Wednesday, July 20, 2011

School or no school?

Yesterday I spent 2 hours in a meeting with the recruiting director for a graduate school program. What the hell am I thinking?

Well, here are some of my thoughts:
I'm 35, and if I were to enroll in this program and graduate, I'd be done at 37.
I'm single, and by the looks of it, that ain't changing anytime soon.
Better to get an education or keep watching TV?-I've been watching TV for a loooong time now, and never been nearly as rewarding as reading a book. Damn it, I can't believe I just admitted that out loud!!
How many options would this give me?
I'm not sure what I want to be, but this gives me more opportunity and allows me to talk about my so-called 'career path'. If this were a real path, I'd have fired the guide and chucked them down the side of a mountain a long time ago.
There will never be another point in time in my life when I'm not busier.

One of my biggest fears is the work. I honestly have no clue how much work goes into this type of thing. I do know that my current job isn't going anywhere (ah, security, ya smell so nice) and that this role isn't so involved that I couldn't handle both.

But face facts, I've been out of school since 1997, I've jumped around in my jobs quite a bit the last 5 years, but I've excelled in all of them. It's just that I was either a contractor or got laid off. Sometimes the timing isn't there. This may be the time when it is.

Anyone got an opinion? My ears and eyes are open!

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