Career Change

[jjandellis]

What kind of things would make you throw in the towel on your career?

Answers on a postcard...

[Longy]

A 13 buyin downswing, oh wait that just happened.

Not alot, busto is the correct answer then I would probably try and find a way not to get a job.

[sofa----king]

the chance to move to another country for a better way of life for my wife and son.
you start to see,,,,its not always about the money,
we havent looked back yet and its been 6 months now and we went to the uk for a visit 2 weeks ago,and we all couldnt wait to get back to cyprus,it was nice to see everyone,but even nicer to come back here......
doh la gariasmo se para galore
can i have the bill please
im learning lol.....

[jakally]

Quality of life .............. more time with family etc....

Pretty much at a decision point myself, and the swing factor will be whether a change will give me more / better quality time with my kids. Obv. that means having enough money to make best use of that time as well.

The other question is whether you will be happier when you have made the change - not necessarily immediately, but a year down the line when the honeymoon period has subsided on your new career.

[jakally]

A 13 buyin downswing, oh wait that just happened.

Not alot, busto is the correct answer then I would probably try and find a way not to get a job.

Someone on THMF was suggesting the other day that 20 BI's was ok for playing full time - obviously ridic.

How many BI's minimum would you advocate, Longy, for someone playing as their main / sole source of income?

[TheChipPrince]

A nice lottery win, or a job which would be more enjoyable for less pay...

Happiness>>>>>>>>>>Money

[boldie]

What kind of things would make you throw in the towel on your career?

Answers on a postcard...

Getting shot at by the Norwegian army while I'm freezing my arse off


Answer for me is simple; Actively disliking my job and being able to afford to switch.

[Longy]

A 13 buyin downswing, oh wait that just happened.

Not alot, busto is the correct answer then I would probably try and find a way not to get a job.

Someone on THMF was suggesting the other day that 20 BI's was ok for playing full time - obviously ridic.

How many BI's minimum would you advocate, Longy, for someone playing as their main / sole source of income?

All these questions depend on winrate yadda yadda. Personally i play off 40 buyins online, though after recent events i might make that 50. I also have 3 months life expenses put back outside of my roll when the worst comes to the worst.

[Snatiramas]

Actually enjoying work at the moment......probably be made redundant then. That has made me change job in the past but not career. I would actually like to teach and looked into it a couple of years ago but could not manage the downturn in my salary. I even thought about poker for a while but I know that I play for pleasure not for a living. For me they are not the same thing. Write a best seller, seems unlikely.

So lottery win it is then

[boldie]

As u can probably guess I'm pretty hacked off. When I got to Germany I was told that from Oct 08 I would be on tour til May 09 and getting thrashed for the remainder of 09. Well thats ok, as you will have a quiet 08 with your family. Deal, take the rough with the smooth.

The thrashing of late 08/09 still stands but it now seems that in the year Oct 07 - 08 I will be away for 7 months. So realistically I'm not seeing my family much for two years. I'm not totally moaning about the fact as thats life in a green suit nowadays. Its now just a matter of is it for me anymore?

The jobs I am getting now I loved/dreamt of when I was a junior rank; I also loved going away (my first 3 years in the army saw me away for 34 months!). But now there are only Op Tours to hot sandy places. Whereas we could always take the rough with the smooth - do a Bosnia, then take an exercise in USA/Canada/Caribbean, there are now no gucci trips. They've all been cut. There's not much fun left in this job anymore.

More importantly although I'm getting a good wage, that keeps my family secure and I'd struggle to match in civvy street, I think my family suffer because of my job. My boys are 2 and 4. By the time they're 4 and 6 I will have been out of there lives for about 3 years...

What doesn't help is the fact that I'm probably a little fearful of stepping into civvy street. What job can I get? Can I afford to rent? Can I afford to buy? Do I actually want my boys brought up in the UK? Should I move abroad? Alot to think about...

It money versus family time for me... 

At the end of the day only one of them really matters, my friend.


I would talk to some recruitment specialists who deal with ex-forces before I'd go job hunting if I were you..You'd be surprised at the dosh you could make when dealing with the right people (assuming you have the right military back ground and what your field of expertise is)

[LeKnave]

As u can probably guess I'm pretty hacked off. When I got to Germany I was told that from Oct 08 I would be on tour til May 09 and getting thrashed for the remainder of 09. Well thats ok, as you will have a quiet 08 with your family. Deal, take the rough with the smooth.

The thrashing of late 08/09 still stands but it now seems that in the year Oct 07 - 08 I will be away for 7 months. So realistically I'm not seeing my family much for two years. I'm not totally moaning about the fact as thats life in a green suit nowadays. Its now just a matter of is it for me anymore?

The jobs I am getting now I loved/dreamt of when I was a junior rank; I also loved going away (my first 3 years in the army saw me away for 34 months!). But now there are only Op Tours to hot sandy places. Whereas we could always take the rough with the smooth - do a Bosnia, then take an exercise in USA/Canada/Caribbean, there are now no gucci trips. They've all been cut. There's not much fun left in this job anymore.

More importantly although I'm getting a good wage, that keeps my family secure and I'd struggle to match in civvy street, I think my family suffer because of my job. My boys are 2 and 4. By the time they're 4 and 6 I will have been out of there lives for about 3 years...

What doesn't help is the fact that I'm probably a little fearful of stepping into civvy street. What job can I get? Can I afford to rent? Can I afford to buy? Do I actually want my boys brought up in the UK? Should I move abroad? Alot to think about...

It money versus family time for me... 

you should get a job in burger king imo.  i heard they make a mean cheese slice.

[Longines]

I would talk to some recruitment specialists who deal with ex-forces

Good advice. One of my recent clients was a consultancy group of ex-MOD officers who now sell services back into the defence sector. All of their associates are ex-services and earning good money. Some choose to work full-time while others pick and choose their contracts.

[Dingdell]

I would talk to some recruitment specialists who deal with ex-forces

Good advice. One of my recent clients was a consultancy group of ex-MOD officers who now sell services back into the defence sector. All of their associates are ex-services and earning good money. Some choose to work full-time while others pick and choose their contracts.

Yes - I have client who works 6 weeks on and then 6 weeks off doing 'consultancy and protection' in some of the hotter countries. Earns a fortune and is fairly safe, but utilising his experience from the forces.

[Eck]

I would talk to some recruitment specialists who deal with ex-forces

Good advice. One of my recent clients was a consultancy group of ex-MOD officers who now sell services back into the defence sector. All of their associates are ex-services and earning good money. Some choose to work full-time while others pick and choose their contracts.

Have to agree our place is overrun now by ex army types in positions of authority...generally fucking useless to a man but are raking the dough in...

[Royal Flush]

Is it not a given when you join the army that you will spend a lot of time abroad? Especially when the army is occupying 2 other countries.