Congrats on the @curie . Well deserved . I read this post and we have a lot in common. Growing up I was the same , forfeiting grades to fit in more. My degree isn’t in business but I ended up in retail. I travelled Europe and have to be thankful of my experiences because of my job but now I’m stuck also. The money is too good to leave though so like you I waste 40 hours a week hating my job.A friend in the same job told me try and do some things you like during your job so I head to gym on my break and it has helped. I think daughters are harder to bond with in the early years. Don’t worry about it . You will be her world in a couple of years. Mammy won’t get a look in. As for the father and grandfather,m. I know I have accomplished way more than them in my career. They were labourers. Worked 9-5 and earned nothing. But something tells me they were happier than I am now So I am now changing the goalposts to what successful isn’t . My dad isn’t 80 now. He had a great life in the pub, music and sport and he was selfish like that putting his wife and kids . It grinds on me a lot which I will never let happen to mine . He was a good dad but he knows my mother raised us really. Typical Irish family in the 80s. 😂😂. He’s still a good dad in his own way.