This question has been playing on my mind for quite a while now.
I've always worked in the financial sector, and have done fine so far. However, lately I've been thinking that this simply isn't the thing that I want to be doing until my retirement. It's not that my current position pays poorly, or that my colleagues are annoying gnats, or that the department head is a prick ... nothing like that. But, the work I'm doing - it's just not giving me satisfaction anymore.
Now, to be giving up the job I'm doing and have been doing for years for a new job that I have no experience with could be construed as madness. I mean, I would be starting anew, the education I've had and the experience I've acquired will be for naught, I might suffer a salary drop. But, to carry on doing something that I find unappealing for the next 30-40 years just doesn't make sense to me. So, I've made the decision to give up my current post - starting March 20, I will be starting a career in the ICT sector. Quite a turnaround, but I'm positive it will be a good choice.
So, have any of you ever considered a career change? Would you (dare) do it if you had the chance, even if it meant you had to start from scratch? Perhaps some of you have done so already? Share your stories, motivations, experiences. It might spark some interesting discussion!