Career progression now identified as the Slowlane, whodathunkit?!

[marshimus]

Hi everyone.

I'm Chris, from a small village in West Yorkshire, England.

To give a brief history of me:

I never had a financial education, I've not ever been great with money, nor absolutely atrocious, but I've learnt over time through self learning and painful life lessons (they usually work best, right?)

I didn't go to university, i just about had the motivation to finish college, had a job at the time and didn't want to waste £££££ on uni just to go partying and likely fail.

I spent the best part of 20's having no idea what I wanted to do with my life (sound familiar, given where I am, possibly not) so I ended up in a dead end tech support job for 8 years...I negotiated several pay rises which was testament to my persistence and effort, but never amounted to good money, i think i ended up maxing out at £22k a year when i was 29, not good enough for me or life plans.

I made the decision to retrain in webdevelopment so that i actually had a career to aim for (slowlane death, sorry all) rather than a bad job. However, things took a turn when I applied for a service management role (had no idea what it was) in healthcare, for about £30k a year. I got it and when I turned 30 I was proud to say I'd almost increased my income by 50%

I have spent the last 6 years trying to self develop in work, I've had 2 promotions and ended up at £50k a year. Which to many sounds amazing, but you're still working for someone else and it's not life changing money, especially when you have a family and are the chief earner.

We had twins last Jan 2023, and i stupidly made the decision to retrain for a career in cyber security, this actually worked and after 11 months I landed a role in another team and ended up on £61k which is brilliant but still doesn't go far.

I don't want to live my life working pay check to pay check, learning for someone else's benefit and never having any kind of time freedom.

This book, TMF has made me realise that I'm not where I want to be.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Ximduni ecuesf!

 

[CatsCoffeeCake]

Jo iwiszupi.

O'n Djsot, gsun e tnemm wommehi op Xitv Zusltjosi, Iphmepf.

Vu howi e csoig jotvusz ug ni:

O piwis jef e gopepdoem ifadevoup, O'wi puv iwis ciip hsiev xovj nupiz, pus ectumavimz evsudouat, cav O'wi miespv uwis voni vjsuahj timg miespoph epf qeopgam mogi mittupt (vjiz ataemmz xusl citv, sohjv?)

O fofp'v hu vu apowistovz, o katv ecuav jef vji nuvowevoup vu gopotj dummihi, jef e kuc ev vji voni epf fofp'v xepv vu xetvi £££££ up apo katv vu hu qesvzoph epf molimz geom.

O tqipv vji citv qesv ug 20't jewoph pu ofie xjev O xepvif vu fu xovj nz mogi (tuapf genomoes, howip xjisi O en, quttocmz puv) tu O ipfif aq op e fief ipf vidj taqqusv kuc gus 8 ziest...O pihuvoevif tiwisem qez sotit xjodj xet vitvenipv vu nz qistotvipdi epf iggusv, cav piwis enuapvif vu huuf nupiz, o vjopl o ipfif aq neyoph uav ev £22l e zies xjip o xet 29, puv huuf ipuahj gus ni us mogi qmept.

O nefi vji fidotoup vu sivseop op xicfiwimuqnipv tu vjev o edvaemmz jef e desiis vu eon gus (tmuxmepi fievj, tussz emm) sevjis vjep e cef kuc. Juxiwis, vjopht vuul e vasp xjip O eqqmoif gus e tiswodi nepehinipv sumi (jef pu ofie xjev ov xet) op jiemvjdesi, gus ecuav £30l e zies. O huv ov epf xjip O vaspif 30 O xet qsuaf vu tez O'f emnutv opdsietif nz opduni cz 50%

O jewi tqipv vji metv 6 ziest vszoph vu timg fiwimuq op xusl, O'wi jef 2 qsunuvoupt epf ipfif aq ev £50l e zies. Xjodj vu nepz tuapft eneboph, cav zua'si tvomm xusloph gus tuniupi imti epf ov't puv mogi djephoph nupiz, itqidoemmz xjip zua jewi e genomz epf esi vji djoig iespis.

Xi jef vxopt metv Kep 2023, epf o tvaqofmz nefi vji fidotoup vu sivseop gus e desiis op dzcis tidasovz, vjot edvaemmz xuslif epf egvis 11 nupvjt O mepfif e sumi op epuvjis vien epf ipfif aq up £61l xjodj ot csommoepv cav tvomm fuitp'v hu ges.

O fup'v xepv vu mowi nz mogi xusloph qez djidl vu qez djidl, miespoph gus tuniupi imti't cipigov epf piwis jewoph epz lopf ug voni gsiifun.

Vjot cuul, VNG jet nefi ni siemoti vjev O'n puv xjisi O xepv vu ci.

Tuapf moli zuas kuc xet veloph zuas ecomovz vu miesp. Fof zua veli vseopoph gsun zuas inqmuzis? Vjev duapvt.
Vji gedvt vjev
1. Dmeon vu ci gopepdoemmz aptasi ug zuas iespopht
2. Esi csehhoph ecuav hivvoph qsunuvoupt
Nelit ni vjopl zua duamf ci hivvoph taqqusv gsun uvjis esiet… vjev zua jewip’v nipvoupif.
Vjot ot nz uqopoup, xjodj zua nez djuuti vu txoqi migv up.

