Sorry if this is an odd first post...
I am a full time IT worker, 10+ years in, secure job, good pay, but very bored and would like a change. I've been looking into the career of a police officer for some time, and decided to start going through the recruiting process a year ago. Well, much to my surprise, I made it through each phase, and may be offered a spot in a training program that would be 9 months long, to be a police officer (I'm in Canada).
Now that push comes to shove, and I'm in a position where I'll have to make a decision to leave my career within the next couple of weeks, I am of course getting cold feet. The positives are:
1. More interesting work (I think!) and not behind a computer all day
2. More free time, schedule is 2 days (7am-7pm), 2 nights (7pm-7am), 4 days off.
Negatives are:
1. tuition + no pay for 9 months, and then a 20k (gross) salary drop to start. Would be back up to my current salary in 3-4 years.
2. The unknown of how I'll feel about the career once I really get into it, how it will affect my family life (married with one 2 year old).
I guess my main question revolves around the fact that so many people here seem....unhappy and/or jaded and/or divorced..
Do many of you have regrets? Does anyone here love going to work -and- have a great family life??
Cheers
I am a full time IT worker, 10+ years in, secure job, good pay, but very bored and would like a change. I've been looking into the career of a police officer for some time, and decided to start going through the recruiting process a year ago. Well, much to my surprise, I made it through each phase, and may be offered a spot in a training program that would be 9 months long, to be a police officer (I'm in Canada).
Now that push comes to shove, and I'm in a position where I'll have to make a decision to leave my career within the next couple of weeks, I am of course getting cold feet. The positives are:
1. More interesting work (I think!) and not behind a computer all day
2. More free time, schedule is 2 days (7am-7pm), 2 nights (7pm-7am), 4 days off.
Negatives are:
1. tuition + no pay for 9 months, and then a 20k (gross) salary drop to start. Would be back up to my current salary in 3-4 years.
2. The unknown of how I'll feel about the career once I really get into it, how it will affect my family life (married with one 2 year old).
I guess my main question revolves around the fact that so many people here seem....unhappy and/or jaded and/or divorced..
Do many of you have regrets? Does anyone here love going to work -and- have a great family life??
Cheers
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