A friend at work, who has been unhappy for some time in his job. He has been encouraging me to look for another job as well, as I am very unhappy. Unfortunately, I have a number of health problems and have felt up until now that there was no point in even looking, as I felt there was no way I would ever find anything. He felt much the same way himself, as he is 58, wants to retire in two years, and felt like there was not much chance of finding a good paying job that would want to hire him when he will be retiring soon. He persevered however, and has found another job (although I’ll miss him terribly). His success, however, has finally convinced me to stop being a coward, and start looking myself.