Should I drop out of a masters degree if I already have the job I want working full time and making decent money? I wouldn't change jobs even if I had the degree, so why bother?
>>33622083if you want to. do you also need advice on what to eat today? what shirt to wear? retard?
>>33622083I'd say continue if you can leverage your degree to demand a higher salary, think you will learn valuable skills from completing your program, may want to promote or move jobs in the future (also no guarantee this job will last forever), or if the prestige of the degree is important to you. Additionally consider whether you can complete the degree on a part time basis without it interfering with work.
>>33622083It might help you get a promotion. And know that the average person changes jobs 5 times and whole career paths once. What doesn't seem relevant now might be helpful later.
>>33622083>Should I drop out of a masters degree if I already have the job I want working full time and making decent money? I wouldn't change jobs even if I had the degree, so why bother?Finish the degree because:1. You won't necessarily be in the same job forever, so you will want your resume to look good.2. Even in your current job, completion of the degree shows that you can finish stuff and you are promotion material.
don't listen to the others, a degree only has value if you need to put the foot in the door as a junior or work for the government or in education with clear degree requirements. after 10 years in programming nobody asks me if I ever graduated or with what grades. my wife has a PhD and earns half my salary (I have a Bachelors and dropped out of Masters).what is important is to switch jobs 2-3 times before settling for the final one - companies increase salaries for existing employees by a pre-defined rate while getting new ones at a competitive rate. In those first 2-3 jobs you try to learn as much as possible. if they try to pigeonhole you, leave. in the final job, focus on making your direct supervisor happy, even if it means the product will be shitty. never do anything for the greater good, it will only bite you. if you still need a degree or certificate for something specific you can still get it later.
>>33622083Finish what you started, it shows depth
>>33625233good advice, I hope I can leverage it to catch up
>>33622083You don't need the master's degree now, but may in the future. When the job market tightens, employers start putting higher requirements (your job now may be advertised needing a master's degree) so having it will give you a leg up. Plus, you can always take it off your resume if it makes you look overqualified.
>>33622083Depends. What counts is your career and that you like it. If you want your career to become your masters, do the masters and look into ways to make it long distance or to delay graduation, or ask for hours off at job to make time for it, or just quit.If you don't care about the masters the stop dumping money on it. If you're over the fence you'll have to figure it out.
