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I think I’ve just experienced what “they” like to call sticker shock. You see, I just finished registering for the Spring semester and at the end of the registration process, you’re redirected to the “summary” page where all of your “tuition” and “fees” and “credits based on the current value of either your arm or leg, whichever you chose to sacrifice to get a graduate degree” are displayed. It was a big number. Scary big. I knew what it was going to be, but it didn’t seem quite so…big…until it was sitting in front of me with a big University of Dallas emblem attached.

Nevertheless, with nearly two full additional semesters under my belt and some renewed perspective and awareness, I am very happy I decided to go back and finish my MBA. I haven’t really been involved in the nuts-’n-bolts aspect of application development in a few years, and my focus has really shifted to more of a product development/management role…so it would appear I have a career shift looming in the next year or so. Makes sense - I’m about on track…mid-30s.

This shift was confirmed - and encouraged - by the fact that not one co-worker or manager-esque person participated in my 360-degree assessment which, although isn’t required by my program, is “highly encouraged.” Found this out today. When questioned as to their lack of participation, the #1 reason was out of my co-workers was…wait for it…”I forgot.” Ever get that feeling you’re not being supported? Yeah, me too.

One of my loyal readers…Leslee…used to be my supervisor when I was first dipping my feet into the pool of Real World Employment. Leslee, tell everyone what a great employee I am, and what an inspiration I was to have around. {wink}

By the by…did you all see Dilbert today? Heh.

Ha…the Registration Gods must have heard my complaining…they just canceled my Digital Marketing Strategies class.