Career Change in My Late 20s - Is It Too Late?

It’s very easy to get stuck in a career you don’t like.

If I take myself as an example, I studied sciences when I was younger, because I didn’t know what I wanted to do, and my parents told me it was the best choice for me. Then, I got my bachelor’s degree in mathematics because I did like maths. However, I realised pretty late, that even if mathematics was a field of interest, it wasn’t something I wanted 40 hours a week. The job I wanted had to be more creative and maths is very practical. I rebounded, got my master’s degree in business management and tried to focus on the supply chain, because, again I was scared. Sure, I wanted something a bit less like 1+1=2, but I felt that not using maths was almost like throwing away my bachelor’s degree and my experiences in this field.

It happens.

Some people will tell you they knew from their childhood they wanted to be a nurse and they actually did it. But there are plenty of other people like you and me, who will go from one trial to another to find the right fit. And it’s OK.

But in your late 20s, is it too late?

It is never too late. Just think that you have at least 30 years of a career yet to come. Do you really want to spend 30 years doing something that, you know deep down, isn’t for you anymore, as it had been once? I hope you won’t say yes. Also, think that a job that motivates you will increase your earning potential and it will enlarge your growth opportunities, and the stress who will deal with will be manageable.

For sure, you have to balance what you have with this job with what you’d have with your other job in the long-term. Don’t jump into a new career without seeking advice with a professional working in that field, and ask yourself the right questions:

What to do?

And when you have assessed everything, go for it! Don’t try to be a lemon if you feel like you’re an orange, it won’t work!