I can relate. I was in much the same situation a couple of years ago when I was working in IT. It was utterly depressing to consider doing that for my whole career, so I got out while I could. I'm almost half way through my degree now, so in another 18 months I will qualify as a Speech and Language Therapist. No more boring, soul-destroying, meaningless work for me.
Get out while you can and do what you love!
