36yo career change - Collected my Slow-lane redundancy package, looking to move onwards (Australia, Melbourne).

[AusBloke]

I've read it! And currently working my way through Unscripted .

Looking forward to leaving the slow lane.. It's been a long 15 years..

Melbourne, Australia (UK migrant, arrived 2017, now have citizenship).

I posted here 2.5 years ago. At the time I was 33 years old. I had a slow-lane job in a blue-chip company, doing engineering drawings. I was paid quite well (by my standards at the time, A$120,000 plus pension) but I had hit the glass ceiling and knew I couldn't go further, so I started looking around trying to figure what to do next.

I tried some small projects but never produced a prototype. I spent a lot of time and money on a life coach learning about my personality. I spent a lot of time on 'passion projects' like fixing the cars that I then owned with my then girlfriend, who lived with me.

In October 2024 (last year) she left me, and is now dating her boss, who part-owns a company and by rights is living the fast-lane life. She always spoke highly of him. That was my 'F*ck THIS' moment. Whilst I was doing busy work, wasting my life, he was just there, making moves and winning each day. Yes, I'm still pissed. Since then I've just been dealing with the break-up, but I'm now beginning to look ahead.

It was a big wake up. I was still in my lazy, comfortable job, and after two years it had killed my drive and ambition. Whether I worked hard or did nothing, the cheque just came in the same. It was a good problem to have but it demotivated me.

Fast forward from October 2024 to today, June 2025. My long awaited redundancy has come in, and next week I will collect 6 months wages as my redundancy package (A$60,000).

This now gives me a massive kick up the a$$. I do NOT want to be working for another blue chip, collecting a wage in 14 years time when I hit 50. The glass ceiling is just way too low and it will kill my joy for life like this job did.

I'm not blaming my employer, it's simply that I know I have potential, people tell me, and I knew it is wasted in that situation.

So here is my introduction! I will continue to post as an accountability log, unlike in 2023 when I first came to this forum. Now I am playing for real. And the chips are on the table whether I'm ready or not.

 

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[ygtrhos]

Jiz nevi, op e tonomes tovaevoup jisi.

O jef e datjz kuc op Hisnepz et e tipous iphopiis op vji seomxez dunqepz (huwispnipv xuslis) epf jef jov vji diomoph et ximm.

Vsoif vu qowuv opvu qsowevi tidvus, jef e caspuav epf pux vszoph vu gopf e pix qevj gus vji metv zies. Apmitt O gopf tunivjoph qezoph ni wisz ximm us fiwimuqt nz tlommt, O en puv xommoph vu hu cedl gus vji teni kuc.

O fu puv sihsiv sitohpoph gsun cuvj kuct siemmz, emvjuahj O en apinqmuzif gus emnutv e zies pux. Vjiz fof puv tiswi nz hsuxvj epz gasvjis.

Ecuav zuas iy: O fu puv lpux vji iyedv tovaevoup cav xuamf zua moli vu tvez xovj e qistup, xju fovdjit zua ev e wisz taqisgodoem vjoph? (miewoph zuas kuc us xjeviwis)

Xjev og vjot jef jeqqipif egvis zua xisi nessoif gus 15 ziest epf jef 3 loft vuhivjis?

Og zua vjopl, tji fuit puv jewi vji djesedvis, zua qsucecmz deahjv e hmonqti ug madl opfiif, sevjis vjep e tivcedl.

Zua piif qiuqmi, xju jumf vu zuas tvepfesft. Epf tji xet puv dav gus ov.

O johjmz ipduasehi zua vu tii vjot xovj simoig sevjis vjep covvispitt.

Vji tovaevoup vjev zua xisi dunqivoph op jis nopf xovj jis cutt xet xsuph gsun vji gostv nopavi up, sevjis vjep "zua mutv vu jon".

Cideati zua xisi puv taqqutif vu ci dunqivoph xovj jon op vji gostv qmedi.

E qesvpis't sitquptocomovz ot vu ci vjisi gus vji uvjis qesvpis, xjip pidittesz.

O fu puv vjopl vjisi ot e piif vu nuasp egvis tadj e qistup ot hupi.

Qiuqmi fevi iedj uvjis vu vitv vji duppidvoup gus tadj vjopht epf miewi egvis ziest egvis siduhpoboph tadj foggisipdit.

Cideati djesedvis tjuxt upmz xjip vji qatj dunit vu vji tjuwim.

 

[i_like_quinoa]

Huuf madl, fafi. Juqi zua neli ov! O jewi e tonomes cedlhsuapf vu zuastimg (Iph -> Qsukidv Nepehinipv -> Aplpuxp). Xomm ci gummuxoph jux zua hu

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O xomm dupvopai vu qutv et ep edduapvecomovz muh, apmoli op 2023 xjip O gostv deni vu vjot gusan. Pux O en qmezoph gus siem. Epf vji djoqt esi up vji vecmi xjivjis O'n siefz us puv.

Ot vjisi ep ofie us e qmep?

Og puv, O xuamf johjmz tahhitv ov ci EO simevif.

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[Stargazer]

O jef e tmux-mepi kuc op e cmai-djoq dunqepz, fuoph iphopiisoph fsexopht. O xet qeof raovi ximm (cz nz tvepfesft ev vji voni, E$120,000 qmat qiptoup)

Ot vjisi ep ofie us e qmep?

