Hi! :-)

For the first time in my adult working life I will be taking a break from working. Scary? YES. I am a self sufficient 28 year old, I try to depend on no one meaning... I pay all my own bills live independently etc. With all of that out of the way..... here is my question.

I guess I have been fairly lucky in that I have always had good jobs. I have no college degree. I've worked in a variety of job fields. I've done tedious office work, manual labor, warehouse, a BRIEF stint in fast food as a teenager. I worked at a retail job for 7 years, where i never once recieved a raise and every day the threat of losing my job came up. I finally got up the courage to try some thing else. I am currently employed with a large insurance company as a "licensed property/casualty specialst" ie i sell property insurance. I've done fairly well at it, but I just feel like no matter WHAT I do, i'm a failure even if I'm not REALLY a failure. I get into "employment ruts" where I'm terrified of change even though i know its time to change because of that fear of failing AGAIN at something. The office I am employed with is closing, due to no fault of mine, and with the support of my fiance I have decided not to rush into the first job that will pay the bills. I'm supposed to be taking my time and deciding what I can do to make a living that will make me happy. How long is this going to take me.... months maybe, hopefully not longer than that! My QUESTION is..... Im not particularly motived to do ...... anything. Im content just being content. I have NO idea what I would want to do..... and even if I THINK i want to do it now, much like everything else, i'm sure in a while I"ll be bored with it, but too scared to leave. Anyone else have this problem? Anyone else overcame something like this? Any suggestions?

I should add that I am ADD inattentive and I am unmedicated. :rolleyes:

Oh Dory...been there, done that, got the t-shirt.

I got lucky. My dad forced me to apply for a gov't position in 1986. I started in 1987 and I've been a Fed ever since. However, I've been stuck at the same Coast Guard command since Sept 1996 because of the comfort level. I started as a secretary there (UGH!!! Boredom!!! But I was able to take 13 weeks maternity leave in 2000 and not fret about piled-up work), floated into a financial position (same grade level), then onto mobile communications (I'm great at it!) due to being bullied out of the financial job.

I am also ADD inattentive and unmedicated. ANd you know what keeps me where I am? A boss who's fairly understanding (she got me a $5K pay raise this year) and the fear of leaving a fairly secure job. Without a college degree where would I go? I know I could go into cellular sales but I'd want to be on the business vs retail side. Otherwise I have no driving passion to guide me into a career path.

I tell Mr KP he's lucky. In high school he knew he wanted to go into electronics. He's now retired after 20 yrs in the Navy and is still in electronics as a contractor for the Navy. Why can't I have that passion? It's not fair!

I have no real advice, just lots of compassion and understanding. I'd love to be a stay-at-home mom. But I think I'd get bored...then what? Heh.

Im 53 and I still don't know, " what I want to be when I grow up " ..........