Career advice and career exploration articles for students, professionals, and anyone needing guidance. Written by Vicky Payne, MS, CRC and author of Career Compass, covering career identity, job searching, career changes, and the real stories behind them.
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The Job Had Not Changed. He Had. My Husband’s Story.
My husband Fred supported himself on a Sears sales salary at sixteen. Dreamed of being a sports broadcaster. Ended up on the railroad. Spent nearly twenty-five years driving trains.
He was good at it. He was not fulfilled by it. And for years, there was no obvious way out.
This is not a story about a dramatic career pivot or a brave leap of faith. It is a story about a really bad commute, a training center in Kansas, and what happens when the right role finally appears at the company you never left.
I wrote about it today. With his permission.