Home/Work & Career/Career path regret/Thoughtseventy-six and still—still chasing the next contract, the next invoice, the next client who wants a cathedral on a shack budget.career path regretsettling regretburnout denialShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI’m 76 years old and I’m still chasing invoices at 2 in the fucking morning... …burnout denialYou ever look at the clock and it’s 2:14 AM and you’re still staring at a screen for a client who wouldn’t know your name if it was tattooed on their forehead—that’s the life. …career path regretI am 76 today and still doing courier runs for $14 an hour—settling regretI'm 78 now, staring out at my rhododendrons, the azaleas a vibrant shock against the gray stone, and sometimes I feel this somatic ache, a phantom limb almost, for a life I never lived. …career path regretRelated ThemesAmbition shameBurnout denialImposter syndromeQuiet quitting guiltSuccess sabotage