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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have come to realize that I am not going to make it to the next level in my organization. I am about 5 years from retirement but just feel so deflated about gutting it out knowing I have been passed over.  I do not think I will be fired b/c I have a lot of institutional knowledge and specialized expertise, but the humiliation of toiling away and failing to top-out has me so discouraged. I do not think I have it in me to switch jobs at this point - esp. in this market and at my age.  I was always the golden child and top performer with good relationships but truth-be-told, I did prioritize time with my kids and never really leaned into the grind lifestyle that would have been required.  I assume the conventional advice is - just suck it up and be grateful I have a job?

Just tough to make peace with after being pretty ambitious my whole life.
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You have an imaginary retirement date  as 55 is perfect age to get a big job. You have a decade to retirement, kids are older and time to focus. I got laid off at 54 and at 55 got biggest job of career. You can retire at 55. But even now why stay. Someone 50 is only born in 1976. That is a very young for very high level roles. [/quote]

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