I just got a call from a friend. He left his job (3+ years of employment @ a medical facility as a data technician) to become a youth counselor for his local parish.

He completely dropped his previous career, 10+ years in the field, for something completely different.

He'll be having a direct impact on shaping the lives of kids.



I can't imagine doing anything like that. Anyone have any comparable experiences / situations?

 

im not what you would call a risk taker.

3 years on the job = job stability. hold on to that.

i would volunteer as a youth leader or coach etc with my extra time to help impact kids but i gotta pay my bills and take care of my family 1st

 

No, i never had anything like that; but i was reading the paper one day and it was an article about kids in the city and education and blah blah blah. They were having a hard time finding teachers to teach technology to kids. I was tempted to apply for the job but i talked myself out of it. Sometimes i feel that i should've at least applied for the position because maybe i could've done something
:sad:

 

Not useless, but sometimes I wish I could get into a field where I could help people...

but I'm afraid of getting too emotionally attached to a point where if something was to happen to the people I took care of (death) I'd just break down h:

Does that make sense?

 

yes :hs:

 

drew you need to read "the 5 people you meet in heaven" its fiction but it kinda gives you a perspective how you are not useless, you impact people you never even met... kinda cool

 

government job = stability

 

Kudos to him, it takes a lot to drop your career to do something like that! Respect.

 

Mitch Albom is the best. I love all of his books.

 

Work with kids? Hell no.