[What career path has my MLCer followed?]

What career path has my MLCer followed?

S/he was in a stable job and continues to stay there.

S/he had job stability, but has lost that during crisis.

S/he is was an entrepreneur and still is.

S/he became an entrepreneur during crisis.

S/he has only had sporadic and unmeaningful employment or has maintained unemployment.

S/he has entered the workforce for the first time or after a hiatus during crisis.

S/he is a student.

[Trustandlove]

My situation seems to be similar to OffRoad's -- had stable job, lost it, got another one, left to be entrepreneur, all ventures have gone south.  I know he feels despair about that, have no idea what idea he is working on now; has a number of times said he wants to get a stable job again, but that hasn't happened, not sure if due to lack of effort or circumstances, probably a combination.  I know he travels around a lot, possibly to distract himself. 

Has also said that he doesn't think he has the energy for the type of job he had before (very high pressure, long hours), however has also said that he has no idea what he would want to do even in an ideal world, if earning weren't an issue. 

[Trustandlove]

I should probably add that job dissatisfaction preceded BD -- he left a good job for a supposedly better one, and BD was the day before he started the new one, which was supposed to be the great thing.  In the months preceding it he was saying how much he just didn't want to be at the former job, and that when he announced he was leaving his boss said that he was making a huge mistake, but he was determined.  He did say even then that he was bored, that he wanted something new.

When he lost that job and was looking for a new one he also talked a lot about how it was all so boring.   

I have a feeling he lost those jobs due to inattention, can never be sure in his field. 

[Thunder]

Mine has a high paying job at a warehouse.  He turned into a work-a-holic and of course the company loves it.   Many recommendations.  He has had this job for over 20 years and they've tried to promote him many times but he doesn't want the added stress.  It would mean customer service and having social anxiety he wants nothing to do with it.
He likes working alone, doing his job and walking out the door at the end of the day with no worries.

Perfect for a socially anxious, introverted person.   

[CallanG]

Mine has stayed in the same job but leading up to BD he was showing a lot of anger at work and fell out with a lady who he got on really well with . He actually lost it with her in the office and refused to deal with her . I remember being really shocked when he told me .

One day about 4 months prior to BD he came home and said he was struggling with the responsibility of the job , he was a Director . We talked and I said if you want to leave then leave we will cope with whatever you decide . He seemed to settle down again and then said nothing else until he came home a month later and said he had told his boss he could not longer support her when she was making decisions he did not agree with and he had resigned from the board of directors .

I was quite shocked because he had not said a word to me about it and up until that point we talked about things like that .

At the time he was also a Parish Counselor and he was getting increasingly angry about issues and would come home from meetings so angry , one night he came home and took his anger out on me . We talked and I suggested he step back and delegate a bit , the next day he promptly resigned from the Parish Counsel and refused to discuss it with anyone . He did not give them any notice he just old them not to contact he anymore .

They were as shocked as I was .   

[Medusa]

Career 1 was a Marine Corps officer. His forced retirement was the biggest trigger for his crisis. Now (and this will shock anyone who follows me) he is an analyst for the preeminent aviation magazine worldwide. I have no idea what he does besides travel a lot: he tool that job a few weeks before he moved out.

[patience.of.a.saint]

Mine has had the same job for 18 years. He used to complain about it a lot, but has never done anything about it. He claims he'll never leave unless they fire him. For a while, I think he did everything in his power to GET fired, but he is still there.

Oddly enough, he hasn't mentioned his job at all for a long time, but last time I talked to him a couple weeks ago, he was back to complaining again. This time I told him that he'll "put up with it until he doesn't want to put up with it anymore." The man has had mostly the same complaints for years! I've run out of things to say to his complaining.

I actually wish he'd find a different job because they have him stuck in a spot where nobody else wants to do what he does, so he can't train someone else in order to get out of that area. I can see why he's frustrated with his job, but I can't see why he'd want to stay until they fire him. It is most definitely a self-esteem issue because he thinks he would have to take a pay cut and start out at the bottom again, when he's excellent at what he does and could very likely demand top dollar for his experience.

[lulu]

Mine has (had) a great job in charge of many people, worked there for 10 years.  After a year BD he went on disability for reasons unknown to me.  I'm thinking he couldn't do the job and wasn't showing up to work.  He's got a few more months for them to hold his job.  I'm not sure if he'll go back or if he'll run out of time before he gets stable.  I hope for his sake he can get back on track.