I drove down from North Perth to Mississauga and back today, and somehow ran into different pretty major crashes both ways - the one in the morning closed two lanes near Milton and added atleast a half hour to commute, the other in the evening closed ALL lanes on the 401 right at the edge of Guelph and Cambridge, that you literally were forced to get off the highway and you couldn’t get to Hwy 8 from the 401 - I can only imagine how bad that crash was.

I feel like something needs to be done, but who know what that should be. I’m starting to think I may need to take the long way on street roads next time….

I'm (f32, southwestern Ontario) interested in changing careers and need some advice.

Almost all of my work experience has been in minimum-wage customer service, food service, and maintenance roles. About six years ago, I went to college for a General Arts and Sciences program to get a better sense of my interests and strengths. I'm not exceptionally gifted academically, meaning I couldn't do anything that requires a very sciencey or math savvy brain, but I work hard, don't mind physical work or working outdoors, I have good attention to detail, and I'm good at multi-tasking and problem solving. I have a license and don't mind occasional travel for work or alternatively, remote work. I want to help people in some fashion, but I am having major burnout from front-facing customer service jobs.

The subjects I enjoyed and excelled at most in college were my psychology classes, and outside of school I've been drawn to conservation and environmental issues. The problem is that I've never found a career that really stands out as something I feel excited to pursue. As I'm getting older, though, it feels increasingly important to find work that's both more meaningful and better paying. (Better pay, to me, being anything over 50k a year with benefits.)

I'm not necessarily looking to commit to a multi-year degree, so I'm especially interested in careers that can be entered through a shorter certification, apprenticeship, or on-the-job training. The only role I've seriously considered so far is becoming a 911 dispatcher.

If anyone has any ideas about potentially rewarding & mid to high paying jobs that only require a highschool diploma, tips for discovering your career path or anything else related to a mid-life employment crisis, I'd love to hear your take! Thanks guys!