get my wife out of a banking job

[giuseppe]

Hi,

My wife is trying to change life style moving out from her banking job and trying to start a new career somewhere else.

Has anyone had the same experience?

Thanks

Giuseppe

[PeckhamRose]

I am sure loads of people have. But what are her interests? What are the financial needs and expectations?

I recently had my hair done at Saks by a 35 year old student hairdresser, who said she had spent 14 years earning a load of money in the City being some HotShot PA to some HotShot moneymaker, and after 14 years she just couldn't hack the sexism and the testosterone flying around, and she's dumped it in, training to be a hairdresser. She knows it will be less money and she is moving house accordingly, but she knows already she is happier.

I wish your wife the best of luck. Lots of thinking and researching to be done!

[Ted Max]

I had the same experience Giuseppe, but I soon knocked that nonsense on the head.

[paragon]

My missus is changing from working in banking to train as a teacher. She just decided one day that dollar was one thing and job satfisfaction and a rewarding career were more important - it will require a major lifestyle change as the pay cut is massive but I am sure will be worth it in the end.

[louisiana]

I stopped being a city wage slave many years ago, but then became a slave to clients.

Am now considering shipping out completely to a wood with a self-build house off grid and all that jazz. Would be interested in hearing from anyone who has similar plans/ideas.

[lordship_bod]

I am still a city wage slave and dream daily of leaving "the grind" with all its b*llocks behind me... Louisiana your self-build house sounds interesting...when do you plan on making a break for it?

[louisiana]

It's still at the planning stage. I'm currently exploring terrains and investigating options...

[louisiana]

I'm finding corporate clients more and more irritating. No amount of money compensates...

[lordship_bod]

agreed - none of them believe that you have a life outside work and you should always bend over backwards to accomodate their every whim.....