Topic: Important tips to note when considering switching career path. - page 2. (Read 308 times)

It's not even funny how many times I've switched industries in an effort to find my niche. I have gone from railroad, to tire tech, cable,
to trucking, to courier employment, industrial manufacturing, to commercial fishing. The salary is not what I look at first. Naturally, I want to be well compensated, and no matter what, I always put my happiness and mental health first.
This is becasue being able to spend time with my family is very important to me, I made significant pay reductions. Sadly, I have not found a job yet, where I genuinely feel like I'm contributing.

Now that is the wisest decision that can be made, we just don't focus on the nominal salary, but when we are at work we also have to focus on our happiness and mental health too, because that will make our days more enjoyable at work so that productivity work will be very optimal if our mental health and happiness are fulfilled even though basically the salary we have is lower than before. There will be a lot of positive values when we prioritize happiness and health at work rather than working with a high enough salary but stress on happiness and mental health will be dangerous for the future which might make you a person stressed by that job and become a madman later.

In terms of traditional financial wisdom, the biggest tip would be to have a second option to fall back on in case your 1st option doesn't work out.

College education and a degree, used to serve as a designated alternative. If the 1st choice career as a liberal arts musician or painter doesn't work out. They might have an exit strategy and college degree which would allow them to fall back on a secondary career.

There are famous cases of this being put into practice. Famous real estate mogul A.D. Kessler is known for having real estate as an alternative career option, while a career in radio (if I remember correctly) being his 1st.

With the rise of modern day job automation and job security not being what it used to. There is a question mark as to which career options might be viewed as being durable and reliable under current economic conditions. Which would open the door to them serving as good fall back points.

Knowledge and skill of stock market investment was considered another good skill for youth and teens to develop. Which might allow them to someday fall back upon stock and asset investment, in case their alternative career option doesn't pan out.

With the conventional wisdom perhaps being on a decline. People could search for other options. It will be interesting to see what we come up with.

Passion is a basic adjustment in every career, or you have to do it with compulsion along the way which actually increasingly interferes and even takes some sides of your life. After all, chasing high-paying jobs that don't fit your passion only accelerates the saturation point. So, it is necessary to ask again whether switching careers is really necessary if there are actually other things that can be adjusted to the current career.

How did you conclude from one annual data that the immigration of Russian citizens affected those countries? In order to obtain such an answer, you need survey research for several years, from which we can reach this conclusion, but whatever the skills of these Russian citizens, they will not succeed in changing the gross domestic product in less than a year, and the exchange rate against the dollar is not a measure of the recovery of the domestic product.

the government exchange rate does not represent a measure if inflation is high.

Make sure that you are certain of the decision that you are about to take before you take it, do not just decide to want to change career because of the thought of it, it can be exciting but also has the potential of being a decision that you will regret the most. Have a good reason before you choose to abandon a career path for another. Changing career means starting afresh in something that other people have started long before you, it may not be the best choice. A better choice is choosing to improve and become more advanced in the career that someone has already started to create better opportunities for yourself if finance is the motivation for wanting another career, except the problem and need to change career is not finance driven.

I've had one before that made me move to a high-paying job and leave a low-paying one. That's all because of the higher salary offer because every employee desires to get a big salary. But not all companies can do it and only employees who have the ability get that opportunity. An increase in salary will affect lifestyle and maybe stress because the job will provide more pressure than the previous job.

Maybe only studying job descriptions and knowing what to do at work can help us improve our ability to work. You should consider all things before leaving one career path for another, including the risks that may exist after you leave the old career path.

Years ago, I had to leave a good paying job to a not so good paying job cause I had wanted to move back closer to family. The pay difference was quite a lot and my lifestyle had to adjust to my new income. It’s better now with more added skills and training.
It’s always good to keep an open mind. Irrespective of the pay which is no doubt important, I think it doesn’t hurt to stay positive as well. There are a lot of reasons that would pop up as cons on when switching to a new career and starting at a new workplace. It’s best to always keep an open mind and remain positive. It really doesn’t hurt.

I've been into that situation that I have to choose the lower pay because of the skills that I'll learn from there and have to leave the higher paying job because of it.

