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You can't fire me... cos I quit!

bitsy

bitsy

Owned by Corns since 1991
*gulp*

Just handed in my notice at work. I'm leaving a stable, well-paid (24x7 callout, long hours, majorly stressful) job in IT, to study archaeology at university.

Nice timing - thanks to the credit crunch/recession, commercial archaeology is already grinding to a halt over here in the UK and fuel bills are set to double by the end of the year.

Still. At least I'm sticking it to The Man, eh? My inner teenager says - "Hell yeah!"

:blowup: :dancer:

Has anyone else downsized and lived to tell the tale? I could do with any success stories! Also the pitfalls I guess, so I can try and side-step them.

[Watch this space in 2011, for a 47 year old graduate in the market for any kind of job at all!]
 
That's awesome! You are so brave.
I've lost jobs, been downsized, and quit more times than I can count on the fingers of both hands and I'm still here. Life is more than the job you have. If you really want to do something you find a way. Congrats!
 
I don't think I could do it. I've worked and gone to school at the same time, never just quit. Don't think I could leave my fate in the hands of a possible career...I'm too cautious for that!!! Hope things go well for you and that you can find a job when you're done.
 
Congratulations!

Congrats for following your dream!

I remember an advice columnist once answering somebody who thought they were too old to go back to school and change careers. She said something like "if you are 44 now, you will be 50 in 6 years. You can be 50 WITH your new degree, or 50 WITHOUT a degree, but you still will be 50". I thought that kind of put it into perspective. Do what you want to do as soon as you can manage it. Life (and time) goes by whether or not we fully participate in it, and whether we get what we want out of it - or not.

Good luck!
 
Was downsized in April and with !nBev buying AB, I may find myself without a job again soon... I prefer to be employed, but then it's just me, myself & I and I does like to eat :)

Good luck with school! :)
 
I might add that I too decided to change careers after 25 years at my old job. I wasn't enjoying it anymore and needed a change. I did work part time and go to school full time so that between my husband's salary, mine and our savings we survived for me to graduate....with a 4.0 I might add! Take that you young punks! It was exhausting and seemed impossible at times, but now I'm in a field I love and in a job I want to go to each day. It was just the right time for it, and it must be the right time for you too! There's something about getting a degree in something you want instead of getting one for the parents who expect you to get one.
 
I never upsized in the first place! I've been an anthropology grad. student for 7 years now, and am soon leaving my wife (also an anthropology grad. student) to scrape by and pay the mortgage on her own while I'm off collecting data for a year with no income at all. The financial insecurity isn't our favorite part of what we do, but we wouldn't be happy doing anything else. Good thing I have an understanding wife who doesn't resent me for doing what I have to do even though the next year will be tough for her!!!
 
Thanks for the input and support folks, much appreciated.

There's something about getting a degree in something you want instead of getting one for the parents who expect you to get one.
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Mmm. I had a try at uni when I first left school, but that was because it was expected of me - there was never a question of me NOT doing it. I lasted two years - in the end I had a breakdown.

This time, I'm doing a degree because that's the best start to being an archaeologist.

I'd thought of doing it part-time, but that would have taken six years and I figure I really have to take that leap and make the commitment. So I'm going over the falls in a barrel.
 
I never upsized either!
I got my degree straight after school and loved every minute of the 'young ones' lifestyle for 3 years. Then just after launching a career I had my first boy extremely premmie and morphed into a full-time mom.
Going back as a mature student to get my nursing quals was great fun, even with juggling the boys' needs and working part-time.
Good luck with the studying!
 
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