Re: [silk] Starting a second career

[Udhay Shankar N]

On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 1:48 AM Alok Prasanna Kumar
 wrote:

> Read this fascinating piece on the Guardian
> https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/14/leaving-burnout-behind-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-starting-a-new-career-in-my-50s

I came across this piece [1] that seems relevant.

The notion of 'habit discontinuity' in the linked article agrees with
my experience. In 2004, I quit smoking. I had quit multiple times
before, but it didn't stick. I am convinced that the key reason this
time around was the fact that I had just changed jobs and so was in
the process of figuring out (inter alia) a new workday routine - and
could therefore incorporate changes such as NOT stepping out for a
cigarette at 11am and 2pm. I've been smoke-free since then.

Udhay

[1] https://hbr.org/2021/08/the-3-phases-of-making-a-major-life-change
-- 

((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

Re: [silk] Starting a second career

[Radhika, Y.]

I love that. Professional Magician. Great choice.

El jue., 29 jul. 2021 8:21 a. m., Andy Deemer 
escribió:

> I've done it a few times, and it's never been easy, but it's always been
> very fun and rewarding.  The biggest challenge is the $$$ part of it --
> being able to carry yourself through the transition until you've built up a
> resume or client base.  My examples include Tech PM > Exploitation
> Filmmaker (*Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead*), Tech PM >
> Propagandist (government campaigns), Tech PM > Author (*The Stormglass
> Protocol*).
>
> I'm doing it again right now -- Tech PM > Professional Magician.  Which is
> possibly one of the more embarrassing career switches one can make,
> especially to your spouse. (I *did* win the IBM's International Close-Up
> Magician of the Year award last week, which at least moved the dial a
> little...  so maybe it wasn't the single worst idea of all time.  Ha!)
>
> Andy Deemer
> PrivatePsy.com
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 7:53 AM Peter Griffin 
> wrote:
>
> > I've changed career paths several times. A short disastrous stint in
> > door-to-door sales, a stint in journalism, then all kinds of experiments
> > for a couple of years, then advertising for 10, consulting on
> communication
> > and freelancing as a writer for eight, then another 10 fullt-ime in
> > journalism.
> > Doesn't quite fit Alok's query, because all of them (except that sales
> bit)
> > were in some way related to writing and ideas, so transitions were
> easier,
> > but still scary.
> > In the last journalism stint, I moved in in a senior role; it required a
> > lot of quick learning on the job, and because I wasn't starting at the
> > bottom, I had juniors who had built networks and had some kinds of
> > experience I didn't. I've had to deal with knowing that contemporaries
> and
> > juniors in the professions I quit were doing very well indeed (especially
> > financially: advertising pays well!) but overall the experience was
> > positive.
> > And here I am now experimenting with several different ways forward,
> > knowing only that what I do will have some connection with writing and
> > creative thinking, and that I want to be able to keep time aside for
> > personal projects and pro bono work.
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:16 AM Mohit  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Alok
> > >
> > > I worked for 13 years in corporate finance, primarily handling
> financial
> > > planning, budgeting & MIS (called FP).
> > > Then, launched my own firm planning to do the same but for multiple
> > clients
> > > - fate took a turn, and I ended up doing a number of things besides for
> > > almost 4.5 years. It involved running FP for a couple of clients,
> > mergers
> > > for another, audits & controls, and then cash management for yet
> another.
> > > After my most successful year ever, I shut that down to rejoin the
> > > corporate world for 5 years as Controller & CFO.
> > > And next week, I am joining a software firm as a Product Manager.
> > >
> > > Each of my moves has been scary when I thought about it. And yet I did
> > that
> > > because something pulled me & wouldn't let go. I think the fact that I
> > have
> > > a really really small boredom threshold has something to do with that.
> > And
> > > yes, each move has been rewarding & fun ultimately, but never without
> > pain.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Mohit
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 1:48 AM Alok Prasanna Kumar <
> > kautilya...@gmail.com
> > > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Read this fascinating piece on the Guardian
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/14/leaving-burnout-behind-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-starting-a-new-career-in-my-50s
> > > > ?
> > > >
> > > > ...and wondered if any of you have switched careers later in life
> (say
> > > 20+
> > > > years after one) and what was the experience like.
> > > >
> > > > Alok
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Alok Prasanna Kumar
> > > > Advocate
> > > > Ph: +919560065577
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

Re: [silk] Starting a second career

[Shyam Sunder]

My first career stint was in the merchant navy, sailing some of the world’s 
largest ships, particularly oil tankers, for about eight years. I then 
transitioned through an MBA into management consulting with Accenture in 
Chicago and London, for about ten years. I am in my third career now as an 
entrepreneur and financial advisor in Bangalore.

