Decidering, Part 7

I have received quite a few emails asking me to help make career decisions. Whoa, people, this is so totally not my area. I have already had a boatload of jobs and still? No career.

But, hey! I'm the Decider! And, for better or worse, I'm making choices.

Elysa wants to know whether she should go back to school for a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Art & Technology or choose a whole new career?

I decide: MFA. My philosophy is this: the longer you can further your education at an institute of higher learning, the better. Let's face it, being in school is awesome. It really is. I know a lot of people get all huffy over this and say that extending your education is just putting off the "real world" and ignoring the inevitable. To this I say: Yes! Exactly! Tomorrow I have class for two hours, after which I will be having lunch downtown, getting my hair done, and riding my bike. The real world is for suckers.

Unless, of course, you want to make loads of cash. In which case you have what I see as three options:

a) Professional degree
b) Business
c) Marry well

Or, you could always attempt to merge the college life with an attempt to make lots of cash in an unfortunate venture called law school.

Stay tuned: more career decisions to come, plus I will get involved in making relationship decisions. Things could fall apart. In the meantime: cast your vote for Elysa: MFA or career change?

After the jump: my many jobs.

Cashier/pizza maker
Car lot receptionist
Personal assistant
District aide
Museum docent
Museum assistant
White House Intern/gift wrapper
Field representative
Office manager
Substitute teacher
Photography teacher
Research assistant

Good times.

Comments

[Nicole]

I agree with the MFA. I'm really glad I got my Masters, though I did work full-time while in school full-time, which I say a big HELL NO to for others.

[janet]

I love your decidering. I am generally anti-grad school, but maybe it's because I am jealous?

[Amber]

Ha! This post made me laugh cause I was just thinking about how maybe I should have YOU decide what my next career move should be because I obviously am hard time doing so!
*LOL*
I think you're a great decision maker, at least from what I have seen so far! ;)

[elysa]

I am leaning more and more towards starting the MFA process. I am going to have to work and go to school because unfortunately I have not yet found any takers for the pay Elysa's rent campaign.