zed4
Prominent Member
Hi,
I'm at a point in my life where I don't know what to do with myself! I have a reasonable job selling sportsboats and RIB's, paying above the average salary but I live in the New Forest where a decent 3 bed house is £300k plus and everything else is much more expensive. I do enjoy my job but I've been here for 4 years and I don't see a way of progressing any further. Promises of opening another branch in Mallorca were mentioned years ago with the idea that I could manage it but nothing has ever materialised or even been discussed since. Since then the owners of the company have decided to move back overseas so after 68 years as a family run firm the company is up for sale. The marine trade isn't doing great at the moment and although I work for a very strong and reputable company which is making good profits still, business is still slow. The company will be sold as a going concern so I'm not worried about my job being at risk. Also for the price and current market place, I don't think it will sell in the near future anyway.
Now with that in mind, I'm loathed to go and find a job with another marine firm as I feel I won't be in as good a position as I am now, in a secure job, large reputable company well placed in our market. A lot of other marine firms are going bankrupt. Having said that, I've no experience doing anything else. My main passions are cars, boats, cycling, music and film. During school I wanted to be a sound engineer for live shows or at a recording studio but as I left school I changed my mind and went to work in the marine trade. I'm aware that to work in the AV field, I'm going to need qualifications and experience. I also looked at working as a home cinema fitter, which I think I'd really enjoy. I've loads of thoughts and ideas I my head for what I would like to do and to be honest I have no idea! My main worry are finances. Because I don't know what I want to do with myself in the long term, I haven't laid down any roots really. My girlfriend and I live in a house owned by her parents which we rent very cheaply. We have looked into buying but we can't afford anything around here. Ideas are as follows:
Move to Mallorca for a bit and try to find some work in the marine trade (I have started to learn Spanish and completed a beginners course equivalent to GCSE)
Travel for a bit (my sister has spent the past 9 months in Australia and loved it)
Move to Cornwall for a while (my girlfriends parents have just moved down there and I really love it there, although my girlfriend doesn't like the slow pace of life!)
Stay put and buy a house, although it would be a crappy house for our budget or just continue renting.
Stay put but find a different job maybe and buy a house
Other options include buying property to rent out and do something else with my life, or staying put but building a house above my fathers workshop at his house.
I don't feel settled at the moment. I feel anxious and worried about the future. I'm 25, have reasonable savings but just not really enough for a 20% deposit on a decent house around here. I'm also wary of the fact that if I do go travelling for a while, I'll use up my house deposit money, which I don't want to do. I do feel though, that if I do buy a house then I'll be tied to it and we won't have any opportunity to move abroad again. I feel a bit bored in my current job. Frustrated about how the company is run and people's attitudes here. I'd love to work for a company where everyone is happy and very enthusiastic about the job and the company. Here everyone keeps themselves to themselves really, no one works as a team and everyone is depressed and moaning about something. Not that it's a bad company to work for, it's just I think some people have lost their motivation.
It's probably worth noting that I was offered a job with a large Apple retailer on the south coast selling Apple products to school, universities and other large establishments, good pay but with very good commission but I turned it down. I didn't think I would enjoy it very much.
Anyone have any thoughts on any of the above? I know none of it is a question as such, and more just ramblings, but sometimes it helps to get it all written down and to get other people's opinions.
Thanks.
I'm at a point in my life where I don't know what to do with myself! I have a reasonable job selling sportsboats and RIB's, paying above the average salary but I live in the New Forest where a decent 3 bed house is £300k plus and everything else is much more expensive. I do enjoy my job but I've been here for 4 years and I don't see a way of progressing any further. Promises of opening another branch in Mallorca were mentioned years ago with the idea that I could manage it but nothing has ever materialised or even been discussed since. Since then the owners of the company have decided to move back overseas so after 68 years as a family run firm the company is up for sale. The marine trade isn't doing great at the moment and although I work for a very strong and reputable company which is making good profits still, business is still slow. The company will be sold as a going concern so I'm not worried about my job being at risk. Also for the price and current market place, I don't think it will sell in the near future anyway.
Now with that in mind, I'm loathed to go and find a job with another marine firm as I feel I won't be in as good a position as I am now, in a secure job, large reputable company well placed in our market. A lot of other marine firms are going bankrupt. Having said that, I've no experience doing anything else. My main passions are cars, boats, cycling, music and film. During school I wanted to be a sound engineer for live shows or at a recording studio but as I left school I changed my mind and went to work in the marine trade. I'm aware that to work in the AV field, I'm going to need qualifications and experience. I also looked at working as a home cinema fitter, which I think I'd really enjoy. I've loads of thoughts and ideas I my head for what I would like to do and to be honest I have no idea! My main worry are finances. Because I don't know what I want to do with myself in the long term, I haven't laid down any roots really. My girlfriend and I live in a house owned by her parents which we rent very cheaply. We have looked into buying but we can't afford anything around here. Ideas are as follows:
Move to Mallorca for a bit and try to find some work in the marine trade (I have started to learn Spanish and completed a beginners course equivalent to GCSE)
Travel for a bit (my sister has spent the past 9 months in Australia and loved it)
Move to Cornwall for a while (my girlfriends parents have just moved down there and I really love it there, although my girlfriend doesn't like the slow pace of life!)
Stay put and buy a house, although it would be a crappy house for our budget or just continue renting.
Stay put but find a different job maybe and buy a house
Other options include buying property to rent out and do something else with my life, or staying put but building a house above my fathers workshop at his house.
I don't feel settled at the moment. I feel anxious and worried about the future. I'm 25, have reasonable savings but just not really enough for a 20% deposit on a decent house around here. I'm also wary of the fact that if I do go travelling for a while, I'll use up my house deposit money, which I don't want to do. I do feel though, that if I do buy a house then I'll be tied to it and we won't have any opportunity to move abroad again. I feel a bit bored in my current job. Frustrated about how the company is run and people's attitudes here. I'd love to work for a company where everyone is happy and very enthusiastic about the job and the company. Here everyone keeps themselves to themselves really, no one works as a team and everyone is depressed and moaning about something. Not that it's a bad company to work for, it's just I think some people have lost their motivation.
It's probably worth noting that I was offered a job with a large Apple retailer on the south coast selling Apple products to school, universities and other large establishments, good pay but with very good commission but I turned it down. I didn't think I would enjoy it very much.
Anyone have any thoughts on any of the above? I know none of it is a question as such, and more just ramblings, but sometimes it helps to get it all written down and to get other people's opinions.
Thanks.
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