<prompt> Human: Throwaway account for many reasons. In late 20s.Ive attended private schools and a good university my entire life, studying business; no loans. In college I never really found it alluring to study business, but got a degree in it. I wasnt necessarily told to study it, but was slightly pushed to go into the family business that one of my parents had created over decades from nothing. I will be one of several siblings to succeed and take over the business. It is a businessfinancial one, and I have been working there for several years now. It is quite lucrative- money wise- and we do what is right for our clients, even if its at our expense; we are always fair. Reddit, my issue is I dont think I can see myself doing this for the next 30-40 years of my life. I enjoy it at times, sometimes Im stressed like crazy, and other times Im bored. Im at a point where I dont know what to do with my life. Ive often thought about medical school, but I believe I am to old and I would incur a large amount of debt. I dont even know if I would like becoming a doctor; I feel like Im in some sort of limbo. The business is worth a bit north of 8 figures, yet I make no where near that to be clear; a bit shy of 6 figures. Heres the situation: If I were to say see you later im off to do something else, the business would hurt financially, my family would also hurt financially and emotionally; being a blindsided action. I dont want to mess over the business, and most of all, my family. They depend on me and Id do anything for them. Im hoping others that have been in a similar situation can weigh in, and all opinions are welcome! So reddit, working your whole life to get into the family business and one day run it, achieving a 7 figure income once taken over maybe 10 years down the line, would you stay and make the best, because it is somewhat intriguing, or would you leave and pursue something different? Im jealous of my friends at there startup jobs meeting new people, having ping pong tables, beer fridays with some good looking co workers, etc. TLDR; Youve been somewhat groomed to work in family business, yet after a few years of working there you find it is not the most fun. Would you turn your back on your family and leave the family business, and a potentially 7 figure income job in maybe 10 years, for some wild dream that you didnt know you truly liked?  <response>: Better the devil you know.I hear your story a lot hell, I hear it from both my best friend and from my own SO, that people dont like their fairly high-paying jobs.Why dont they like them? That gets a lot harder to quantify. Generally, I could sum up the reasons as I wanted more I didnt expect my life to turn out like this not in the monetary sense, but in the meaningful sense.At the risk of sounding anti-elitist here, people who feel this way almost always come from situations similar to yours - Upper middle class and starting life with a pretty decent edge over the competition. They expect more because for their entire life, people told them the little white lie that they can do anything they want, they should chase their dream, they should pursue happiness over wealth.Rude awakening time - Work largely sucks, even if you do something you love. In fact, if you do do something you love, you will quite likely come to hate it, or if not hate it, at least lose your passion for it. Personally, I used to love programming; and while Id say I still do, no longer do I spend my nights and weekends in rapture, bending the computers power to my will. I code all day, I come home, and I just want to unwind, eat, and go to bed. Rinse wash repeat.You have a good job, with amazing future prospects. From what you describe, perhaps you can comfortably retire at 40-45 and can dedicate your time to something you really enjoy whether profitable or not. Dont fuck that up. Put in your 9-to-5, put in 20-30 years, enjoy your nights, weekends, and vacations, and then follow your dreams.I dont mean this at all caustically, or accusatorily, BTW. I find my job boring as well. Virtually everyone does. Just keep reminding yourself that of the two alternatives, hating your job and not making enough to live on counts as a vastly more likely than love your job and make great money doing it. 