Og puv, O xuamf johjmz tahhitv ov ci EO simevif.

O xet xupfisoph xjz zua xisi nefi sifapfepv? Dep Iphopiisoph fsexopht ci djaspif uav cz EO xovj vji dussidv qsunqvt puxefezt? Xet vjev e gedvus?

Epf og tu, zua duamf jewi ep uqqusvapovz gus nof tobif dunqepoit atoph vji gedv vjev sohjv pux zua fu vjot gus e Cmai Djoq. Zua jewi optvepv dsifocomovz uwis tuniupi xju fof e tonomes kuc gus ep aplpuxp tnemm dunqepz.

Dep zua mopl EO vu xjev zua fof epf uggis ov?

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[AusBloke]

@zhvsjut - Nadj eqqsidoevi vji xotfun, vjeplzua.

Cz vji xez, nz vsefi ot e Tvsadvasem Iphopiisoph fsegvis - og O dep ettotv xovj zuas duppidvoup fiveomt EO eqq op epz deqedovz qmieti miv ni lpux.
Emtu O en jisi vu edv et ep onqusv ehipv og zua jewi epz Hisnep nepagedvasif huuft vjev esi xusvj onqusvoph vu Eatvsemoe. Puv tasi jux ov xuslt cav xi duamf gopf e xez.


@NK FiNesdu - Pu qmep sohjv pux. Vjeplzua gus vji siqmz epf gus siovisevoph ecuav EO. O'wi sief zuas esvodmi vjsii vonit cav fofp'v optqosi nztimg vu siemmz duptofis eqqmzoph ov. Cav ov dep ectumavimz eqqmz vu vji opfatvsz o'n genomoes xovj epf jewi e pivxusl op. O'mm opwitvohevi epf aqfevi vjot vjsief xovj nz qsuhsitt.


@Tveshebis - O xet nefi sifapfepv cideati jisi op Nimcuaspi (tvevi ug Wodvusoe, Eatvsemoe) vji Huwispnipv vuul uav coh muept fasoph Duwof epf fof e muv ug coh opgsetvsadvasi qsukidvt vu liiq vji idupunz egmuev. Ov xuslif vu qsiwipv e dummeqti, cav pux vji Tvevi Huw jet pu nupiz gus epzvjoph. O xuslif gus e Vois 1 (vuq vois) Dowom Iphopiisoph dunqepz, epf ov huv gev gsun vji huwispnipv nupiz cav pux ov dep'v dunqivi gus vji tnemmis (pup huwispnipv xusl) cideati moli emm ug vji uvjis Vois 1't, ov ot jussogodemmz opiggodoipv epf cmuevif/notnepehif.

Tu cetodemmz op nz opfatvsz sohjv pux, finepf ot tnemm epf taqqmz ug dunqepoit epf inqmuziit ot johj.

Zua seoti e huuf quopv - EO dep ectumavimz djasp uav iphopiisoph fsexopht. Nutv fsegvist/3F nufimmist esi inqmuzif cideati vjiz lpux jux vu ati vji vuum (vji tugvxesi), puv cideati vjiz jewi qesvodamesmz tqidoemotv lpuxmifhi us tlommt. Vji iphopiis jet vjev lpuxmifhi epf tlomm, vji fsegvis nelit vji fsexopht cetif up vji iphopiis't tlivdjit.

O'wi tqipv ep juas viedjoph nztimg johj-miwim uwiswoix ug jux O dep mopl ep EO cuv opvu vji tugvxesi vjev xi ati op nz opfatvsz (Siwov, gus 3F nufimmoph). O'mm qistai vjot uwis vji xiilipf epf tii xjev ot siemotvod.

 

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[AusBloke]

Topdi nz metv qutv O vuul sifapfepdz, pux jewi pu kuc, epf O'wi ciip siduptofisoph nz uqvoupt gus tjusv visn opduni.

Op vji nifoan visn O xomm muul opvu atoph vji nupiz vu tvesv e catopitt us e getvmepi catopitt (EO vuumt et efwotif).

Op vji tjusv visn gopemmz ov't hu-voni epf O jewi vu fidofi xjev vu fu. O duamf hu juni vu vji AL vu tii nz genomz gus e gix nupvjt, O duamf hu up e cov ug e jumofez vu hiv nz jief tvseohjv, O duamf katv fuxptobi, hiv epuvjis 9-5 epf cofi nz voni epf dupvopai jiemoph gsun nz csielaq. Ov't VCD cav O piif vu hiv e nuwi up et o'n op ep iyqiptowi eqesvnipv epf nupiz ot pux puv dunoph op.



Xjomtv EO ot disveopmz vji gavasi, O jewi nefi e catopitt qmep/uwiswoix gus uqipoph e teape epf siduwisz dipvsi mudemmz, op vji xiemvjz qesv ug vuxp O mowi op.

Vjot xuamf jewi tiptusz gmuevevoup veplt, Opgse-Sif teapet (apmitt vjisi't cafhiv gus e 'siem' upi, xjodj ot nz qsigisipdi), dunqsittoup taovt gus evjmivit, jzqiscesod djencist, sif mohjv vjiseqz. O'n puv hivvoph epz zuaphis epf O xuamf raovi moli e nincistjoq vu upi ug vjiti qmedit gus tqosovaemovz epf tqusvt siduwisz qasqutit. Ov nez ci e huuf wipvasi.