Changed career for the better

Diagro · 17 Sep 2021 at 17:39

Hey,

I was just feeling happy and thought I'd pointlessly post about it on GD. Cus yano, that's what we do.

I have been working as a CS Teacher for the past 5 years. Loved it until my school decided what I can only presume is me not fitting in. Cue the constant battering of my self esteem, and making me feel useless and in the end causing me to become depressed. It cost them though, as my Union ripped them to shreds. hey ho.

Anyway, I was offered a job within industry working within my specialist degree subject. Earning substantially more then I would ever get as a teacher.

I go home, feeling happy and looking forward to the next day. Whereas before I was dreading the days to come and always waiting for the "Holidays" to get some respite. Which didn't really help anyway as I spent the "holidays" marking and planning for the following weeks.

So.. I'm a happy man.

Anyone else had anything good happen to them recently?

Lmg80 · 17 Sep 2021 at 17:41

Pleased for you chap, well done

Hades · 17 Sep 2021 at 17:44

Well done and I'm happy for you. That feeling is priceless.

Bassmansam · 17 Sep 2021 at 17:56

Since when did schools start teaching customer service? Or computer science?

sgavan · 17 Sep 2021 at 18:11

Nice

glad to read good news, seems to be a lot of bad news lately. I'm in a job that I don't like, IT service desk and was just offered a second line job, just waiting for a background check which hopefully a formality, and hopefully pick up my new car in a few weeks, a xc40

FoxEye · 17 Sep 2021 at 18:49

Nice, but that's only half the story! What is specialist degree subject?

Are you becoming a full-time fluffer?

Diagro · 17 Sep 2021 at 19:07

Bassmansam said:
Since when did schools start teaching customer service? Or computer science?

The latter

Diagro · 17 Sep 2021 at 19:08

FoxEye said:
Nice, but that's only half the story! What is specialist degree subject?

Are you becoming a full-time fluffer?

It's a mixture of AI and Mechatronics.
Can't go into more as may find my employer looking through my past posting history. The horror

moon man · 17 Sep 2021 at 19:38

Anything good, work no, afew bad management issues. After work on monday though i had an amazing surf session at watergate bay thanks to huricane larry, swings and roundabouts eh

nine_tails · 17 Sep 2021 at 19:44

Congratulations OP on breaking out of the rut.

Diddums · 17 Sep 2021 at 20:03

Congrats dude, that's superb! Hope it all works out well!

PS. Current employer, he's never said anything negative about you. Promise, no takesies backsies <3

Diagro · 17 Sep 2021 at 20:24

Diddums said:
Congrats dude, that's superb! Hope it all works out well!

PS. Current employer, he's never said anything negative about you. Promise, no takesies backsies <3

I expect he has. As he's family lol

Participant · 17 Sep 2021 at 20:59

Diagro said:
I have been working as a CS Teacher for the past 5 years. Loved it until my school decided what I can only presume is me not fitting in.

Come on, what did you do wrong?

mOdO · 17 Sep 2021 at 22:24

I'm teaching 9 years. Always wondered if I could find a different job without taking a hit on salary.

BUDFORCE · 18 Sep 2021 at 06:41

If you are in a **** job just change, life is too short. Also the more people do it, the less **** people will put up with in their jobs employers will have to learn and treat staff better.

FBi7 · 18 Sep 2021 at 07:50

I'd be telling everyone too, OP!

Nice one, chuffed for you :cool:

dlockers · 18 Sep 2021 at 08:16

Great news, make sure to write off your first 3 months of additional earnings to absolute fun tokens :cool:

MrWhippy · 18 Sep 2021 at 09:20

Diagro said:
Hey,

I was just feeling happy and thought I'd pointlessly post about it on GD. Cus yano, that's what we do.

I have been working as a CS Teacher for the past 5 years. Loved it until my school decided what I can only presume is me not fitting in. Cue the constant battering of my self esteem, and making me feel useless and in the end causing me to become depressed. It cost them though, as my Union ripped them to shreds. hey ho.

Anyway, I was offered a job within industry working within my specialist degree subject. Earning substantially more then I would ever get as a teacher.

I go home, feeling happy and looking forward to the next day. Whereas before I was dreading the days to come and always waiting for the "Holidays" to get some respite. Which didn't really help anyway as I spent the "holidays" marking and planning for the following weeks.

So.. I'm a happy man.

Anyone else had anything good happen to them recently?

I went (almost) the opposite way 4 or 5 years ago. Was a software engineer for 16 years, loved it for the most part but eventually felt like I'd seen it all before, every day became more of the same old, and the crap started to irk more and more. Now I'm a teaching assistant in a special needs school. Love the job, every day is hard work but just so rewarding and a lot of fun. Pay is pants though, but it's only money.

Although for a short while I nearly made the biggest mistake, was on teacher training to be a CS teacher. Saw that for what it was after a few weeks and quit. TA will do for me, until I either retire or I stop enjoying it. Good luck pal.

Housey · 18 Sep 2021 at 09:23

Well done. You control your life mostly and so many people put up with a job they detest. Not always easy to make a wholesale change but good when you do.

LeeUK · 18 Sep 2021 at 09:30

I left supermarket retail for a 8-4 mon-fri factory job 2 and a half years ago and lets just say the grass isn't always greener on the other side.