tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post3238701189373025663..comments2023-09-23T00:38:53.296-07:00Comments on Money and Such: Avoiding Dead End Career PathsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-2569687312100552242009-03-12T11:56:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:56:00.000-07:00Stuck-in-a-bad-place, the one thing you need to kn...Stuck-in-a-bad-place, the one thing you need to know is that you are no safer in the job where your boss feels threatened by you, than you would be as the new guy in a different company. If you're really unhappy, start looking, and take the next good job opportunity. But be sure to follow all the good advice about planning ahead first. Good luckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-35822136876982523702009-03-12T06:27:00.000-07:002009-03-12T06:27:00.000-07:00I just wanted to say to Anonymous that I feel you...I just wanted to say to Anonymous that I feel your pain. I have only an AS and BFA degree & my boss has neither. I dont THINK I know more than her, I actually DO. She's already a very insecure person & now thinks I'm better at what we do than she is, and as a result she is very threatened by me. It's been time to change jobs for a long time now, but I'm also afraid to change in case the new company I go to starts layoffs-I'd be the first one to go since I was the last one hired. I get really discouraged and find it hard not to just...settle - and be happy I still have a job. But, I'm certainly NOT happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-61708224744080689082008-11-10T17:13:00.000-08:002008-11-10T17:13:00.000-08:00Some organizations are like this, but none of the ...Some organizations are like this, but none of the good ones.<BR/><BR/>I think you should take this as a your indication that it is time to find a better place with better prospects.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the MBA, BTW. If it doesn't pay in your current company, it will pay off in the next.Shadoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742366461186295248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-59406502478743464022008-11-10T17:10:00.000-08:002008-11-10T17:10:00.000-08:00I recently graduated with my MBA (two years ago) a...I recently graduated with my MBA (two years ago) and what did it get me with my employer? Envy, jelousy, abuse, and a transfer to a remote part of the company in a lower position. Even though it's not considered a demotion (have the same wage and title) that fact is that I am being shown the door. <BR/><BR/>God forbid that someone gets an education! Some tell me that because I have a higher education that I have become a threat to management!<BR/><BR/>But here's the kicker. Some of my fellow co-workers are willing to follow to someplace else if I become manager - enough employees to open an entire (small) office!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-56412179008201250322008-10-03T00:47:00.000-07:002008-10-03T00:47:00.000-07:00a great post,felt as if it was intended to be writ...a great post,felt as if it was intended to be written for someone like me. I am 23 and work for an IT company.I wanted to be a network engineer and was seriously considering options to pursue my masters in telecommunications.But at the same time,i sometimes deviate from this idea and seriously consider doing an MBA after working for a couple of years more,as you rightly pointed out on the ROI factor associated with the MBA.I am Very confused at this point,i see myself as a network engineer in the future and sometimes feel thats my goal,but also at the same time the money factor with an MBA lures me to go for it.Ive been having sleepless nights trying to resolve this conflict...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-52849934223258922852008-06-02T19:41:00.000-07:002008-06-02T19:41:00.000-07:00Thanks, William.An MBA is an excellent way to swit...Thanks, William.<BR/><BR/>An MBA is an excellent way to switch careers and place yourself on the desired career path. I should know. I used my MBA as an opportunity to switch from my legal career into a business career. I have never looked back.<BR/><BR/>I stongly recommend doing a lot of career research before you embark on the road to an MBA - there are many careers for which the only convenient and reasonable entry position is on campus MBA recruiting (investment banking and consulting are two prominent examples). <BR/><BR/>Your age is a great one at which to pursue an MBA. On the one hand, you have gained some business experience on the other, you career horizon is long enough to virtually guaratee ROI on your (big) investment.<BR/><BR/>If you are surrounded by folks with much longer tenures who are doing the same job as you, the writing is on the wall: you are in a career quagmire situation. If I were you I would start to think about some exit strategies.<BR/><BR/>I have previously written several posts about seeking an MBA - you may want to look them up to help you make up your mind on the subject.Shadoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742366461186295248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-41347238107862127362008-06-02T13:59:00.000-07:002008-06-02T13:59:00.000-07:00Once again, a great post. This is something I hav...Once again, a great post. This is something I have been giving more and more thought to recently. I work for a large government consulting firm as a network engineer and feel like I may be in the same position as your friend. I'm 27 and while I like what I am doing, when I look around the office I see coworkers 15 - 20 years my senior doing the same type of work that I'm doing. I completed a masters in telecommunications a few years ago, but am considering going for an MBA with the hope that it will lead me in the right direction. The one thing that has been holding me back is that I'm not sure what what I want to do after the MBA, and getting an MBA just for the sake of it doesn't make much sense. I obviously have an interest in finance, but I'm not really sure at this point...Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392983609300569405noreply@blogger.com