Cruise ship bartender may be fun! That would be a very different work tempo. You aren't really dealing with the same things, at all.
The thing is, I actually don't want to work in a shore-side capacity at all within the industry. The headaches are numerous, and overall, I'm tired of the overarching culture.
I work in a very-specific industry subset. My work has been more defense-related than commercial. So I'm hoping I can land a good management role within the defense industry.
I check a lot of boxes, so we will see what comes of it. I figure if I can deal with problems at sea, I can deal with problems on land. I definitely need a better work-life balance.
Sometimes I do 120+ days working 12-14 hours a day. You don't exactly pop out of that mindset once you're home. It's like a strange sort of depression that lingers for a few weeks--you're someone at sea, but that importance falls away when home.
My mental sense of time also becomes distorted. I've sailed 250 days straight once, looking back it feels like nothing. Everything is the same, with no personal markers or significant days to differentiate time.
The thing is, I actually don't want to work in a shore-side capacity at all within the industry. The headaches are numerous, and overall, I'm tired of the overarching culture.
I work in a very-specific industry subset. My work has been more defense-related than commercial. So I'm hoping I can land a good management role within the defense industry.
I check a lot of boxes, so we will see what comes of it. I figure if I can deal with problems at sea, I can deal with problems on land. I definitely need a better work-life balance.
Sometimes I do 120+ days working 12-14 hours a day. You don't exactly pop out of that mindset once you're home. It's like a strange sort of depression that lingers for a few weeks--you're someone at sea, but that importance falls away when home.
My mental sense of time also becomes distorted. I've sailed 250 days straight once, looking back it feels like nothing. Everything is the same, with no personal markers or significant days to differentiate time.