Thinking back I realize that a career in the merchant navy prepares you for, 
principally, a longer career in the merchant navy. Yes, there was early 
exposure to team management and leadership, but the canvas of influence and for 
achievement is quite small, unfortunately. The biggest advantage is that the 
savings ratio is outrageously high, obviously because not a lot of 
opportunities to spend money.

The MBA program does a good job of preparing one for career changes, and 
management consulting was a good extension of the MBA program in that learning 
as you work also happens. A stint in consulting was a great foundation for 
entrepreneurship, though, so transition #2 to #3 was a lot easier.

But I have been doing what I do now for 15 years, so I guess being a 
professional magician sounds really appealing 

Warm regards, Shyam

From: silklist  
on behalf of Andy Deemer 
Date: Thursday, 29 July 2021 at 8:51 PM
To: silklist@lists.hserus.net 
Subject: Re: [silk] Starting a second career
I've done it a few times, and it's never been easy, but it's always been
very fun and rewarding.  The biggest challenge is the $$$ part of it --
being able to carry yourself through the transition until you've built up a
resume or client base.  My examples include Tech PM > Exploitation
Filmmaker (*Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead*), Tech PM >
Propagandist (government campaigns), Tech PM > Author (*The Stormglass
Protocol*).

I'm doing it again right now -- Tech PM > Professional Magician.  Which is
possibly one of the more embarrassing career switches one can make,
especially to your spouse. (I *did* win the IBM's International Close-Up
Magician of the Year award last week, which at least moved the dial a
little...  so maybe it wasn't the single worst idea of all time.  Ha!)

Andy Deemer
PrivatePsy.com


On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 7:53 AM Peter Griffin 
wrote:

> I've changed career paths several times. A short disastrous stint in
> door-to-door sales, a stint in journalism, then all kinds of experiments
> for a couple of years, then advertising for 10, consulting on communication
> and freelancing as a writer for eight, then another 10 fullt-ime in
> journalism.
> Doesn't quite fit Alok's query, because all of them (except that sales bit)
> were in some way related to writing and ideas, so transitions were easier,
> but still scary.
> In the last journalism stint, I moved in in a senior role; it required a
> lot of quick learning on the job, and because I wasn't starting at the
> bottom, I had juniors who had built networks and had some kinds of
> experience I didn't. I've had to deal with knowing that contemporaries and
> juniors in the professions I quit were doing very well indeed (especially
> financially: advertising pays well!) but overall the experience was
> positive.
> And here I am now experimenting with several different ways forward,
> knowing only that what I do will have some connection with writing and
> creative thinking, and that I want to be able to keep time aside for
> personal projects and pro bono work.
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:16 AM Mohit  wrote:
>
> > Hi Alok
> >
> > I worked for 13 years in corporate finance, primarily handling financial
> > planning, budgeting & MIS (called FP).
> > Then, launched my own firm planning to do the same but for multiple
> clients
> > - fate took a turn, and I ended up doing a number of things besides for
> > almost 4.5 years. It involved running FP for a couple of clients,
> mergers
> > for another, audits & controls, and then cash management for yet another.
> > After my most successful year ever, I shut that down to rejoin the
> > corporate world for 5 years as Controller & CFO.
> > And next week, I am joining a software firm as a Product Manager.
> >
> > Each of my moves has been scary when I thought about it. And yet I did
> that
> > because something pulled me & wouldn't let go. I think the fact that I
> have
> > a really really small boredom threshold has something to do with that.
> And
> > yes, each move has been rewarding & fun ultimately, but never without
> pain.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mohit
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 1:48 AM Alok Prasanna Kumar <
> kautilya...@gmail.com
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Read this fascinating piece on the Guardian
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://www

Re: [silk] Starting a second career

[Ameya Nagarajan]

Not even a little embarrassing! We need fewer products and more magic in
the world if you ask me.


