I spent the last couple years traveling 6 months of the year each year, getting married, and am now preggo. While I enjoyed the last two years, peers are getting promoted to L7 whereas for me I'm in this job, feeling unfulfilled. I regret not chasing that promo so I could earn more and provide for my now-growing fam (aka buy a house and not worry about the mortgage). Did I do life wrong? TC: $160K
Will your job bring you the kind of joy a husband and child brought you? If so, yes you’re doing it wrong. If not, you’re doing it right.
I read the word promo slightly different the first time…
Location?
You work to live not the other way around. You are doing enough for your family and yourself. Few year down the line you will also have that promo worry not! Try different tasks maybe to challenge yourself and get out of that boredom.
Grass is always greener, I bet there are others who wish they spent more time traveling vs working. This was the trade off you chose no reason to regret it just change focus to work now that “you’ve had your fun”. Its hard but its all a matter of perspective
You bought into the glam life too much.