Over 40 in Consulting

Is it really Saturday night and what do people do for fun when we aren’t working all hours?

Anyone own a business on the side that is absentee or semi-active only?

I only do options trading and no rentals yet. Looking at small business ideas that someone would mostly manage on my behalf.

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How do you/did you make the switch from working hard to succeed into working smart instead please?

I would really like some advice on how to change my behaviour/approach at work, I am on the way into b… more

53 yo w 31 years in the software development industry with 15 years of management. I’m finding that I am not qualified for the roles of principal consultant or web developer manager. Those roles see… more

Is anyone here genuinely and independently wealthy or rich?

Anyone retire in their early 50s?

*What worked as expected?
*What didn't?
*Any words of wisdom for others contemplating to?

Thank you!

How do we date after 40

In my 50s. Was recently part of a RIF. COBRA is $2,900/month (market place is similar). I feel like standing on a busy street with a sign that says “will work for health insurance”. I have plenty of… more

Any empty nesters in here? Our last kid started college this year and the house feels so quiet without anyone around. I know it has its upsides but I'm still coming to terms with it. Were you able… more

How do you navigate through annual evaluation / development plan when you know you hit the ceiling and are no longer interested in promotions? Conversations always go something like “so what are goals… more

Do people peak before age 40 or after?

So they say this is around the age people have their midlife crisis. Did you have one? What's the story?

Guys does anyone know good research platform in GCC for insights related to private and public companies in the region?

Anyone quit job / taken sabbatical to figure out what they want to do next in life (career, personal)?

Any words of wisdom to share?

Things are not going great at work, and I'm tired of this grind.… more

I am absolutely depressed !!

Completed my MBA top of the class about 2 years ago. Knocked on every consulting company's door (networking, referrals, application w/o referrals). The only job I got was a contract with a boutique firm, hoping… more

What keeps us motivated these days?

Anyone else start consulting late in their career? All the senior managers, directors, and partners are older than me, and I’m always the oldest person on the team. Struggling with feeling like I fit … more

Beach house 🏖️ or lake house 🏞️? Why?

What's the best part about getting older? For me, it has been caring less and less what others think about me and just living my best life 😎

Does relationships and marriage / dating get easier after 40 or harder? What’s it like?

How much “me time “ do you get weekly? I love miy wife and toddler, but I get over stimulated. Anyone else on the same boat ?

Q: i have an MBA from top school 10 years ago, but i never put it after my name, neither on LinkedIn nor in CV.

it s simply a line in my education in CV.
and it s a line in my "work time" on LinkedIn as i did full time.
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Senior Director, M, 48 here. For the first time in my life I feel so burnt out. I am normally very ambitious, motivated and hard working, but lately I feel so tired and unmotivated to do anything at work. The onl… more

How old were you when you started groaning or sighing sitting down in and/or getting up from chairs?

I have been a successful professional for the past 20 years, but since my promotion I noticed that I had a hard time catching up with my work load and long story short, I have been diagnosed with adul… more

Is it just me - I feel like my brain is slower or in some weird funk… I used to be pretty intelligent and smart, full of drive and I am now struggling sometimes with quite basic stuff… is it me or any… more

Anyone here feel burdened out? If so why, and how can we support each other?

I got laid off and turned 65. I think I’m just gonna retire.

i am on the 3rd week of sick leave due to burnout and.... wow
i've started feeling a desire for life.
it works!

Ageism or better yet (age Discrimination) is alive and well. I have had multiple interviews applied to dozens of jobs where I am more than qualified, and still nothing!