I have seen this happen to people I know. They don't have bad personalities or bad habits, etc. From what I have seen it is sometimes that the jobs dried up or

I have seen this happen to people I know. They don't have bad personalities or bad habits, etc. From what I have seen it is sometimes that the jobs dried up or were in places they couldn't move to (big mortgage, kids and family can be a barrier). My middle school computer scienece teacher whom I looked up to eventually became a mail courier. Advanced degrees aren't a golden ticket and always being on the lookout for better opportunites is necessary. Don't fear being low paid, fear being redundant. Your future is what you make it.