Cordially,
Ameya Nagarajan
(she/her)







On Thu, 29 Jul 2021 at 20:51, Andy Deemer  wrote:

> I've done it a few times, and it's never been easy, but it's always been
> very fun and rewarding.  The biggest challenge is the $$$ part of it --
> being able to carry yourself through the transition until you've built up a
> resume or client base.  My examples include Tech PM > Exploitation
> Filmmaker (*Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead*), Tech PM >
> Propagandist (government campaigns), Tech PM > Author (*The Stormglass
> Protocol*).
>
> I'm doing it again right now -- Tech PM > Professional Magician.  Which is
> possibly one of the more embarrassing career switches one can make,
> especially to your spouse. (I *did* win the IBM's International Close-Up
> Magician of the Year award last week, which at least moved the dial a
> little...  so maybe it wasn't the single worst idea of all time.  Ha!)
>
> Andy Deemer
> PrivatePsy.com
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 7:53 AM Peter Griffin 
> wrote:
>
> > I've changed career paths several times. A short disastrous stint in
> > door-to-door sales, a stint in journalism, then all kinds of experiments
> > for a couple of years, then advertising for 10, consulting on
> communication
> > and freelancing as a writer for eight, then another 10 fullt-ime in
> > journalism.
> > Doesn't quite fit Alok's query, because all of them (except that sales
> bit)
> > were in some way related to writing and ideas, so transitions were
> easier,
> > but still scary.
> > In the last journalism stint, I moved in in a senior role; it required a
> > lot of quick learning on the job, and because I wasn't starting at the
> > bottom, I had juniors who had built networks and had some kinds of
> > experience I didn't. I've had to deal with knowing that contemporaries
> and
> > juniors in the professions I quit were doing very well indeed (especially
> > financially: advertising pays well!) but overall the experience was
> > positive.
> > And here I am now experimenting with several different ways forward,
> > knowing only that what I do will have some connection with writing and
> > creative thinking, and that I want to be able to keep time aside for
> > personal projects and pro bono work.
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:16 AM Mohit  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Alok
> > >
> > > I worked for 13 years in corporate finance, primarily handling
> financial
> > > planning, budgeting & MIS (called FP).
> > > Then, launched my own firm planning to do the same but for multiple
> > clients
> > > - fate took a turn, and I ended up doing a number of things besides for
> > > almost 4.5 years. It involved running FP for a couple of clients,
> > mergers
> > > for another, audits & controls, and then cash management for yet
> another.
> > > After my most successful year ever, I shut that down to rejoin the
> > > corporate world for 5 years as Controller & CFO.
> > > And next week, I am joining a software firm as a Product Manager.
> > >
> > > Each of my moves has been scary when I thought about it. And yet I did
> > that
> > > because something pulled me & wouldn't let go. I think the fact that I
> > have
> > > a really really small boredom threshold has something to do with that.
> > And
> > > yes, each move has been rewarding & fun ultimately, but never without
> > pain.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Mohit
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 1:48 AM Alok Prasanna Kumar <
> > kautilya...@gmail.com
> > > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Read this fascinating piece on the Guardian
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/14/leaving-burnout-behind-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-starting-a-new-career-in-my-50s
> > > > ?
> > > >
> > > > ...and wondered if any of you have switched careers later in life
> (say
> > > 20+
> > > > years after one) and what was the experience like.
> > > >
> > > > Alok
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Alok Prasanna Kumar
> > > > Advocate
> > > > Ph: +919560065577
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

Re: [silk] Starting a second career

[Andy Deemer]

I've done it a few times, and it's never been easy, but it's always been
very fun and rewarding.  The biggest challenge is the $$$ part of it --
being able to carry yourself through the transition until you've built up a
resume or client base.  My examples include Tech PM > Exploitation
Filmmaker (*Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead*), Tech PM >
Propagandist (government campaigns), Tech PM > Author (*The Stormglass
Protocol*).

