Well - what's the benefit of the graduate degree? Will it earn you more money? Get you into a different field that you think you might like better? Or is it mostly window dressing that won't actually impact your career arc?
There wouldn't be any immediate direct impact. It's not like my company will automatically bump up my salary once I complete the degree. It would be a resume booster and therefore may lead to different opportunities, better my career, or improve my earnings over time, but there's also a chance it'd ultimately be window dressing...tough to say. They do pay for the tuition, so it's the opportunity cost of my time not my money. Honestly part of my thinking in applying was that it'd be intellectually stimulating and self-improving. But stuck inside behind a computer on a gorgeous Fall weekend day I was thinking maybe I should be outside hiking, running, playing golf or tennis, or meeting up with friends LOL
I know I'm very biased about this particular subject since I am in the education field, but I say go forward with it. I got the opportunity to get my master's and have my company at the time pay for it and I got a pay bump upon completion, but I fully intend to go for a Ph.D. at some point, probably in the relatively near future. It won't necessarily benefit me work-wise, but it has LONG been a goal of mine to have a Ph.D. so I will. Of course, since I work at a university, as long as I choose to matriculate here, I can get a significant cost reduction as an employee.
While homework might have sucked this weekend, that won't always be the case, don't let one wistful day of what if derail a bigger goal.
Me 52, H53 Bomb drop 9/29/2014 Divorce from XH final 12/17/2014 Marriage #2 12/31/2019 5 adult (step)daughters (3 from XH's first marriage, 2 from current H's previous relationships) 6 grandkids
