mattimuss Posted April 30, 2015 Report Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) Someone please remind me why it was a good idea to go back to college... My whole life seems to be centered on homework and family. I have only had three opportunities to work on my '41 in the last four months. I'm going through serious withdrawals!!! I miss my old life... Edited April 30, 2015 by mattimuss Quote
plymouthcranbrook Posted April 30, 2015 Report Posted April 30, 2015 After you get your degree and that $100,000 a year job then you can hire someone to do all the work! Oh, Wait.... Quote
mrwrstory Posted April 30, 2015 Report Posted April 30, 2015 Ah, the challenges of being a family man and going to school. I did that. Yeah, it's tough but in about 20 years you'll be glad you did. Hang in there! Good luck! Best wishes! Quote
Ulu Posted April 30, 2015 Report Posted April 30, 2015 What are you studying Matt? (Whatever it is, this will pass, and when you look back you'll know it was right to go.) I hardly remember my few years of school, compared to the last 40+ years of engineering things for a living. That was the real task. I went to college so I wouldn't have to work hard, right? Except it's nonsense. Without hard work your body destroys itself. It took me way too long to figure that out and get myself "balanced." Because there's no real exercise in a desk job, it's impossible to stay fit, & I spend lots of my down time doing things other people go to school to avoid, like sanding, painting, plastering, carpentry, wiring, welding, horticulture, etc. My ego has taken a blow, but my body is thanking me. Quote
mattimuss Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Posted May 1, 2015 (edited) Hey Guys, thanks for the replies. I woke up this morning, after writing this last night, I kind of regretted it. I do not want to come across as whining. I am currently taking a Philosophy class [i'm sorry, my brain just doesn't work that way!] and we are required to write an essay every week in addition to homework assignments. I had just finished writing a ten page essay titled "Hamas - Is It Really A Terrorist Organization" [talk about a hard subject to have to write objectively about!]. My brain was pretty frazzled so to take a break I logged in here and started reading what everyone was doing. My 'relaxation' quickly became 'withdrawal' and I posted the message mostly to say I miss the simple life and working on my car. I know I am lucky to be able to go to college and also know that it will pay off in the end. In answer to why I have went back...to better prepare myself for progression up in management. My director informed me that she wants to start molding me to replace her. She feels I would have a better chance if I get a Bachelor's Degree. I currently have two Associate's Degrees from a technical college. I am an Operating Systems Analyst/System Administrator for a college. Read into this title to mean Jack-of-all-trades, Master-of-none in the Geek world. I do feel honored that she has chosen me and is willing to guide me. While it is a lot of work, and I sometimes feel it is very unneeded and mundane, I will just have to reorganize any spare time [now that is a joke!] and really enjoy the times I do get to play with my car. Edited May 1, 2015 by mattimuss 2 Quote
plymouthcranbrook Posted May 1, 2015 Report Posted May 1, 2015 Work hard and be successful. A good mantra. Wish you well Quote
pflaming Posted May 1, 2015 Report Posted May 1, 2015 Good college courses teach more about how to analyze and think than about the subject matter itself. In philosophy courses I want to know what the author has to say about these three questions: where did We come from, why are we here, where are we going? Or what is the history of said object/idea, why did it succeed or fail, and what was the long range implications? Those are universal questions and are applicable to management and to paint or not to paint. I wish you well. I returned to the university when I was 68 and took 33 graduate hours in literature and philosophy, time well spent. Quote
46Ply Posted May 1, 2015 Report Posted May 1, 2015 Sounds like you've got your head on straight! Hang in there,... You'll look back one day and be glad you did. Quote
Ulu Posted May 5, 2015 Report Posted May 5, 2015 . . . I am an Operating Systems Analyst/System Administrator for a college. Read into this title to mean Jack-of-all-trades, Master-of-none in the Geek world. . . My situation too. I'm a CAD/CAM/CAE guy who got stuck supporting DOS, then Netware, then Windows, & now Win Server 2012, a VOIP PBX & VPN system, & a whole buncha apps I have no call to run myself. I'm spread kinda thin such that I now know far too little about way too much. It gets worse and worse, and it's to the point where I now seem to know know practically nothing about almost everything. Or practically everything about almost nothing. A distinction with scant difference in my mind. I went back to college myself, in the Apple-IIe days, but everything since then has been self-education. Without the WWW it woulda been impossible for me to keep up with it all. But in the end, I dig computers, I always have, and I've been very happy to be in this business. 1 Quote
mattimuss Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Hey Ulu, Exactly! I do not want to start a bitch session, and I still like my job and where I work, however...I am very tired of hearing, "Due to budget constraints we are going to have to do more with less." I was working with a younger coworker the other day and she was seriousy pissed/complaing about the job. She looked at me and asked how I remained so calm about the work situation. I answered that this job is a piece of cake compared to all the crap I had to do in the military! It's all perspective I guess... I try my best to live by my signature statement. Edited May 5, 2015 by mattimuss Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted May 5, 2015 Report Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Job Relevancy....if you not happy...move along to another place/position......it is very simple..you told the man you would work for x amount and do the job as detailed in the job description...if you can no longer honor that commitment, it is time to leave or justifiably be discharged...whiners need not apply... Edited May 5, 2015 by Plymouthy Adams Quote
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