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I was downsized at the age of 54 in 2008 after 13 years as a legal secretary/supervisor. Had a rough time finding another job and had to take a pay cut. Decided to go back to school for nursing. I had about one years of credits so year it was like starting over. Did prereqs part time/worked full time. It was rough when I started nursing school which I had to attend full time and worked part time. Graduated with an associates in nursing in 2015, age 60, passed boards and started working in a hospital in 2015. It was very rough the first 6 months but I liked it. It got better over the next year and I became more comfortable and I loved it. Stayed 4 years and switched to home health care which I really loved the 1:1 ratio. I had planned to work to age 70 or possibly longer but a back injury and surgery pretty much ended that and I retired at 68. All in all I really enjoyed it and it worked out pretty well for me probably because I was older while in school, had more life experience and was always interested in medicine and had a done a lot of research on different illnesses and conditions of family members. I think anyone can make a change or even start over at any age.
I most definitely just did and Im happy to see so many other people did too. I was a medical receptionist then became a MA just to not get a job, to being in a coma (be careful who you call “friend”) to having to learn how tI walk and talk again to becoming and DSP and I just completed EMT school and passed the NREMT. I start my new job next week and I’m in my early 40’s. Still want to do nursing school but I want to do what I just learned. My motto is “as long as your living, its NEVER too late to change your mind and careers . I’m super nervous but this is what I signed up for.
Yessss!! A few times. I actually went back to college in my early thirties for early childhood education. I ran a preschool for nearly 10 years. Then I jumped ship and worked with insurance/ durable medical equipment for a bit. Which led me to a non medical home care administrative assistant position. Next week I'm moving to another home care company but they also have medical! I'm moving into a scheduling coordinator role. Each time I've moved has come with a pay increase. This current move I will have less than half my previous responsibilities but better money and benefits. Don't think of it as starting over. You're simply applying your skills to another area and developing new skills! You might be feeling some burn out right now and probably will feel more energized when you finally take that leap. You got this!!
I just look at my job as a means to my life. It doesn't fully define me. We grow and change as humans, so sometimes it's needed that our jobs evolve with us.
In 1999, I went from 20+ years in food (restaurants/catering) to IT. The change was pretty much seamless, since I was already skilled enough in Sysadmin stuff and at that time, during the dot-com boom, anyone with those skills could get 3 jobs in the course of a lunch-hour.
Just be mindful of what you're moving into compared to what you're moving from. Are there physical demands on what the new career would introduce? And do you really need to start a new career "at the bottom"?
Yes. I have re-invented myself several times. Started in social work, then to nursing, then to grad school for my FNP and teaching. It can be done. I can market myself in so many ways. I have experience everywhere.
Yep! Im a Senior Data Engineer for St. Jude but ended up opening up a CrossFit gym in my local town and its the best decision I ever made. Always felt like I was not meant to just sit behind a computer my entire life and although I knew nothing about opening a gym, taking each next step one at a time got me there and it gave me more energy than it took. Had its hard moments but definitely would've regretted not taking action over taking the action.
I feel the same way. Have to get out of a female dominated industry and go into a overwhelming male dominated industry. Men have been replaced by female leaders left and right. It will not stop.
Hmm. You sound bothered by that. Difficult situations?
I was a medical killer and office manager. I developed bilateral carpal and lunar tunnel and had to have surgery on both hands and elbows. No more typing 8-10 hrs a day with minimal breaks. Went back to school for nursing. Got my associate degree RN in my mid-forties. Worked on a cardiac stepdown unit. Then ortho, then home health. Then went to work in an outpatient clinic. Then for an insurance company (hated it). Then went to work at the VA doing primary home care and later telehealth program manager. Got my BSN in my mid-50s and my MSN when I was 60. Worked my way up into a National Director of Nursing for a telehealth program I was one of the principle creators of. Just retired at 67. I loved that you can move around and try different fields of nursing in the VA and not be considered a job hopper. I'm happy to retire. Loved nursing, but hated politics at the National level. I would do it all over again!
Was a unit secretary/telemetry tech for 20 years. Went to college in my early 40's and used the hospitals tuition reimbursement to become an embalmer and funeral director. Opened my own funeral home and ran it for 30 years before retiring. I loved it! So many disciplines to the craft that you don't get bored. You meet alot if people and it truly is a 'helping' occupation. I elevated my family's standard of living and gave back to the community. After 3 years of retirement and becoming a widow I'm considering finishing the nursing degree and going back to work. Go for it!
I was a do-everything person for a small company for 13 years. We started as a company of 4 people and grew to 75+ people in multiple countries. My job expanded even further without an appropriate salary increase. About 10 years ago, i took a Medical Admin course, in case i ever found an interesting job. Just before the lock downs, I was laid off, and I ended up working for a Chiropractor, and now an integrated healthcare clinic. The money isn't great but I'm significantly happier.
I changed careers from social worker to nursing at 50. I worked and took classes full time for two years. Definitely worth it.
Sigh. This is the new normal. No more 20 years of service and a gold watch. Life tip: It is hard to go back to school after age 40 because of vision changes and eye strain. I have started a new career twice. It is difficult to wrap your head around starting at the bottom. Again.