I'm doing it again right now -- Tech PM > Professional Magician.  Which is
possibly one of the more embarrassing career switches one can make,
especially to your spouse. (I *did* win the IBM's International Close-Up
Magician of the Year award last week, which at least moved the dial a
little...  so maybe it wasn't the single worst idea of all time.  Ha!)

Andy Deemer
PrivatePsy.com


On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 7:53 AM Peter Griffin 
wrote:

> I've changed career paths several times. A short disastrous stint in
> door-to-door sales, a stint in journalism, then all kinds of experiments
> for a couple of years, then advertising for 10, consulting on communication
> and freelancing as a writer for eight, then another 10 fullt-ime in
> journalism.
> Doesn't quite fit Alok's query, because all of them (except that sales bit)
> were in some way related to writing and ideas, so transitions were easier,
> but still scary.
> In the last journalism stint, I moved in in a senior role; it required a
> lot of quick learning on the job, and because I wasn't starting at the
> bottom, I had juniors who had built networks and had some kinds of
> experience I didn't. I've had to deal with knowing that contemporaries and
> juniors in the professions I quit were doing very well indeed (especially
> financially: advertising pays well!) but overall the experience was
> positive.
> And here I am now experimenting with several different ways forward,
> knowing only that what I do will have some connection with writing and
> creative thinking, and that I want to be able to keep time aside for
> personal projects and pro bono work.
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:16 AM Mohit  wrote:
>
> > Hi Alok
> >
> > I worked for 13 years in corporate finance, primarily handling financial
> > planning, budgeting & MIS (called FP).
> > Then, launched my own firm planning to do the same but for multiple
> clients
> > - fate took a turn, and I ended up doing a number of things besides for
> > almost 4.5 years. It involved running FP for a couple of clients,
> mergers
> > for another, audits & controls, and then cash management for yet another.
> > After my most successful year ever, I shut that down to rejoin the
> > corporate world for 5 years as Controller & CFO.
> > And next week, I am joining a software firm as a Product Manager.
> >
> > Each of my moves has been scary when I thought about it. And yet I did
> that
> > because something pulled me & wouldn't let go. I think the fact that I
> have
> > a really really small boredom threshold has something to do with that.
> And
> > yes, each move has been rewarding & fun ultimately, but never without
> pain.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mohit
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 1:48 AM Alok Prasanna Kumar <
> kautilya...@gmail.com
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Read this fascinating piece on the Guardian
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/14/leaving-burnout-behind-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-starting-a-new-career-in-my-50s
> > > ?
> > >
> > > ...and wondered if any of you have switched careers later in life (say
> > 20+
> > > years after one) and what was the experience like.
> > >
> > > Alok
> > >
> > > --
> > > Alok Prasanna Kumar
> > > Advocate
> > > Ph: +919560065577
> > >
> >
>

Re: [silk] Starting a second career

[Peter Griffin]

I've changed career paths several times. A short disastrous stint in
door-to-door sales, a stint in journalism, then all kinds of experiments
for a couple of years, then advertising for 10, consulting on communication
and freelancing as a writer for eight, then another 10 fullt-ime in
journalism.
Doesn't quite fit Alok's query, because all of them (except that sales bit)
were in some way related to writing and ideas, so transitions were easier,
but still scary.
In the last journalism stint, I moved in in a senior role; it required a
lot of quick learning on the job, and because I wasn't starting at the
bottom, I had juniors who had built networks and had some kinds of
experience I didn't. I've had to deal with knowing that contemporaries and
juniors in the professions I quit were doing very well indeed (especially
financially: advertising pays well!) but overall the experience was
positive.
And here I am now experimenting with several different ways forward,
knowing only that what I do will have some connection with writing and
creative thinking, and that I want to be able to keep time aside for
personal projects and pro bono work.

