Published on 12, July, 2020
I have written about my work situation on other posts, so will not go into too much detail here.
Having had a number of health difficulties over the past 3 years with autism being diagnosed late last year, I no find myself out of work since March this year.
I have always worked in IT - something that I have thoroughly enjoyed and been well compensated to afford a comfortable, but not lavish lifestyle.Now I am at a point in my life where I could potentially have a complete career change, although I really dont know what that could look like.People say to me that I should do something that I enjoy and all that I have ever known and enjoyed is working in IT (despite it being quite demanding and stressful at times!)Other things that I enjoy include gardening & photography, but I have no expertise in these things and I dont think that they pay very well.
Whether I look to stay in IT or look for a complete change, I have a number of concerns...
Any advice?Has any other members gone though similar at the same point in their life?
Been through it at least twice, and the first time I became a contractor which extended my career for a while..
Now I'm living a post career off grid, "urban survalist" type of life, whilst preparing for the next big change.
I'm not sure that I could do contracting as I don't have expertise in any particular area - more of a "Jack of all trades" with IT / business processes.
It also doesn't help that I suffer from imposter syndrome.