Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?
I fell into working in finance a long time ago and never really progressed, but I’m now in the situation whereby I have been offered paid training by my employer to become a qualified accountant. However, I am a creative person with strength in writing imaginatively.
Staying in finance makes me want to scream as I hate it so much. I would love to become an English teacher or a primary school teacher but I now have a family to support so it would be very difficult to take a year out (or even afford) to do teacher training.
I am feeling trapped and angry at myself for not finding opportunities earlier when it would have been so much easier (I’m now 37). Has anyone else been in this situation and found a way out?
Do you need advice on a work issue? For Jeremy’s and readers’ help, send a brief email to dear.jeremy@theguardian.com. Please note that he is unable to answer questions of a legal nature or to reply personally.