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:16 AM Mohit  wrote:

> Hi Alok
>
> I worked for 13 years in corporate finance, primarily handling financial
> planning, budgeting & MIS (called FP).
> Then, launched my own firm planning to do the same but for multiple clients
> - fate took a turn, and I ended up doing a number of things besides for
> almost 4.5 years. It involved running FP for a couple of clients, mergers
> for another, audits & controls, and then cash management for yet another.
> After my most successful year ever, I shut that down to rejoin the
> corporate world for 5 years as Controller & CFO.
> And next week, I am joining a software firm as a Product Manager.
>
> Each of my moves has been scary when I thought about it. And yet I did that
> because something pulled me & wouldn't let go. I think the fact that I have
> a really really small boredom threshold has something to do with that. And
> yes, each move has been rewarding & fun ultimately, but never without pain.
>
> Regards,
> Mohit
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 1:48 AM Alok Prasanna Kumar  >
> wrote:
>
> > Read this fascinating piece on the Guardian
> >
> >
> https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/14/leaving-burnout-behind-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-starting-a-new-career-in-my-50s
> > ?
> >
> > ...and wondered if any of you have switched careers later in life (say
> 20+
> > years after one) and what was the experience like.
> >
> > Alok
> >
> > --
> > Alok Prasanna Kumar
> > Advocate
> > Ph: +919560065577
> >
>

Re: [silk] Starting a second career

[Mohit]

Hi Alok

I worked for 13 years in corporate finance, primarily handling financial
planning, budgeting & MIS (called FP).
Then, launched my own firm planning to do the same but for multiple clients
- fate took a turn, and I ended up doing a number of things besides for
almost 4.5 years. It involved running FP for a couple of clients, mergers
for another, audits & controls, and then cash management for yet another.
After my most successful year ever, I shut that down to rejoin the
corporate world for 5 years as Controller & CFO.
And next week, I am joining a software firm as a Product Manager.

Each of my moves has been scary when I thought about it. And yet I did that
because something pulled me & wouldn't let go. I think the fact that I have
a really really small boredom threshold has something to do with that. And
yes, each move has been rewarding & fun ultimately, but never without pain.

Regards,
Mohit



On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 1:48 AM Alok Prasanna Kumar 
wrote:

> Read this fascinating piece on the Guardian
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/14/leaving-burnout-behind-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-starting-a-new-career-in-my-50s
> ?
>
> ...and wondered if any of you have switched careers later in life (say 20+
> years after one) and what was the experience like.
>
> Alok
>
> --
> Alok Prasanna Kumar
> Advocate
> Ph: +919560065577
>

Re: [silk] Starting a Second Career

[Bruce A. Metcalf]

Alok Prasanna Kumar wrote:

> Read this fascinating piece on the Guardian
> 
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/14/leaving-burnout-behind-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-starting-a-new-career-in-my-50s

> ?
>
> ...and wondered if any of you have switched careers later in life 
(say 20+

> years after one) and what was the experience like.

I can't say that I switched careers after 20 years; either I never 
lasted that long or the career didn't.


Electronic technician, Technical writer and editor, Research library 
director, Railroad conductor, Hotel desk clerk, and now Research library 
director again plus non-profit management. Longest tenure? About 8 years.


The reasons for leaving varied: Electronic tech (things no longer need 
repair, they need replacement -- with a better part); first research 
library, killed by politics and the books given away (but they had to 
fire me first); railroad conductor was ended by an idiot boss; Hotel 
clerk I actually burned out on (but it was entertaining to see all the 
different ways people could be stupid).


There wasn't a lot of pain to most of these changes. Tech to writer to 
editor to librarian were each upgrades. Railroad and hotel were the same 
company, so an easy transfer. The current library and non-profit pay the 
least, but I'm basically in charge of everything (save fund raising and 
marketing, which the Board doesn't know how to do).


The first library job obliged me to get a second degree. They seemed to 
think a degree in electronic engineering wasn't very helpful in a 
railroad history library. What a great experience that was, going back 
to school in my 30s! All the discipline and good habits I lacked the 
first time were now at my disposal, and I used them to my advantage.


