New Class Underway
Well, I started a new class yesterday and with less than a year to go for the marketing degree, I am really second-guessing it all now. I am slowly (more like I AM ALREADY THERE) getting burned out on my current career path that I have been in for over ten years. I am fortunate to have both the background and experience in my career that I do, but I find absolutely no joy in anything associated with this career choice.
Yes, I have a lot of benefits with my company - working from home, extremely lax working hours, and so on, for normally a position that requires a lot of strict guidelines because of what I do. I love my company, I just want out of the job. It is because of the feelings towards what I do, that have me questioning the degree path I am on.
I usually work through the feelings and frustrations because I have a ton of time, energy, and money invested in the degree, and lots of lost time with my kids. It is too late really for me to change my degree a whole lot and what ever I would decide, would still be in business, so it’s not like I can make a huge change and still be within a good time frame to successfully complete my degree. I’m not starting all over again.
So, really this is more of a vent to release some frustration because I know what I’ll do; I’ll keep going with this degree since I have such a little amount of time left. Then I will have a marketing degree and want out of business so bad that the bitter taste in my mouth won’t go away.
I ventured out at 18 to find the path no one else in my family took. I started off pretty good, then young and stupid, I got blinded by what I thought was love and my path skewed a bit. Well, love found and lost and two kids later - both reminding me they are the center of my world - I find myself age 34 and trying to get back on that path is frustrating to say the least.
OK, vent OFF!
March 28th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Vent off, drink on! Happy Blog Hoppin Friday
March 29th, 2008 at 8:36 am
I’m in your corner darling.
March 30th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Hugs. When I was in my last year of my degree program, I decided I hated it, too. But the veterans administration was paying for my degree and it was either finish it and have a degree or find a way to pay for a new one myself, or drop out with no degree. I finished the degree I was working on. I now work in something completely different and I’m doing well. But I did very little work in my degree area. I know it’s hard. Sometimes I get upset with my current company and have thoughts of leaving, but I know it’s much better than most and so here I am at almost 14 years in the same place. It’s gotten better again and hopefully will stay that way. Pray about your choice before doing anything.
I found you through the Weekend Blog Hoppers’ group. I just joined this weekend.