Also, some situations that I have been that I have to leave a job that offers really great skills and improvement because I choose freedom over it. There really many different factors that we have to consider upon taking our career paths.

In the end of it, choose what's going to make you happy and excited to work everyday. Yeah, that's true because even if how skilled you are but the working environment isn't that fun and not giving you the happiness that you should have, you'll just resign soon.

Pretty hard to give advice without knowing the specifics. But in general, there's nothing wrong with leaving a job that pays a good amount for a job that pays less but you're far more happy in, as long as your finances won't take a hit due to the salary decrease. While one might pay more, you need to watch out for your happiness and your mental health as well.

Yes, of course, I think everyone has experienced this in their life history, yes, although many say this depends on considerations of the economic situation, that is a lie in my opinion, everyone who works definitely wants a job that pays higher than before, especially if that person has very high expenditure responsibilities for his family, they don't think about career, work comfort and work peace because in their mindset there is an orientation that is so burdensome to earn more money like working abroad and working in natural mineral mining. I have also been in the position you are talking about, everything feels tired and stressful every night.
Ways or tricks to switch jobs if you think your job can be better and more comfortable, because this is a problem that lies within yourself, whether it's satisfaction, comfort or whatever it is, you can always feel grateful for what you have and take advantage of better job opportunities in terms of anything from your previous job, even though basically the skills learned for a new job are still minimal, and the most important thing to consider is how long you will work at that company until you can fulfill what you need in the future.

Or there is 1 more solution, for example we already have a wife and children, when we decide to re-focus on 1 profession that we want or that is our passion, then there is 1 condition. That is:
We have large savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars or even millions of dollars from our previous business or job as accommodation for our lives for 1 year. With that, even though we are currently focusing on learning the profession that is our passion, our family's needs can still be met. but if you don't have enough savings, then do whatever job the most important is the high salary.

indeed! the consideration depend on your current financial needs. maybe if you are alone or no one is depending on you financially, it is easy to decide on this matter. however, if other people are relying on you, you need to consider their needs and not your desire in life. once you are financially stable, that's when you can think of your life long career. where you want to be for the rest of your life even if the pay is not that much.

Salaries or earnings from a job is a very important factor to consider but it should be placed side by side with other factors. I think the most important factor to consider when choosing or switching to a career path is the fulfilment one derives from the job. I wouldn't be working in a place where I am not comfortable with the task or the task gives me much stress. It is important to select a career path that you like and derive joy and satisfaction in performing the tasks from the job.

I have also seen jobs that is risky or  has health implications. The safety of the job is very important to me. I wouldn't accept a career path that exposes employees to toxic materials regardless of the financial rewards attached to it. I consider my health or security first before money. I don't think I would ever be a banker that follows bullion vans because of the risk of armed robbery attacks.

My first tip is consider your current situation and condition. For example, are you married or not? If you are married, especially if you already have children, I would prefer to work or have a career in a company or factory that pays you a high salary even though it is not your passion. Because life is getting day by day, the demands will also increase.

However, if you are still single and less than 25 years old, there is still plenty of time to dig deeper into the potential of the profession you like. For example: programmers, designers, photography, art, services such as mechanics, gardening, or whatever you like and it can still be developed. Because the demands in this era are getting higher and all prices are not cheap. If you are more concerned with your passion and want to start by now but you already have your own family, then that's the wrong choice. The right choice for someone who is already married is a high salary.

 Some people work for the vision a company has, while earning a salary, whereas, others really don't care about the vision but the package in terms of salary and other bonuses the company offers.
A time may come when questions will begin to sterm from the thoughts about ones commitment to earn big paychecks rather than the fulfilment gotten while doing the work one loves and hopes to earn from.

Have you ever been in a situation where you had an opportunity to leave a skill/job/career that pays less for one with higher pay, then sometime in the future, you had to leave the higher paying job for the skill/career you once had but with little pay?

Perhaps, reasons ranging from the stress level being a concern for your health, or other better reasons than this suffices.
You know that lifestyle and location of residency may become affected, including volatility of bills and fear of insecurity.
 
How did you cope with the change that accompanies such transition of leaving a newly learned skill/job/career for an old one that you probably never explored deeply or earned significant cash returns from, but found fulfilment in?
What are some important tips to put into consideration before leaving one career path for the other?