If you read my previous post, you are aware of what is going on at my place of employment. What I didn't add is that I am not happy about my current assignment which has led me to realize that it is time for me to reevaluate my career choice.
I have a bachelor's degree in computer science and a master's degree in computer engineering. Sound impressive? Well, I have no desire to continue in either field. This is not because of the economy where IT jobs are being outsourced to the best shore. Nor is it because IT wages are being decreased and the hot technology keeps changes. It is because it brings me no joy! I actually hate programming and consulting. I probably always have; but salary cuts and work force reductions have made me realize just how much I don't like what I do. With each round of cuts, I have, unknown to my husband and mother, been praying that I am on the hit list. Now, is this financially responsible? No! Does it make sense to wish for a small severance package when you have no plan? No! But does it makes sense to dread going to work each day and feeling under appreciated and stuck? NO!
I took a leap of faith and applied to Nursing school. Yes, nursing school. I want to help people and I want a career that cannot be off-shored. I want to feel like I have touched somebody and made a difference. Creating an application for an engineering quality management system (my current project) doesn't make one bit of difference in any one's life and my efforts are recognized by my company.
When are you too old to follow your heart? When is having two degrees in another discipline a deterrent for following your dreams? When is too scary to take that leap? I don't know how I will make this work financially or time-wise, but I will not be in this same place two years from now wishing that I have done something in 2009 when I first had the notion. What's your leap of faith about?
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