I am looking for some advice. I have a career in project management and sales. Sales, I've been successful and paid off my college loans and bought a house, but I have 0 in the bank and 0 retirement. The house is a 3 unit apt, so I live "rent free" and have "savings" that I set aside untouched for house repairs.
- I am currently in a sales role, but the ramp up is slow and I'm constantly working 730-630 plus another hour after dinner.
- I had a contract with the govt for 2 years, it was 37.5 hours and 75k I was comfortable and the healthiest (mentally and physically) I've ever been.
- I've gotten fat, depressed, and anxious back in sales. I tried to keep up with lifting and running but I absolutely hate it, and realizing I wake up, go to work, workout, eat, work, sleep... yeah I hate my life right now.
- I wake up monday and accept I'm racing to friday so I can feel normal again.
- I'm stupid talented at sales. I've been in heavy BDR / outbound sales for years and I always do well. But as is sales in the U.S., the boss always wants more.
- I started this sales job with a base of 50k. It's been rough and I'm incredibly frugal.
- Currently working 11 hour days, some days are 14.
I know I can't find a role like this tomorrow, but I'm willing to set a 3-4 year plan to get there 80k. With that, I fund retirement, pay bills, and set aside a little for entertainment.
I just want my life back. I don't expect to live long (I'm tall as fuck and my family has heart issues) and the thought of working every waking hour of my day just to get to 60 and croak is.. depressing.
Any advice career wise is appreciated. I want to work to live, not live to work.
Location: Upstate NY - Hoping to move to Philly in 2 years.
Submitted December 08, 2021 at 09:13AM by Jesus_Was_Brown https://ift.tt/3dvYfqm
