Of course, I’m confident that Juice has already done everything he needs to do in this lifetime to prove his manhood. In my opinion someone like you is in no position question or comment on his ballsiness.
Juice,
Education is the best investment you can possibly make, PROVIDED you have some passion for where you’ll end up. Lots of people go to school for one thing only to do another because the job they were chasing turned out not to be their thing.
Pursuing an education primarily for the money is cool if that’s what you’re about. Boston sounds pretty happy about his choices other than the fact that he’s hanging out on an SD-centric blog and reminiscing about being a boogie-boarder (surfers usually refer to them as speedbumps – but that’s another topic altogether).
You have been speaking in terms of money so it’s clear that’s on your list, but I’m not getting the vibe from you that the big paycheck will overcome all. Were that the case you’d stay at your current job that already pays more than the one you’re considering as well as what a majority of attorneys here in town make. I’m sure your current job has it’s own trajectory that includes salary and promotional increases somewhere down the line.
It’s good that you’re trying to take the longer view, ’cause getting the job only marks a beginning, not an end. Maybe your decision process will save you from making a decision that you’ll regret by the time you turn 40. Whichever way you go I wish you good fortune.
