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[quote=Anonymous]I've been in the workforce for about 12 years now and in all that time, have held 5 jobs that were not bad, but basically, went nowhere for me. I left two because of low pay, laid off from one, and the last two were contract jobs that ended when the contracts ended and no offers to extend or bring me on board permanently. I've never been promoted before and have received only one real raise in my work life. The last contract job ended two months ago and at this point, I'm very hesitant to find another job in this field. Based on my track record, I feel like this is just not working out for me and I'm on a path that keeps leading to dead ends. DH and I are not bad off but it's nice to have the extra money, especially when you have kids (we have 2). I've thought of going back to school for an entirely new field, but when I consider what else I'd like to do, I'm afraid it will just be another bad choice. Sure, I could just focus on the money and jump back into the same field I've been in (marketing) and board the rollercoaster and end up unemployed again in another year or two. Anyone been in this position? How did you finally figure out the next best thing for you? At this point, my confidence is pretty low.[/quote]

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