Middle -aged men who change jobs find themselves happier, depspite the financial risks, a preliminary University of Connecticut study claims.
The researchers said the majority of the men interviewed said they took substantial financial risks in changing jobs, but virtually all said it was worthwhile.
The reasearchers said when they began their study they had expected to see a large number of divorces among their subjects, but the 75 interviews that made up the study showed the opposite.
Among the career changes studied were a systems analyst who became a kindergarten teacher, an engineer who bought a book store, a businessman who became a college professor, a stock broker who became an inn-keeper, and a data processing manager who joined the clergy.
Paula Robbins, a project researcher said the study found that the men's marriages benefited from the upheaval. "In most cases the change seemed to be very much a 'we' rather than an 'I' effort," she said.
She said in many cases the men switched jobs to be able to spend more time with their families and that most men said they made the changes after evaluating their lives and desires.
DON SAYS: This is exactly why I changed my job at the bank to various other occupations.
I found that my old job held too much connection with my pattern of drinking, so I left to find a kindlier occupation.
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