Comments on Faoiseamh: Changing Paths

Conor,Think of all the possibilities and countries...

2008-07-31T13:27:00.000+02:00

Conor,
Think of all the possibilities and countries (Iceland....). It's hard making big decisions in any case.
TC,
In a few years we will be mortgage-free too and my wife will start working at least part-time so maybe I should just be more patient too. Funnily enough I am a manager now too but I haven't been able to take my hands off things due to resource constraints. There is a chance that things will change enough if I stay right where I am. I have one more week of work before holidays so maybe I won't be so negative after that.

It's a tough one, I went through a time of wanting...

2008-07-31T12:11:00.000+02:00

It's a tough one, I went through a time of wanting to get away from engineering because it just seemed to have no future, what with India and China churning out cheap engineering grads. I really didn't get anywhere with it, but a friend of mine did. He had the advantage that the two kids in their house are in their late teens and his other half has a full time job though. I did manage to transition to management position, but I have subsequently switched back to engineering in a start-up in the hopes of making my fortune (ish). In 4 years our mortgage will be paid off and the wife will return to work, at that point I plan to explore the possibilities of a different career more thoroughly.

Gosh this is very recognisable although I am not m...

2008-07-31T11:40:00.000+02:00

Gosh this is very recognisable although I am not married and am without kids so I really have excuse. Sometimes you just have to jumnp and see where you'll land. I'm going top jump soon...any day now...really...