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<blockquote data-quote="cal7.62x39" data-source="post: 3677944" data-attributes="member: 6824"><p>Man some (most) of you folks figured it out early enough. I'm 37 and have spent the last 16 years in customer service call centers. No trade, no skill, no opportunity. Burn out is huge I have worked 8 call centers and move on the the next after burnout sets in. The burnout just follows you out one door and into another though. I'm tired of being nice and feigning empathy. I make just enough money to pay mortgage, car payment, and keep my kids dressed nice, have their activities, and keep them well fed. Meanwhile I haven't bought myself a NEW pair of jeans in probably a decade. I can't afford nice clothes so I thrift shop and eBay clothes and shoes for myself while the kids are in the latest trends. My wife is an amazing home maker and doesn't get paid nearly enough (0$) for the chit she puts up with from us. I tried to break away and went and got my EMT-B certification about 6 years ago, but being 100 pounds over weight and having some rough pediatric calls very early on that would give the most seasoned paramedic PTSD I fell back into the only thing I can walk into. So now I sit here reading your amazing experiences and wish I had tried to change things alot earlier. Now I can't afford (time or money) to go back to (trade) school and if I could it would be hard to compete with the 20 something's out there. It's a rut that I'm finding very hard to get out of. Wish I had chosen a different path, but am pushing my children heavily towards trade schools. I have one that wants to go air force and fly A10 warthogs, one that wants to be a nurse, and the youngest just wants to make me go more grey everyday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cal7.62x39, post: 3677944, member: 6824"] Man some (most) of you folks figured it out early enough. I'm 37 and have spent the last 16 years in customer service call centers. No trade, no skill, no opportunity. Burn out is huge I have worked 8 call centers and move on the the next after burnout sets in. The burnout just follows you out one door and into another though. I'm tired of being nice and feigning empathy. I make just enough money to pay mortgage, car payment, and keep my kids dressed nice, have their activities, and keep them well fed. Meanwhile I haven't bought myself a NEW pair of jeans in probably a decade. I can't afford nice clothes so I thrift shop and eBay clothes and shoes for myself while the kids are in the latest trends. My wife is an amazing home maker and doesn't get paid nearly enough (0$) for the chit she puts up with from us. I tried to break away and went and got my EMT-B certification about 6 years ago, but being 100 pounds over weight and having some rough pediatric calls very early on that would give the most seasoned paramedic PTSD I fell back into the only thing I can walk into. So now I sit here reading your amazing experiences and wish I had tried to change things alot earlier. Now I can't afford (time or money) to go back to (trade) school and if I could it would be hard to compete with the 20 something's out there. It's a rut that I'm finding very hard to get out of. Wish I had chosen a different path, but am pushing my children heavily towards trade schools. I have one that wants to go air force and fly A10 warthogs, one that wants to be a nurse, and the youngest just wants to make me go more grey everyday. [/QUOTE]
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