Hi Vivalavelo,

I also work in a laboratory environment as an R&D Project Leader for an in-vitro diagnostics company in the UK.

It pays the bills with enough left over to buy bike stuff and the holidays are pretty good (37 days a year) with a very steady Monday to Friday, 9 -5 type work week it is easy to plan weekend trips.

Plus I live around an hours drive away from the Scottish Cairngorm Mountains with some spectacular routes and trips so I have easy access to all the riding I could want really although nothing as epic as the tour divide and the likes!

Good luck with the soul searching. I always live by the motto that you only live once so don't waste it away collecting regrets!!