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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 2374095" data-attributes="member: 15651">My wife made the change from a laboratory supervisor in the biotech industry, which she despised after 10 years, and is now a 4th grade teacher.  She had always wanted to go into teaching, but in college, facing student loans, she decided to go for a career that paid better.  After the birth of our second child she did not want to go back to the lab, but she did because we needed the $$$- and got laid off in a company buyout four weeks later.  After talking about options, she entered a program to get her Master's in elementary education in 15 (very painful for both of us) months.  She now loves her job overall and is much happier than she had been in several years.  It was a big pay cut, but the reward of her improved attitude has been worth it.I on the other hand have not loved my job, but I also have no idea what job I could do that I would love, and I don't feel it is worth giving up more financial security to try and find out.  I endure my job most days and I am working on a Master's degree that I hope will allow me to shift my focus within the same industry to something I enjoy more than what I currently do.</blockquote>