Home/Work & Career/Career path regret/ThoughtYou know that feeling when you’ve been doing the same thing for thirty years and suddenly the floor just... vanishes?career path regretsettling regretShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooYou know that feeling when you’ve been doing the same thing for a decade and suddenly you wake up and realize you’re just... …career path regretyou know sometimes you get off a shift—the smell of hot metal and grease in your hair—and that THING that kept you going the past ten years it just POOF gone and you're just like... …caregiver identity lossYou know that feeling when you’re the only thing keeping a roof from collapsing? …burnout denialI’ve spent thirty-four years in the same classroom with the same smell of floor wax and pencil shavings, every single day, every day, and I always thought I knew where the lines were drawn. …settling regretRelated ThemesAmbition shameBurnout denialImposter syndromeQuiet quitting guiltSuccess sabotage