![]() “When I was in college, I was pre-med at the beginning,” she says. That was the case for Rosenmiller, whose transition to nursing was the fulfilment of a 30-year-old life goal. “And I think part of it might be that they see this as a final chance to do it.” In other words, many Gen Xers have shifted careers in the simple pursuit of happiness.Īfter roughly three decades in a career, Eric Vogelsang, director of the Center on Aging at California State University, San Bernardino, says many Gen Xers might have a sense that, if they’re going to make a change, it’s now or never. Oswald believes the pandemic made Gen Xers “re-evaluate their lives”, making them more willing to leave even well-established careers to seek something more fulfilling. There’s a psychological low point that’s a stimulus for all sorts of ‘get me out of here’ behaviour.” It wouldn't be so surprising that they're looking for some dramatic change. “Mid-life, in much of western society, seems to be troubling people in a deep way. “There's a lot of evidence that the notion of a ‘mid-life crisis’ is a true scientific occurrence,” he says. His research shows that many people in their 40s and 50s are inclined to feel unsatisfied or distressed about their lives, so look for ways to make drastic change. Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and behavioural science at the University of Warwick in Coventry, UK, says many Gen Xers are at a pivot point now that they’ve reached mid-life, and are re-evaluating the lives they’ve led up to this point. One driving factor, say experts, may be the occurence of mid-life setting in during the pandemic era. And although young workers – particularly millennials – have largely led the trend as the workers most eager to re-direct their job paths, Gen X also reports undertaking career pivots: for many of these more seasoned workers, the past few years have opened an opportunity to consider pursuing dreams. Millions of workers have changed careers throughout the past several years, beginning during the Great Resignation – professional pivots which some experts re-named the ‘Great Reshuffle’. She enrolled in nursing school in 2019, and today she works long shifts as a scrub nurse in hospital operating theatres. “So, I needed something that was going to fulfil me and make me feel like I was giving and taking care of people.” “I’d been taking care of our kids, and they were growing up,” she says. Her children were also getting older, and her role as a caretaker at home was quickly changing. ![]() Working from her Vermont, US, studio, Rosenmiller exhibited and sold bowls, mugs, teapots and other ceramics.īut Rosenmiller was becoming burnt out creating and selling her art. For more than two decades, Diane Rosenmiller made her living as a potter.
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