I'm new to Fairy Godboss and this group. I did a bit of a pivot in my career choice about 9 months ago and did it in the midst of my 40's. I was a paralegal for 20+ years and at one particular medical malpractice defense firm for 14 of those years. I was getting burned out and just not enjoying the work anymore, and on top of that there were never enough hours in the day for the amount of work. I took a leap and ended up as an admin assistant at a start-up vaccine company. The work atmosphere is awesome and so are the people. I'm creating my position from the ground up and assisting our leadership team. I've never learned so many new skills in a short period of time that will be useful in many other fields or careers, and I love it! While this field (vaccines and start-ups) is sometimes a "here today, gone tomorrow" thing, I wanted to take the risk to be a part of something small yet making a big impact. I'm just here to say that even "mid-life," it can be done and you may even stumble upon a place where you feel you're supposed to be!