I feel so stuck. I've been a cook and then a Chef for 10 years of my life. Its taken such a toll on my health and my life, more recently my marriage. I never seem to be happy anymore just stressed and overworked. Always exhausted. I work 80 hour weeks for “the love of the industry” and never take time off when sick or needing medical attention. I hardly see my family. Its increasingly obvious that I need a career change but I've put everything into this career.
Now that I'm looking into new career paths I can't figure how I'll be able to afford to leave the industry when all the entry-level jobs I see pay no more than $15 an hour. I have no clue what I want to do but money is a huge part of it. I live in a decent sized US city. The rent is high as well as everything else right now. My body and mind cant keep doing this job but I can't see a way out thay makes sense. Fuck this system