I know too many people who stayed too long. My father taught 5th and 6th 
grade for 31 years, then one day at 10:15 he decided he had had all he 
could take, but he chose to stay in the classroom another 15 minutes and 
submitted his resignation during recess. It was economically challenging 
-- one doesn't tend to build up a big nest egg from a teacher's salary 
-- but it took such a load off his shoulders that he was nearly a new 
man. (He became a Kelly Girl, for those for whom that means anything. )


So many of us have tied our ego and our sense of self to our employment 
that change is a lot more frightening than it should be. Most people 
need some shock, like the death of a family member, to push them off 
dead center.


What's interesting today, at least here in the US, is that people are 
quitting their jobs in droves. It's being called the Great Resignation 
by some journalists. Between the opportunity to work from home provided 
by Covid, and the realization that their workplace or supervisors really 
are quite nasty -- coupled with the realization that nearly everyone is 
hiring right now -- it seems to be the right time.


It also shows the working of Karma in real time. Restaurants run by the 
dictatorial are finding their entire staff walking out all at once. 
Questions in public fora about what it's like to work somewhere are 
getting such a response that absolutely no one is applying there. 
Conversely, the best companies are able to hire the best of the crop in 
short order. Statistically, it's the greatest non-war reallocation of 
labor since slavery was abolished. I am watching how this progresses 
with great interest.


I only wish I could get a sense of how those who are making such changes 
are doing, both now and in coming years. Sadly, only anecdotal data is 
available, but perhaps there will be some studies to look at this.


Getting back to the original question, my career changes have all been 
for the better, notwithstanding that some work gaps got a bit sticky at 
times. I may have done better than most at landing on my feet, but 
learning to read the handwriting on the wall and jumping first has 
helped a lot. (One firm I left was closed and torn down seven months 
after I decided I should leave. I don't take credit for that.)


If you are thinking of making a change, give it a good hard look. See 
what skills and temperament the new role might need, look at the numbers 
(but not too hard), and jump if it looks right, or if you just *have* to 
jump, as did my father. If you're miserable now, it's unlikely to get 
much worse.


Cheers,
/ Bruce /

Re: [silk] Starting a second career

[Radhika, Y.]

13 years in international development work; 7 years, a homemaker followed
by 3.5 years in working as a Spanish-English literary translator. It is a
lesson in endurance and self-motivation and belief that I will be earning a
regular income at some point. The upside is that I choose the projects that
I work on. The downside is that I choose the projects I work on - there is
no guarantee of getting good projects lining up at one's doors. I belong to
a couple of Translator forums and have found that many are academics as
well. These forums have been worth every dollar for me because they discuss
content, contracts, curmudgeonly clients et al! And gained some colleagues
and friends as a result.

Radhika

On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 1:26 PM Jahnavi Phalkey 
wrote:

> You start out excited and then descend into feeling increasingly like an
> idiot. And then things likely change again. In about three and a half
> years. I don’t yet know what comes after that.  藍
>
> But this is much better done as an across the table conversation.
>
> Jahnavi
>
> Please excuse brevity or typos. Sent from a mobile device.
>
> > On 24-Jul-2021, at 10:18 PM, Alok Prasanna Kumar 
> wrote:
> >
> > Read this fascinating piece on the Guardian
> >
> https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/14/leaving-burnout-behind-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-starting-a-new-career-in-my-50s
> > ?
> >
> > ...and wondered if any of you have switched careers later in life (say
> 20+
> > years after one) and what was the experience like.
> >
> > Alok
> >
> > --
> > Alok Prasanna Kumar
> > Advocate
> > Ph: +919560065577
>
>

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Re: [silk] Starting a second career

[Jahnavi Phalkey]

You start out excited and then descend into feeling increasingly like an idiot. 
And then things likely change again. In about three and a half years. I don’t 
yet know what comes after that.  藍

But this is much better done as an across the table conversation. 

Jahnavi

Please excuse brevity or typos. Sent from a mobile device.

> On 24-Jul-2021, at 10:18 PM, Alok Prasanna Kumar  
> wrote:
> 
> Read this fascinating piece on the Guardian
> https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/14/leaving-burnout-behind-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-starting-a-new-career-in-my-50s
> ?
> 
> ...and wondered if any of you have switched careers later in life (say 20+
> years after one) and what was the experience like.
> 
> Alok
> 
> -- 
> Alok Prasanna Kumar
> Advocate
> Ph: +919560065577