this is going to sting a bit - please don't take it personally. I'm saying this because you have actively asked for career advice.
you're in a bit of a mid career crisis.
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Originally Posted by dark0821
- Wifey says I come home grumpy more and more often, and she can see that I dont enjoy it
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this is something you can actively change without jeopardizing your ability to take care of your family. Your obligation to do that easily exceeds your requirement to have a good time at your job.
Mix things up at your current employer. See if you can spend a day down in production and get your hands dirty once in awhile. Can you go out on some installs? that's a fun day.
I'm sort of in the same industry. All of my angst and frustration comes from my interactions on the sales and business side. When I can spend I day using my hands and getting back on the tools I remember what a great job it is that I have.
We all wish we could just do something we love - and I'm sure driving cool cars around and making deals is sweet. I'll bet the meetings, and the quotas and the low man on the pole extra hours and junk work suck tho. There's no way I'd start from the bottom again unless I was financially independent.