Dear Evil HR Lady,
I’m having a very difficult time. I am a 27-year-old female currently working as an engineer and I make a salary around $85,000 a year and decided to enroll in an MBA program just to add to my credentials. I am currently going to an iMBA program through a reputable school (one on this top 25 iMBA list, anyway). I just started 11 weeks ago and it has been quite a challenge. I am not passionate about the topics but I thought that I should do this in order not to cut myself short in the future.
I am not exactly happy in my role as an engineer and would much prefer just to manage projects from an upper level. However, I do not even know if those sorts of roles exist. I did not and do not have much guidance and I am just really confused if this MBA is worth it or not.
It is a hefty (over $50,000) amount of money and I am not getting much reimbursement from my company (only $5,000 a year, no ties). This is money I could spend on purchasing a house, saving for a wedding, providing for a family, etc.
I honestly can not see myself staying on the engineering track for the rest of my career and hoped that the MBA would open doors.
I know that if I change companies now, and stay in engineering but get a manager position, I can increase my salary about $15,000!!
My head is all over. Should I just do that, even though I am not really happy? Should I continue the MBA with no direction and just hope that it will open up some new career that I will enjoy more?
To read the answer, click here: 5 Reasons you should drop out of your MBA program
You should get a job with husband’s – where he works, not one he owns – engineering firm (national)! They have a technical track and a project management track. I get the feeling that this is becoming more common across engineering, as some people really love drawing/designing, whereas others would rather use their engineering knowledge as a backdrop to managing overall projects.
Perhaps project management (PMP?) certification is better for you. Apple has two tracks – one technical and a very big program management track. Depending on the org, the latter may involve travel to China. So you have to be prepared for it.
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I ain’t saying your information is not good, however suppose you added something that grabbed people’s attention?
I mean 5 Reasons you should drop out of your MBA
Program — Evil HR Lady is kinda vanilla. You should look at Yahoo’s
home page and see how they create article titles
to grab viewers interested. You might try adding a video or a related pic or two to get people excited about what
you’ve written. Just my opinion, it would make your posts
a little bit more interesting.