05-02-16, 11:54 AM
I'm an industrial electrician by trade and had been happily doing this sort of work for almost 20 years when I found that I would be being made redundant imminently, about 10 years ago.
Luckily I managed to find a good job just a month before I would have been laid off but it was in a completely different job, the aircraft industry.
Sure, it was still engineering but I'd never had any experience of any of the stuff I was going to be working on so it was a pretty steep learning curve.
I missed out on redundancy money by leaving my old job before I was pushed but it was the best move I've ever made. I now provide technical support and testing services on military jet aircraft and travel around the world regularly supporting the RAF and our other customers.
I even met my fiancée at work (who's also now my boss! :eek )
So yes, the grass can be greener. I was forced into making a move and was lucky, but if you do it through choice then you'll have more time to find what's right for you. Good luck.
Luckily I managed to find a good job just a month before I would have been laid off but it was in a completely different job, the aircraft industry.
Sure, it was still engineering but I'd never had any experience of any of the stuff I was going to be working on so it was a pretty steep learning curve.
I missed out on redundancy money by leaving my old job before I was pushed but it was the best move I've ever made. I now provide technical support and testing services on military jet aircraft and travel around the world regularly supporting the RAF and our other customers.
I even met my fiancée at work (who's also now my boss! :eek )
So yes, the grass can be greener. I was forced into making a move and was lucky, but if you do it through choice then you'll have more time to find what's right for you. Good luck.