Quote: (09-23-2014 10:22 AM)HungWeiLo Wrote:
I'm not quite in the same boat, but similar enough that you guys might be able to offer some advice.
I'm a couple years shy of 30 and have worked for a major aerospace company for almost the last 4 years. Doing well, getting better than average raises, and earning opportunities that Many in the company haven't gotten. I have a security clearance and am going for a higher one, and my company will pay for $25k in grad school costs toward an MBA, which in my field is almost a requirement to advance, let alone secure the six figure salary I want if I'm going to be a wage slave. The kicker is I love the company and opportunity abounds if I stay around (boomer generation is within 3-7 years of retiring en masse) but getting the grad school paid for signs me up for an additional 2 years at the company so after 3 years getting the degree, I have to wait another two before I could leave and not pay the money back. The other option is leave the company and foot the bill on my own (ideally with hefty scholarships since I'm ethnically ambiguous and an admissions officer's demographic wet dream) and have the ability to control my destiny afterwards. I've been tossing around this question for the last 6-12 months while I bang out some certificates the company is paying for, and ill be taking the gmat next spring. But to all the advanced players, in life and in pussy, your well considered advice would be much appreciated.
25k per year or just overall?