When a Job Promotion Turns your Life Upside-Down
Some of you may have noticed that I haven't been online much the past few weeks. This is because I recently got a promotion at work that has taken my already crazy life to a whole new level.
I have been working as an engineering intern at my company for awhile now and they decided to bring me on as an "actual" employee. This came with a slight increase in salary (from $33 per hour to $35 per hour working 40-60 hours a week) and added a significant amount of traveling.
I should mention that I am a full time college student as well. Luckily my boss is very understanding, and I have flexible hours/do a lot of work from home. Even still This leaves very little free time and now that I am having to travel all the time I find myself studying for classes in airports/airplanes more than I am at home.
In the past few weeks I have been out to Glendale, California... up to Toronto, Canada... and all the way to Frankfurt, Germany. Honestly I don't think that I can keep this up long term. The jet lag alone is killing me.
I'm at a loss of what to do. I love my job and I am extremely thankful for it... I can't stand the thought of letting my boss/coworkers down, but as a student I can't let my classes/grades slip away.
We are in the very beginning stages of a new project so I am hopeful that the amount of travel will go down once we move into the prototyping/production/testing phases of this project... but I know that I will be right back in this same situation in a few months when we start the next project.
I guess that this was more of a rant than anything else... thanks for reading. any thoughts/comments are appreciated.
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How many more classes do you have to get through before you reach your goals?
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GoFride
How many more classes do you have to get through before you reach your goals?
I've still got 3 semesters on my Undergrad, then I would like to get a Masters... but I will have to reevaluate that when I get there.
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It's unlikely that you would be able to keep up with this schedule through 3 semesters. Do you have the option of cutting back to part time (job, not school)?
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GoFride
It's unlikely that you would be able to keep up with this schedule through 3 semesters. Do you have the option of cutting back to part time (job, not school)?
I think I am going to see if I can cut back on the travel... Maybe I could participate via conference call or something. I can deal with the hours, it's just the travel that pushes it over the edge.