Being 55 and not being able to find work in the field for which you've prepared is like being half way through an RPG and realizing you've built out your skill tree all wrong and you can't respec and you can't make a new character and there will never be another video game again
Unfortunately for our sense of security, life shifts us into unexpected circumstances. Perhaps don’t plan to be where you are but plan the next step
No...not halfway. Half way through you are dealing with trash mobs, and still have a chance to exit the instance, go back to town where you spend the rest of the game at the craft table. It's more like at that point you are at the boss chamber, the door just shut behind you when you realize the above! LOL