I agree completely!

I was fortunate(?) enough to still be employed (stuck in a dead-end, high stress job) when I realized my skills were outdated. Took me an extra six months of hard work to get out of that job and into one I liked.

This question reminded me of a movie scene where a Scots actor, playing an Egyptian character, was rowing a boat and singing "B - A - L - A - N - C - E" while a French actor, playing a Scotsman in this film, was standing on the bow and trying not to fall in the water.