(October 18, 2023 at 8:43 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Whose Masters Degree are you pursuing?

He's not. Clearly, he doesn't exist.

(October 18, 2023 at 11:43 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: So, what do you guys think, should I pursue a Masters degree the next year?

Dunno.

I guess the relevant question is... Do you think you can cheat your way through a Masters program?

(October 18, 2023 at 8:43 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Whose Masters Degree are you pursuing?

Me? That was just after I retired from the USN, I'd worked a comparatively large amount of time on PCs and had fun. I thought "Computer Technology" sounded cool.* Turns out its Common Business Oriented Language and used by banks and the like. Dreary.


*I later found out computer graphics was available, but only after I switched to History.

(October 18, 2023 at 11:43 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: So, what do you guys think, should I pursue a Masters degree the next year?

Two more years of study for a better chance at higher wages for the rest of your life... I say go for it.

(October 19, 2023 at 1:32 pm)pocaracas Wrote:

(October 18, 2023 at 11:43 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: So, what do you guys think, should I pursue a Masters degree the next year?

Two more years of study for a better chance at higher wages for the rest of your life... I say go for it.

Concur. The two years would replace perhaps five years of OJT.

On the other paw I got my Masters because they made me take it. Got sick while heading for my doctorate and just didn't have the strength to hit the books hard any more.

I'd suggest taking a year off to get a job and see what you really want after having some added perspective.

@FlatAssembler  The best pursuit is a hot pursuit. I recommend that you get one of these:

(October 19, 2023 at 3:45 pm)Angrboda Wrote: I'd suggest taking a year off to get a job and see what you really want after having some added perspective.

The problem is that I think it is very hard to get a job in this economic climate. The economy is, by some metrics, doing worse now than in 2020.

(October 19, 2023 at 1:32 pm)pocaracas Wrote:

(October 18, 2023 at 11:43 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: So, what do you guys think, should I pursue a Masters degree the next year?

Two more years of study for a better chance at higher wages for the rest of your life... I say go for it.

But what if my mental health worsens in the process? Mental health is more important than career.

(October 19, 2023 at 8:39 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote:

(October 19, 2023 at 3:45 pm)Angrboda Wrote: I'd suggest taking a year off to get a job and see what you really want after having some added perspective.

The problem is that I think it is very hard to get a job in this economic climate. The economy is, by some metrics, doing worse now than in 2020.

Fox News metrics, maybe.  'Cept they don't cotton to no damn metric system.