im 32, living in manchester, and every time someone asks "howd you end up in your line of work" i dont really have an answer. its just… momentum…i moved here initially as the job paid better than the one i had had back home. one job led to another, bills had to be paid, promotions came, and now suddenly this is "my career."
Im a mid-level operations manager. im not miserable but im not happy either. theres no excitement or curiosity left, just the quiet grind of doing something youre fine at but dont actually care about. ive been looking around and realised alot of people my age seem to feel the same like we just drifted into stability without intention. sometimes i wonder if its too late to realign. or if this is just what adulthood looks like: a long list of things we didnt choose but tolerated.