Studying While At Work

[barassie_afc]

Just completed first year of three year masters degree my work is sponsoring me to do, its been a living hell, weekends absorbed by assignments, sh*t loads of reading and a real challenge. Anyone else had any experience of this ?

[Big Man]

Just completed first year of three year masters degree my work is sponsoring me to do, its been a living hell, weekends absorbed by assignments, sh*t loads of reading and a real challenge. Anyone else had any experience of this ?

 

Sh*tloads son - you've practically described my day-to-day life. Except now when im on holiday

 

Fit is it you study?

[Dynamo]

They nae give you days off to do assignments?

[phoenix]

Studying is great.....when it's nae compulsory.

 

I study a' the time noo.

 

But I was an imperfect student.

 

To say the least.

 

 

[barassie_afc]

Sh*tloads son - you've practically described my day-to-day life. Except now when im on holiday

 

Fit is it you study?

 

Doing MBA via Warwick Uni

[barassie_afc]

They nae give you days off to do assignments?

 

Not really there are seminars every 3/4 months but they are over weekends

[Big Man]

Doing MBA via Warwick Uni

 

Oh aye, are you doing that one with an emphasis on global energy and such?

[JuanSebastianVernon]

Aye it balls, currently studying for CA qualifications

[barassie_afc]

Oh aye, are you doing that one with an emphasis on global energy and such?

 

No but interestingly that cohort is running at same time, I work in IT , so its more on innovation , with the normal core sh*t flung in

[tup]

It's very hard indeed, and I've done a lot of it, and still do a little.

 

Having children fair puts the kybosh on studying anything, except the state of your bank balance, as they make all kinds of demands on your time, and of course energy, after which you really canna be arsed getting your head around anything complicated.

 

If you've no kids, study as much as you can, as soon as possible. Afterwards, you won't see the point in doing so.

[dezzy_dan]

Studying towards the CTA qualification. Giving up most of your evenings and weekends is horrid.

[Foster14]

Aye it balls, currently studying for CA qualifications

 

Been there, done that. My work is more accommodating than most in terms of not expecting any work to be done during block releases and ample study leave given prior to exams, but still a bit of a nightmare when you have to do all the exercises and reading in your own time on top of work.

[Cowie]

Wrote up my PHD while I was working in a research lab a few years back.... wouldn't recommend it! Also had to contend with moving to a new city & not knowing anyone at the same time.

Had to balance work, meeting new people & thesis work at the same time. Not Ideal.

All I can really say is don't fanny about & get it done.

[terenceandphilip]

I don't think anything would persuade me to study anything again in my life, I've done too much of it already. The working week takes up more than enough of your life as it is without adding in evenings and weekends. It's tricky getting HR work addicts to realise this and that we're not all work automans. I love learning what I want to learn when I want to learn it, but I've got more qualifications than I know what to do with already and some of the most successful people I know have none, whereas I'll never amount to a hill of beans.

 

Just say no, it's a lot of bollocks.

[NorthernLights24]

Just completed first year of three year masters degree my work is sponsoring me to do, its been a living hell, weekends absorbed by assignments, sh*t loads of reading and a real challenge. Anyone else had any experience of this ?

 

While not on the same scale of studying for a masters my work is expecting me to become fully certified in a version of the application we support as well as completing a couple of other training courses. I simply don't have the time right now and it seriously annoys me that they expect me to juggle that along with my day to day job.

[dazzy_deff]

I have no interest in studying again either. Studied in some way (school, uni, college, on site SVQ's) from 5-23, had 2 n a bit years of no studying and love it. No interest in going back to it.

[Jonty]

Aye it balls, currently studying for CA qualifications

 

Snap - I did that a few years back, fookin sh*t. Did it intensive route meant 10 weeks off work which sounded decent to start with but was f**kin pisch.

 

Should be worth it in the end though barassie, bit of pain now, lots of bucks to make up for it later.

[zig-a-zig-ah]

Been to uni on 3 separate occasions, and started a distance learning degree also.

 

Got f**k all to show for it apart from a shitload of debt.

 

Studying just ain't for me.

[Nelly]

Studied for a masters part time too. Work paid for it, had to make up the lecture time with overtime then spent loads of weekends studying and completing courseworks. Project took ages to complete but got there in the end. Resulted in a better job, with much better future opportunities so well worth it.

[minijc]

Just completed first year of three year masters degree my work is sponsoring me to do, its been a living hell, weekends absorbed by assignments, sh*t loads of reading and a real challenge. Anyone else had any experience of this ?

You'll probably look back in 3 years time and laugh if you are in a much better position, work and life wise, right now can understand it's a pain but it will all be worth it come time.

[Sonoftherock]

Wrote up my PHD while I was working in a research lab a few years back.... wouldn't recommend it! Also had to contend with moving to a new city & not knowing anyone at the same time.

Had to balance work, meeting new people & thesis work at the same time. Not Ideal.

All I can really say is don't fanny about & get it done.

 

I couldn't have done that.... writing up my PhD just about killed me. No way I could have contended with moving somewhere else and starting a new job. I finished my revisions and made my final submission about 48 hours prior to my flight leaving to Australia! That was stressful enough!