When a Job Promotion Turns your Life Upside-Down

[The Serpent Merchant]

Well just an update I've taken a few pieces of advice from this thread and have come out in a much better situation.

I have reduced the number of classes I will be taking this fall (down to 10 credit hours from 16 *2 less classes) and after speaking with my boss he came to understand that the quality of my work will certainly slip with a schedule as crazy as it was... and that I have to have school as my first priority. So now I only work 40 hours a week, and will have limited traveling. Some is necessary for my job as I have to get hands on experience with new technologies that will be incorporated into upcoming projects. The rest of the traveling will be replaced with video conferences.

Still a busy schedule but a manageable one... I'll sleep when I'm dead lol.

[Don]

Hang in there Aaron. It will all be worth it in the end. Once you get that education, NO ONE can take it away. Getting your degree like this will make it much more valuable to you. If you need some support, feel free to PM me. I've been there and know what you are going through. Good luck!

[Don]

Oh, and if all else fails, you can go to the Five Minute University! Warning, you may have to be of a certain age to enjoy the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO8x8eoU3L4

[Mike41793]

Well just an update I've taken a few pieces of advice from this thread and have come out in a much better situation.

I have reduced the number of classes I will be taking this fall (down to 10 credit hours from 16 *2 less classes) and after speaking with my boss he came to understand that the quality of my work will certainly slip with a schedule as crazy as it was... and that I have to have school as my first priority. So now I only work 40 hours a week, and will have limited traveling. Some is necessary for my job as I have to get hands on experience with new technologies that will be incorporated into upcoming projects. The rest of the traveling will be replaced with video conferences.

Still a busy schedule but a manageable one... I'll sleep when I'm dead lol.

Im glad you followed the advice, i think it will really end up benefitting you in the end. Still a busy schedule but much more manageable.

Hope to see you still stop in from time to time!