Post by adcooper on Nov 15, 2013 8:06:55 GMT -5
Well, I have taken one or two classes or workshops each semester for several years, and the end is in sight! Course work is done and my research project proposal has been revised and submitted. Assuming all goes well, I'll finish everything by April (with a 3.97 GPA. Darn that A- the very first semester!)
I am not sure it has been worth it. Despite a partial tuition reimbursement, I've spent some money on this. I'll have a very modest raise upon completion of the degree--the sort of thing we used to see in cost of living adjustments. And thanks to my age and leadership in the bargaining unit, I'm an unlikely candidate for promotion. (No successful contract negotiation goes unpunished!
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So, I'm working on gratitude for the intangibles, as they say: Pleasant workplace, nice coworkers, serving my own community, surrounded by books, organizational mission I embrace, 1-mile commute, fine-exempt status! (Except for the $1.80 I owe for that late Interlibrary Loan item!
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I should have done this 30 years ago, for professional reasons. Oh, well. In those days, I was living a different life.
I am not sure it has been worth it. Despite a partial tuition reimbursement, I've spent some money on this. I'll have a very modest raise upon completion of the degree--the sort of thing we used to see in cost of living adjustments. And thanks to my age and leadership in the bargaining unit, I'm an unlikely candidate for promotion. (No successful contract negotiation goes unpunished!
)So, I'm working on gratitude for the intangibles, as they say: Pleasant workplace, nice coworkers, serving my own community, surrounded by books, organizational mission I embrace, 1-mile commute, fine-exempt status! (Except for the $1.80 I owe for that late Interlibrary Loan item!
)I should have done this 30 years ago, for professional reasons. Oh, well. In those days, I was living a different life.
Good for you. And think all that reading you got to do 