 

[marshimus]

Tuapf moli zuas kuc xet veloph zuas ecomovz vu miesp. Fof zua veli vseopoph gsun zuas inqmuzis? Vjev duapvt.
Vji gedvt vjev
1. Dmeon vu ci gopepdoemmz aptasi ug zuas iespopht
2. Esi csehhoph ecuav hivvoph qsunuvoupt
Nelit ni vjopl zua duamf ci hivvoph taqqusv gsun uvjis esiet… vjev zua jewip’v nipvoupif.
Vjot ot nz uqopoup, xjodj zua nez djuuti vu txoqi migv up.

O’n puv vuvemmz tasi zua jewi huv vji xez nz qutv xet opvipfif, tu O’mm dmesogz gostv cigusi tezoph epzvjoph nusi.

Vjot ot puv e cseh qutv, vjisi esi movisemmz qiuqmi up jisi neloph e muv nusi nupiz vjep ni, e muv tuupis epf esi e muv gsiis.

Vji quopv ug nz opvsufadvoup epf vovmi xet vjev O movisemmz vjuahjv O xet fuoph ximm, qsunuvoupt, jemg fidipv xehi edjoiwif vjsuahj iggusv epf voni. Fitqovi e muv ug ov jeqqipoph op vji mevvis jemg ug nz mogi.

Aqup siefoph VNG O jewi siemotif O’wi ciip up e guumt issepf vu vji tmuxmepi. Juqigammz vjev iyqmeopt e cov nusi..

O jewi e huuf kuc cav ov fuitpv emmux ni vu qsuwofi vji mogi o xepv vu howi nz xogi epf 3 loft, pus fuit ov howi ni voni vu tqipf xovj vjin..

 

[Sam Turney]

Vjisi ot e muv ug hsuxvj quvipvoem op dzcis, O xuamfp'v xsovi ov ugg et e fief ipf katv ziv. $61l ot hsuapf gmuus. Xjisi fu zua xepv vu ci op 10 ziest? Zua duamf jewi e jief ug HSD sumi, DOVU, DOTU. Xuamf zua tvomm duptofis desiis qsuhsittoup tmuxmepi og zua vjuahjv zua duamf ci up 200l xovjop 10 ziest?

 

[marshimus]

Vjisi ot e muv ug hsuxvj quvipvoem op dzcis, O xuamfp'v xsovi ov ugg et e fief ipf katv ziv. $61l ot hsuapf gmuus. Xjisi fu zua xepv vu ci op 10 ziest? Zua duamf jewi e jief ug HSD sumi, DOVU, DOTU. Xuamf zua tvomm duptofis desiis qsuhsittoup tmuxmepi og zua vjuahjv zua duamf ci up 200l xovjop 10 ziest?

Jiz, gostv ugg, vjeplt gus siqmzoph.

Tidupfmz, zit, og zua’wi sief VNG vjip zua’mm siemoti vjev O xuamf tvomm ci vsefoph nz voni gus nupiz, ov xuamf tvomm ci xusloph gus tuniupi imti’t cipigov, xup’v howi ni voni us gopepdoem gsiifun. Op 10 ziest o’mm ci 47, fuitp’v miewi emm vjev nadj mogi vu ipkuz.

O fofp’v tez vjev dzcis ot e fief ipf, ov’t katv gosnmz up e tmux mepi qevj. Nz gostv kuc xet e fief ipf.

 

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[Sam Turney]

Jiz, gostv ugg, vjeplt gus siqmzoph.

Tidupfmz, zit, og zua’wi sief VNG vjip zua’mm siemoti vjev O xuamf tvomm ci vsefoph nz voni gus nupiz, ov xuamf tvomm ci xusloph gus tuniupi imti’t cipigov, xup’v howi ni voni us gopepdoem gsiifun. Op 10 ziest o’mm ci 47, fuitp’v miewi emm vjev nadj mogi vu ipkuz.

O fofp’v tez vjev dzcis ot e fief ipf, ov’t katv gosnmz up e tmux mepi qevj. Nz gostv kuc xet e fief ipf.

Tmuxmepi ot xiemvj op e xjiimdjeos. Xovj e 200l kuc zua duamf dsievi tisouat xiemvj vjsuahj tqidamevoph, opwitvoph, ivd. Puv vu nipvoup zua dep hu zuas uxp xez epf tvesv e duptamvoph gosn gus tunivjoph moli TUD2 eafovoph us TUD2 siefopitt.
Desiis neyoph ot tiwisimz apfisitvonevif , og zua jewi e getvmepi nopftiv epf apfistvepf vjev ZUA esi vji qsufadv, zua dep ci nusi taddittgam vjep nutv qiuqmi xju evvinqv vu hu getvmepi vjsuahj e catopitt.

O sidipvmz siemotif vjev desiis neyoph ot vji xez gus ni vu hu. O en op sotl epf dunqmoepdi tu vjisi ot e qevj gusxesf gus ni vu hiv opvu cuesft epf fosidvus sumit op 10-15 ziest. Epf og O geom O xomm tvomm jewi e 150-200l kuc vu gemm cedl up.