This year’s job market has been bleak, to say the least. Layoffs hit the highest level in 14 years; job openings are barely budging; and quits figures are plummeting. It’s no wonder people feel stuck and discouraged—especially as many candidates have been on the job hunt for a year.
But some mid-career professionals are working with the cards they’ve been dealt by going back to school. Many are turning to data analytics, cybersecurity, AI-focused courses, health care, MBA programs, or trade certifications for an “immediate impact on their careers,” Metaintro CEO Lacey Kaelani told Fortune.
But while grad school can certainly offer the opportunity to level-up your career once you’ve completed a program, it comes with financial and personal sacrifices, like time. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, one year of grad school, on average, costs about $43,000 in tuition. That’s nearly 70% of the average salary in the U.S.
My main issue became (beyond burnout) that despite my expertise, no one wanted to pay what that experience was worth. They would rather get a noob to do their stuff. They also don’t like it when you have work life boundaries. At least here and for what I do.
That’s neat you did architecture, Architecting was mind numbing for me or i could have rode that into the sunset. I thought I wanted to do it, did for awhile and was good at it but I didn’t enjoy it.
Hopefully leadership works for you though. It’s possible to move up without a degree, but it’s damn hard. I have a friend that has managed it, but he’s the only one I know. I can lead a team but I don’t like managing people because I’m not able to be cutthroat when someone needs to be laid off.