Thursday, August 19, 2010

Should I go back to school?

I currently have a good job in the medical field it just doesn't pay enough. I love where I work and I love my boss, except I need to make more money. I started taking some classes at night at community college and I want to get my nursing degree. Unfortunately, I have to work 45 hours a week and the classes are only offered in the daytime. My boss knows that I am in school and doesn't want me to leave, so he told me the other day that he wants to put me in charge of some clinical reasearch, but we haven't started any research yet. Should I stay with my current job and believe my boss that he will pay me more, or should I continue going to school, quit my job and take out student loans? Help!! am stressed out and don't know what to do

Should I go back to school?
Are you qualified to head a clinical research project?





If not, then your boss is just trying to bait you into staying.





If you are, ask for the raise now on the threat of leaving. You owe it to yourself to pursue the most you can attain, and if he keeps leading you along, one day you might look at your watch and notice three years have slipped by, you haven't accomplished anything, and realize you could be a nurse by now.





Step up to life and take a swing at it.
Reply:Talk to your boss and tell him that you have to make more money now or you have to quit and go back to school. Hopefully he will understand and give you the raise or you will be going back to school and getting a college degree. I think you can't lose either way.
Reply:Which path would lead to a better career for you in the long term? Even though you would be getting a raise, is this job something that would really develop your career and is just as valuable as the experience you'd get with the nursing degree? If not I would say don't waste time and get you degree. You'll make the money back when you graduation. If anything you could ask if he would let you work part time while you complete your degree. If your boss really likes you he'll do it.
Reply:Go back to school, with a nursing degree you will have more choices in where you can work, e.g hospitals, clinics, both nationally and internationally, but it is up to you.


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