I am lucky enough to work in a very chill job. I just wanted to share in case others are in my situation. I don’t AT ALL mean to complain because I am very blessed to have this, but I also feel unfulfilled and don’t know if I want to spend my time on this path. (I do ultimately want to have children and stay home with them Til they grow up, so idk how lucrative and idea a career change is. In this career, I can at least make good money with minimal effort). I spent my early 20s in large companies that expected a lot of OT, after I got my designation and moved into industry, I landed a really sweet gig. I am a controller and I work about 2-3 hours a day on average, I have meetings often every week and a very social atmosphere. I work closely with the C suite and they’re often older men who love to talk and have company. I work for a private company and am took a 40% pay bump to get here, great vacation, PTO and flex time. I also work hybrid, usually only going in for the social aspect of the job (and some older execs like to meet in person). Do I ride my unicorn and keep making money until I get pregnant (not actively trying at the moment but I am looking for a partner with the intention of starting a family), so one can inference I’ll work another 2-5 years.
I feel SO blessed to be in this position, especially after years of crushing OT. I just feel unsure about what to do…. Do I consider myself lucky and use my non work but on the clock time to do a passion project? Or to upskill and apply for another job? I don’t love the corporate world but it’s a beast I know and I got really lucky with this position. I wouldn’t want to throw things away.
Also I pursued this path because growing up my parents were immigrants and there were only like 5 “acceptable” career paths. I chose this one because it would allow me to start having financial independence the quickest, (I really wanted to have a downtown big city life straight out of university and I was able to do this).
Anyone else feel this way or have any advice?