I considered going back to school, but I would have to pay for it myself and the idea of a 60K tuition bill for a 2-year masters program is more than a little daunting.
I relate totally. And then there's the real kicker--what do you get the degree in that will be worth something for the next 15 years? I was doing those Web Design classes--and the bottom fell out of the market. There is still a place for the people with 6-10 years experience, but they're making a lot less right now--and since the dot.com crash, there are so many, there's no place for beginners--unless they are also writers and tech people (it's that last thing that hangs me up--even when I know the data, my hands won't take rebuilding boards in a crashed system.)
We won't even start on getting the degree in something you find interesting....
The only good thing about my current situation is that TRC does help, so I've paid for few of these classes and I have gained some useful training--and I might even qualify for scholarships based on previous tax years records. Last two years haven't been good....
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Re: Oh, boy....
Date: 2004-08-04 03:06 pm (UTC)I relate totally. And then there's the real kicker--what do you get the degree in that will be worth something for the next 15 years? I was doing those Web Design classes--and the bottom fell out of the market. There is still a place for the people with 6-10 years experience, but they're making a lot less right now--and since the dot.com crash, there are so many, there's no place for beginners--unless they are also writers and tech people (it's that last thing that hangs me up--even when I know the data, my hands won't take rebuilding boards in a crashed system.)
We won't even start on getting the degree in something you find interesting....
The only good thing about my current situation is that TRC does help, so I've paid for few of these classes and I have gained some useful training--and I might even qualify for scholarships based on previous tax years records. Last two years haven't been good....