About a month ago Lloyd came to live with us. A week later and 90% of the department I work in was laid off. A week after that I found out (accidentally) that when I returned I, too, would be laid off. Today I returned and after over 15 years with the company I saw my last day come and go... Which begs the question, what's next??
It's an interesting question. The knee jerk reaction is to get a job doing anything as quickly as I can... But if I take a moment to think about it if there was ever a chance to do something new, this would be it! There are so many things to consider! What would I want to do? Is it something i can do or do i need to go back to school? Will it pay the bills? Does it provide insurance? Is there a future in it?
I do love developing software but the software I've been working on hasn't exactly been rewarding... I've thought about switching over to app development as that would be fun, but the time to bring something to market and earn enough to be sustainable makes this a high risk venture! 10 years ago I thought about going into teaching and even school counseling, but the drop in pay scares me and I don't know if this is still something I want to pursue... Plus it would mean getting a Masters degree if I go into counseling...
For now I sit here pondering where do I want to be five or ten years from now and trying to figure out the best way to make it happen without worrying too much (yet) about the immediate future...