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Is 50 too late to become qualified in your dream job?

AMKC · 2023-10-01 21:32:13

I just had an affirmation of what I want to be. The last 24 years of my life have been wasted doing a job I either hated or nothing at all but in the last couple of months I have realised more and more that I want to help people in some way and the way I want to do that will take 7 years and it involves getting a degree…

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#32 02-10-2023 5:00pm
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If it's not about the money then of course go for it. If it is , then definitely do not.

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#33 02-10-2023 5:45pm
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Retirement age is going to keep creeping up. Someone who is 40 now might work til they're 75.
There will (probably) be improvements in longevity, DNA repair, cognitive ability, linking your brain to computers etc.

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#34 02-10-2023 8:21pm
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This is not a forum for careers advice. We have an Education section as well as a Work and Jobs forum
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