Quitting my job, going to school full time

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:32 pm

That's right, I've had enough of the BS at my job over the past 8 years and have decided to resign and go back to school full time.

I will be 30 in a few weeks and am at a point in my life where school will work out well.
Right now, I have no bills. No car payments, no rent, no mortgage, and a pretty large amount in savings and checking.
I'll live with my parents (yuck) until I find a roommate or something and get the education I never got when I was younger.

This is a very difficult decision as I currently earn quite good money with full bennifits and sit in front of a computer doing very little work most of the time.

Answering phones and basicly typing the same commands into a terminal for the past 8 years with no chance for advancement has gotten old; I need a major life change or I'm going to go insane.

Some people may think I am crazy for even considering quitting this easy job, but enough is enough. There are days when I really think it is going to put me over the edge. Last week I almost walked out. The work is not the problem, it is the environment. Lots of stress in the work center, and it is totally unncessary. My former supervisor got so stressed over all the crap going on here that she quit and changed careers all together. She is currently in school to be a dental technician; she loves it and says she has not been this stress-free in years ... I fully understand.

This plan for no job & going to school is going to hinder the plan I had for buying land and building a house, but I figure that in a few years with some degrees under my belt in conjunction with my career and military experience, I shouldn't have too much difficulty finding a better paying job.

One big plus to going to school full time is that since I was in the Air Force, the G.I. Bill is available to me to help with tuition. The last I heard, they will direct deposit over $1100 per month into a student's bank account just for taking a full credit work load; that money can be used for anyting: tuition, rent, gas, etc..

Wow ... things are going to be crazy for a while and I won't be able to afford any new toys. I'm going to use my next paycheck to buy a decent laptop for school.

I plan to give my resignation & 2 weeks notice in mid December; just in time for Christmas.
In the mean time, I will apply and complete all the paperwork at the school for this coming spring semester.

Wish me luck! I'm scared.

Cliff

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:49 pm

what major you shooting for?

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:55 pm

Underwater clay pottery making.

Seriously though, business administration and information technology management. They will work well with my past career experience.

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:32 am

How about becoming a Certified Pet Masseuse ??

Jobs are available at all the high price hotels.

I here they make great money.... Just check out this site...

http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/7650/

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:46 am

It shouldnt be a hard decision if you feel its the right one.

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:36 am

I hear ya Cliff... I wish you luck!! I'm going into the business as well, Risk Management and Insurance to be precise.

WOO247 · Post by **WOO247** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:52 am

Hey there.

I did what you have done. I went back to school after working for a while let me tell you the life style is great

Have fun with it & make sure you get plenty of action in your dorm

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:06 pm

that is one big change in ones life!... i saw it comming though, you here not comfortable with the insane working hours and continously changing shifts so i just expected a career change but not this.

good luck with your life man, i realy wish you success in your studies and your life.

Audacityracing wrote:what major you shooting for?

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:Underwater clay pottery making.

you just can't help it OZ, can you??

some times i feel you deserve all the trouble you face in your life (j/k) :lmao:

MMamdouh

KnightWalace · Post by **KnightWalace** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:29 pm

Oz glad to see your finally doing it... I'm in the same boat... once the Lancers Paid off.. the fiance and myself are moving to Pittsburgh to get an apt and go to school.

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:29 am

Thanks for the well wishes everyone!

I am going to leave work sooner than I had orrigionally planned.
I am turning in my resignation on Monday and will work until the end of the month.
This will give me time to relax and get everything ready for school; I've not had any time off from work in years.

Here is the new laptop I bought today so I have something newer than my old 266MHz that does not work most of the time. LOL

http://www.compusa.com/products/product ... pfp=BROWSE

CHNDROSE · Post by **CHNDROSE** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:18 pm

Congrats! This is great news and I wish you the best of luck in furthering your career. I wanted to do the same but I opted to have a house built. But then I am not looking for advancement in the IT world. I had my run in roles such as Helpdesk Manager (way too much stress, most over BS stuff), IT Systems Admin (again more stress), and find myself nice and comfortable in doing user and network support. The workers rarely throw a fit so it is low stress but can be boring as hell.

The college course work you have chosen sounds interesting and hopefully it will lead to bigger and better things down the road. Good luck and Happy Holidays.

KnightWalace · Post by **KnightWalace** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:54 pm

I'll be heading to Duquesne Fall of '06..

where you heading to OZ?

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:36 pm

Since I have a couple weeks, there are 2 or 3 schools I am going to go to and decide on after seeing how each school feels, talk to some of the professors and get an over view of each course and how it will fit in with my goals.

The schools are:

Richard Bland College is a 2 year branch of The College of William and Mary. http://www.rbc.edu/
After the first 2 years are complete, I can transfer right into William and Mary. http://www.wm.edu/

Another school I am considering, where I have had some classes in the past is Virginia State University: http://www.vsu.edu/pages/1.asp

The other school I will look at is John Tyler Community College, where I would get all the necessary credits as a foundation for my education where it will not be too expensive. http://www.jt.cc.va.us/
From there I would need to transfer to a 4 year school.

LOL ... no job = no more expensive toys.

I hope my Woos last a long time and do not cost too much to maintain.
The motorcycle should be an inexpensive way to commute.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:14 pm

JOHN TYLER!!!!! that's one of my choices for next fall too!!!

my girlfriend might be going to richmond... and i want to be close so i was thinking there

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:24 pm

JTCC is about 35 - 40 mins drive from my house.

Which school in Richmond is she going to?
VCU? UVA?

I should look into VCU, too, as that is also an excellent school.