Six months after I returned to school, I got an unexpected promotion. Suddenly, I was tasked with juggling a 60-hour work week, 12 credit hours and a marriage. It was clear that one of the balls was going to drop at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So after talking with my advisor, I decided to withdraw from OSU for one term. My goal was to get the rest of my life in order so that I could return to school in the spring and really focus. My biggest concern was losing momentum because I had been working towards a career change for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I worked for a small company that was growing fast. Many employees were expected to work long hours. It goes without saying that the company culture could be tense and borderline toxic at times. I knew coworkers who experienced divorces and breakups. I didn\u2019t want my job to take over my entire life and I didn\u2019t want to lose sight of my goal to return to school and find new opportunities for success. Nevertheless, the promotion came with many benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was a hard choice to be made. Working was necessary to finance my education, but continuing in my current position was too much of a time commitment. In the end, I was approved to go down to part-time at work. In my mind, it was the only way to ensure that the scope of my workload wouldn\u2019t interfere with my academic responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The last year has had its share of challenges, but I don\u2019t regret my decision to prioritize my education. I would advise anyone in a similar position to listen to your intuition and really consider your motivations. I left a reliable career that I didn\u2019t love to continue my education. I didn\u2019t always trust it would work out, but I\u2019m glad I made the sacrifice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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