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Originally Posted by 8sPOT
I switched industries back in 2012, form Banking to O&G Finance. Banking was becoming very stressful, grown men crying in my office, having to tell people they might lose their home, or don't qualify for a much needed loan etc.
It was a breath of fresh air no longer having 'clients'. For me that was the main source of the stress, clients I wanted to help but had to abide by the banks rules. I was essentially the bearer of bad news all the time.
Now of course, in 2015 I saw a lot of co-workers get let go, which was also stressful but I survived that somehow.
Many have commented on what the real source of the stress or depression, and it may not actually be your job or industry. Either way, its a big decision and not to be taken lightly.
Also, I don't live to work, I work to live. That's an important distinction to me. So finding happiness in my job is not really a thing. If I was a pro golfer, snowboarder, or musician maybe, but I'm not good enough at any of those things so I work with numbers to pay the bills.
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Lol!
I know the feeling.
Everyone knows the saying: "Do something you love and you'll never work a day in your life!"
I do not subscribe to that, my feeling is:
"Do something you love and you will, inevitable, eventually learn to hate it."
So yeah, work to live.