide-n-seek in TAP DANCE SHOES

    I'm like Michael J. Fox with a loaded glock
    sprayin' lead paintin' bloodz hoods 'round the clock
    and if anyone wants to step to me
    I'll put sauce on ya ribs and cook ya like ROAST BEEF

    WORD

    NEW ALBUM DROPPIN' FEBRUARY 7th!
    I knew it all along, see?
  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,815
    I've changed jobs, but always did the same type of work. But it's still a challenge. The first time was because the government eliminated the agency I worked for. I was there ten years and I loved the job. That was tough, but you adjust.

    Good luck to you conman. and thank you for your service.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 41,658
    major learning curve for me. Much of trucking is as it happens knowledge. From what I understand, it never gets "easier" that way. Met dudes who say they've been at this for 20-30 yrs and STILL learn something new about the business of getting shit from A to B.
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  • davidtriosdavidtrios Posts: 9,732
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  • conmanconman Posts: 7,493
    PureandEasy wrote:
    I've changed jobs, but always did the same type of work. But it's still a challenge. The first time was because the government eliminated the agency I worked for. I was there ten years and I loved the job. That was tough, but you adjust.

    Good luck to you conman. and thank you for your service.
    thank you and you're welcome
  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,874
    Good luck to you conman. I'm looking to do the same here soon. Just gotta get off my ass and work on my resume and start applying for new gigs.
  • Chip McFlenniganChip McFlennigan Posts: 1,162
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    Yep....I owned a real estate office (I sold businesses, not houses) for 6 years where I worked a ridiculous amount of hours 6-7 days a week. After the 2009 PJ tour I thought FUCK THIS SHIT so came back, thought of a new business idea, taught myself web design, got out of real estate....and now I have an online business and make websites for clients from the comfort of my own home. :D I really like it....and it will eventually lead me onto more creative pursuits which I will eventually love! :thumbup:

    That's the main goal....to work towards a creative occupation "I love"....because life's too short to be spending the majority of your time doing shit you don't love or at least like a lot.

    You should open up a Seafood Grille and thrai SHREEMP awn da BAWBEEEE!
    I knew it all along, see?
  • ZiggyStarZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    Chip McFlennigan wrote:
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    Yep....I owned a real estate office (I sold businesses, not houses) for 6 years where I worked a ridiculous amount of hours 6-7 days a week. After the 2009 PJ tour I thought FUCK THIS SHIT so came back, thought of a new business idea, taught myself web design, got out of real estate....and now I have an online business and make websites for clients from the comfort of my own home. :D I really like it....and it will eventually lead me onto more creative pursuits which I will eventually love! :thumbup:

    That's the main goal....to work towards a creative occupation "I love"....because life's too short to be spending the majority of your time doing shit you don't love or at least like a lot.

    You should open up a Seafood Grille and thrai SHREEMP awn da BAWBEEEE!

    You should kiss my arse! :lol:
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    ★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
    ★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
  • EmBleveEmBleve Posts: 3,019
    conman wrote:
    EmBleve wrote:
    well, I'm in the process, but I haven't really reached a destination so I can't tell you yet whether it's good or bad. :? Did you do school in the navy conman? What are you thinking about doing?
    i've never actually been to college but all my military training is equivalent to a whole bunch of college credits(not sure how many though :? )

    i'm planning on being an electrican when i go back home to NY.. i would like to get in to the local electricans union on Long Island
    yes, that is cool! :mrgreen: Best of luck.
  • vduboisevduboise Posts: 1,937
    I've changed careers 3 times.
    I was/kinda still am a photographer- did that for 7-8 years.
    Then went into computer repair- fixing mac's for 3-4 years
    and now I'm a chef/pastry chef for 10 years + a mom of a 2 year old.

    The hardest thing to do was just to let go of the fear of finding a job and not having the money to support yourself. When I went from a full time job to a freelancer- that was scary- but it was all about having confidence in myself and my abilities. And everything worked out just fine.

    Good luck on your next endeavor Conman.
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