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Sharpen up your transferable skills before making an extreme career move

 

I’ve been working sedentary jobs in offices for 15 years now, staring at a computer all day and, thanks to a combination of boredom and back pain, I’ve had enough. I’d love to have a stimulating job that keeps me on the move every day and, preferably, even gets me outdoors – but what could possibly be available for a 40-year-old accountant who’s only worked in offices? I’m not physically cut out for hard labour and, while I can accept earning less than I am now, I wouldn’t be able to survive on HK$15,000 a month–no matter how much fun the job was. Do you have any ideas?