Looking for advice
Hi there. Looking for any advice or guidance. And apologies if this comes off as a bit of a whinge 😂
Bit of back story, im south east based. Before going into full time work at 20 I completed a Level 6 engineering course. im in my early 30s and have been working in supermarket retail the last decade. I'm in management for the last 6 1/2 years of that. Ive grown a bit fed up with the poor work life balance and the rinse and repeat of doing the same thing day in day out. The only time time the job is any way different is when something goes wrong and im under serious pressure (also not all that enjoyable though I do like the challenge).
I'm unsure of what direction to go next. I thought pushing for further progression could be the answer but that could take years or might never happen and honestly dont know if I have the head to stick with it for a possibility of being promoted.
So I thought a change of career might offer a solution. I feel a lot of the skills I've picked up from managing within a high pace environment are transferable to other industries. However, I have no idea what to look for. There's no career that I think oh id love to do that. With the exception of some trades but financially thats not an option for me. Which brings me to an issue I have when looking for other jobs - im on ~€60k a year. Very happy with the wage but my issue is i cant afford to drop that salary.
I guess I'm just interested in the opinions of strangers on the Internet on my current situation as its been wrecking my head the last couple of months. I have no problem upskilling via a part time course (itd probably have to be online though due to the unpredictability of my rota)
Can anyone offer any advice on careers that might be worth having a look at where I wouldn't be taking a massive drop in salary for the first few years? Or any advice at all? I'm at my wits end here.
Thanks and sorry for the essay.