Plunger

Is there an age when folks stop feeling like they have a different career choice? Not necessarily a regret that they chose the wrong career, but that another option would be good once they’ve finished with this one. Like when folks become comedians after being teachers. Or novelists after being accountants. I’m just wondering if there’s a cutoff at some point.

Having had a pretty good career (still going) in the corporate world over the last 30+ years, I’m still wondering what to do next. I pretty much never narrowed down the possible careers I’d considered when I was a kid, so singing, dentistry, and house painter are all still options. Ok, maybe dental school takes a bit too much time and money to start now, but everything else is still on the table.

To make matters worse, there are new opportunites that have been added that didn’t exist when I was a kid. Uber driver. Podcaster. Virtual Assistant. Day trader. I could start part time and work up to full time just in time to retire from my corporate gig. It’s just too hard to know whether any of these would be more satisfying or successful than, say, cinematography. I mean, I wouldn’t want to waste my life on a bad second career choice.

Speaking of day trading, if I became a gambler (almost the same), and took huge risks with the potential for huge gains (like I said, almost the same), I might be called a plunger. True. It’s one of the meanings. Or a diver, which is also called a plunger. But we usually think of plungers as the tool to clear the toilet. Or the piston in a syringe. All called plungers. But nobody ever asks you to bring a plunger except the one that’s a plumbing tool.

Hey, speaking of plumbing, how long does it take to become a plumber? Can I start part time? I’ve gotta consider my options…