I was talking to Dad about my visa application being accepted--yes, that's right! ACCEPTED! Then I told him about officially submitting my resignation at Advocate BroMenn yesterday. It was probably a mistake to talk about that because I brought up the fact that the person in my position will have a "significant pay increase" compared to what I make and his opinion is that I should keep the job and still go to school.
I'm not going to lie--I've thought about it too since I've known that it would probably be a career-track position. It's a tough spot to be in because I could really use the money. I could continue the program part time and finish in three years instead of two. I just really need the student experience in an assistantship next academic year and if I don't have it, there's basically no reason for me to get the master's degree. I'm not sure if Dad gets that aspect of it. I could go through all of this to get the degree and then not get hired because I have no real experience in it. The other side of it is that I get the degree and have the experience (while also quitting the hospital), am left without a job, and might possibly have trouble finding one next summer. Both of these situations are both risky and I'm so confused now.
My heart is really telling me to quit though. I've never really taken a risk in my life before. This is definitely the more risky choice. I understand that Dad is the voice of reason and I appreciate it. I've just got to do this because, really... I'm not even sure if it's possible to stay at the hospital and also go to school part time. If I were really considering that, Bill would have to be willing to let me leave for 10 weeks. Not even sure if that would be in the cards. It's not the most convenient time to be thinking about all of this and deciding, since I just submitted my resignation and the job will be posted this week sometime probably. I just know what my heart is telling me. And staying ain't it.
I'm not going to lie--I've thought about it too since I've known that it would probably be a career-track position. It's a tough spot to be in because I could really use the money. I could continue the program part time and finish in three years instead of two. I just really need the student experience in an assistantship next academic year and if I don't have it, there's basically no reason for me to get the master's degree. I'm not sure if Dad gets that aspect of it. I could go through all of this to get the degree and then not get hired because I have no real experience in it. The other side of it is that I get the degree and have the experience (while also quitting the hospital), am left without a job, and might possibly have trouble finding one next summer. Both of these situations are both risky and I'm so confused now.
My heart is really telling me to quit though. I've never really taken a risk in my life before. This is definitely the more risky choice. I understand that Dad is the voice of reason and I appreciate it. I've just got to do this because, really... I'm not even sure if it's possible to stay at the hospital and also go to school part time. If I were really considering that, Bill would have to be willing to let me leave for 10 weeks. Not even sure if that would be in the cards. It's not the most convenient time to be thinking about all of this and deciding, since I just submitted my resignation and the job will be posted this week sometime probably. I just know what my heart is telling me. And staying ain't it.
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