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Truecade:
It sounds to me that you dislike your boss more than your job. I have a degree in industrial engineering, and over my career I've learned that I can live with a bad job (for quite a a while) if I have a good boss. There were a couple roles I've had within my company that I really liked, but my boss was such a pompous ass that I was ready to quit.
I've done the 60+ hour work weeks, no time off on weekends, etc. for months and although I hated it, it was a good learning experience. I now know that I will no longer tolerate more than 50 hour weeks for an extended period of time and I have let my bosses know that I will look for a different job if that is their their expectation. There are always times when extra hours are needed to get the job done, and I have no problem putting in long hours. I do have a an issue when an organization is understaffed and the workload is out of control.
So.... I have a couple suggestions for you. First, see if there is another position in your company and your could work for a different boss. Second, I suggest polishing up your resume and handing it out to the local recruiting agencies in your area. These people get paid to fill positions at companies and they are motivated to find you a job. You can tell them your experience, your salary requirements, and the type of jobs you are looking for and they will do the rest. My company recently laid off 25% of its local workforce, and I handed my resume to a few recruiters "just in case". They set up three different interview offers within a couple weeks. Seriously, check them out. They may even be able to find you a much higher paying job that you would enjoy.
One last thing...... I can relate to wanting to go down the teaching route, specifically in math. It is something I would love to do and I know I would be really good at it. But the reality is that you would likely be just as frustrated if you became a teacher, only with less take home pay. Both my parents were high school teachers, and the one piece of advice they gave me was don't go into teaching for the money (duh). Teaching really is a thankless profession, and you'll catch just as much shiet from disgruntled parents as you do from your engineering customers.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: shardian on February 12, 2008, 08:13:21 am ---I don't think I'll be doing law school. There are 2 things I absolutely know with a passion I will not fit into: Law and Medicine. ;D
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I hate to belabor the point, but definitely make sure that your passion is based on the reality of lawyering, vs. what people commonly think it means to be a lawyer. In other words, know with a passion that you would not fit into an attorney's shoes because you don't enjoy research, but not because you aren't interested in working on cases or doing litigation, or because you think lawyers are slimy. VERY VERY few lawyers work a day of their lives inside a court room.
If you think you would dislike the work, then absolutely, don't do it. Money can only go so far toward making up for an miserable job. But if you're thinking of going back for a graduate degree I'd be sure that you have a realistic idea of what being a lawyer would be like before dismissing it.
Singapura:
I agree with shmokes. Before I went to law school I never would have dreamed of doing that, or working as a "suit". I started out studying Japanese but came quickly to the conclusion that there are lots of Japanese speaking the language better AND have secondary skills. So I switched to law school, started working for a bank and never looked back. An MBA is a major time consumer (ask my ex-wife 8) ) but I think it's worth it and not just for the money. If you're interested in what makes companies tick, an MBA will teach you that. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who's fresh out of college because business experience helps a lot.
quarterback:
--- Quote from: shardian on February 11, 2008, 03:45:31 pm ---I went into Engineering because I thought I could make more money than a teacher, but realistically it isn't much more unless you are a high ranking VP or something.
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Where do you live that being a teacher means a higher salary than being an engineer? California?
Every single one of my undergrad engineering major friends were making more right out of college than my mom was making after teaching her whole life. Okay, that's a slight exaggeration and sure, times have changed since my mom was a teacher and salaries have gone up, but it shocks me that you'd make more as a first time teacher than you would as a mechanical engineer.
quarterback:
Answer to my own question: West Virginia
According to the the American Federation of Teachers, in 2004-05 West Virginia's beginning teacher salary was $26,704
I guess the market for Mechanical Engineers must have changed in the last 15 years if that's equal to or greater than the pay you're making now, because that's less than my engineering friends were making back in the 90s right out of college
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