Why I Decided to Continue My Education
There are three simple, and fairly common, reasons for why I decided to return to school to continue my education: Higher paying jobs, being a good role model for my children and personal satisfaction.
Higher Paying Jobs: I relocated to California from North Carolina about 4 and ý years ago. What was I thinking? The cost of living here is outrageous, the jobs don't pay that well and you are almost destined to have a roommate or two or three, just to make ends meet. After working for a few different companies and proving to them my skills were worth paying for, I was making more money than I had ever made. Heck, I was making more money than my parents had ever made. Maybe I got lucky. I do know one thing is for sure - I got spoiled. I never thought about losing my job and what I would do if that were the case.
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I am so changing my job titleMost of us don't when we're comfortable. Well it happened. My contract ended and so did my job and so did my pay. So I looked for work.
The higher paying jobs that I felt I was qualified for and was applying for required a minimum of a bachelor's degree. Well, I only have an AA degree, and that didn't seem to be getting me anywhere. I sent out several resumes over a two-month period and only had 2 actual interviews. One of the companies I interviewed for made me an offer at 65% LESS than what I was making, previously! I was insulted, and kindly declined their offer.
Well with the power of the Internet I did some more research and thought I would try a temp agency. I went through the registration...