Hi Alok I worked for 13 years in corporate finance, primarily handling financial planning, budgeting & MIS (called FP&A). 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&A 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 <[email protected]> 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 >
