PERSONAL FINANCE
Mid-career Crisis If your role isn’t the right fit for you, could you start all over again? Ben Tutty talks to people who retrained and now work in fulfilling roles.
Most of our waking adult life is spent working. Despite that, around 40 per cent of Kiwis hate their jobs, according to a recent survey by culture coach Shane Green. Are you one of them? If you are, there are probably several reasons why changing jobs or retraining seems difficult or downright impossible. And the fact is, you’re right – changing careers is a gigantic undertaking, a leap into the unknown. But for some who’ve found a new calling, it’s well worth the trouble. Crisis sparked a career Liz Barry studied her masters in pharmacology at the University of Otago and got a high-flying job for a large drug company. It aligned with what she wanted to do, and what she felt she should be doing, but for some reason the job was the wrong fit. Then Barry’s parents were killed in a car accident. As the oldest of four, she took on the role of mentoring her brothers and guiding them through life’s obstacles, not to mention their careers. Something about mentoring just felt right. She felt this was her calling so she now runs a thriving Auckland business as a life and career coach.
WI NTE R 2 0 2 2 | I N F O R M E D I NVESTO R 3 5
