I've gone and done it again. In fact, I have to pre-apologize to everyone because you're all about to have to endure another 18 months of me complaining about...beer? No......work? well that's a given.....Bad movies? No......I won't have time to see movies anymore - because?
I re-enrolled in UOP for the Master's of Management program. The next 16 months of so of my life has been turned back into a world of online school and frustration with the Learning Teams and class structure. However, I have searched and searched for another online program that would fit in with my unpredictable work and life schedule and UOP was the only one.
What was the motivating factor? After all, I've enjoyed weekends free to blog, see movies, and hang out with friends. It's been the best. The truth is, Friday night's Mexico work dinner finally put me over the edge. It's 11:00 pm or so at night and I'm sitting next to my co-worker and we've both been taking the heat all night for not eating enough, drinking enough beer, wine, anything, and for bailing out and returning to San Diego before sunrise. Now this never happens in the Middle East, no one goes out with you there, in Asia, it's like work dinners in California, relaxed and casual, no pressure. Russia, well that's far worse than Mexico but I don't go to Russia every few weeks. All I could see was the frustration of having to make apologies for not drinking or eating for the rest of my life. While I really enjoy the company of this group of people, I don't want to be in the same seat 5 years from now looking at the never empty glass in front of me.
So yesterday once I recovered from the tequila and lack of sleep, I started looking at school again and decided to go back asap. When I make a decision, I usually have to go with it right away and I was somewhat panicked as I realized the school offices were not open until Monday and that I might lose my resolve over the next 40 hours. I went to Rubio's to drown my sorrows with a yummy hangover shrimp burrito and as I munched away I realized that there was a UOP satellite office at the Carlsbad Mall, less than 1/4 mile from where I was sitting. I polished off that burrito and I was off.
The office was open and 20 minutes later I was back in school. The enrollment counselors kept pushing me on the reason why I was so urgent about going to school at that exact minute. I finally told them it was Friday night's tequila dinner in Tijuana pushed me to the edge of my sanity. There was the silence of disbelief. They were thinking, is she joking? The look on my face told them I was not. They had to laugh. I would have to guess that this is the first time anyone has ever stated that particular reason as a motivating factor to enroll in a Masters program.
There you have it. The good news is that I can't take two classes at the same time. Only one at a time is allowed so I can at least save myself from double duty. The start date is Aug. 28. I hope to move it up to Aug. 21. After all, why wait? I'm ready.
I re-enrolled in UOP for the Master's of Management program. The next 16 months of so of my life has been turned back into a world of online school and frustration with the Learning Teams and class structure. However, I have searched and searched for another online program that would fit in with my unpredictable work and life schedule and UOP was the only one.
What was the motivating factor? After all, I've enjoyed weekends free to blog, see movies, and hang out with friends. It's been the best. The truth is, Friday night's Mexico work dinner finally put me over the edge. It's 11:00 pm or so at night and I'm sitting next to my co-worker and we've both been taking the heat all night for not eating enough, drinking enough beer, wine, anything, and for bailing out and returning to San Diego before sunrise. Now this never happens in the Middle East, no one goes out with you there, in Asia, it's like work dinners in California, relaxed and casual, no pressure. Russia, well that's far worse than Mexico but I don't go to Russia every few weeks. All I could see was the frustration of having to make apologies for not drinking or eating for the rest of my life. While I really enjoy the company of this group of people, I don't want to be in the same seat 5 years from now looking at the never empty glass in front of me.
So yesterday once I recovered from the tequila and lack of sleep, I started looking at school again and decided to go back asap. When I make a decision, I usually have to go with it right away and I was somewhat panicked as I realized the school offices were not open until Monday and that I might lose my resolve over the next 40 hours. I went to Rubio's to drown my sorrows with a yummy hangover shrimp burrito and as I munched away I realized that there was a UOP satellite office at the Carlsbad Mall, less than 1/4 mile from where I was sitting. I polished off that burrito and I was off.
The office was open and 20 minutes later I was back in school. The enrollment counselors kept pushing me on the reason why I was so urgent about going to school at that exact minute. I finally told them it was Friday night's tequila dinner in Tijuana pushed me to the edge of my sanity. There was the silence of disbelief. They were thinking, is she joking? The look on my face told them I was not. They had to laugh. I would have to guess that this is the first time anyone has ever stated that particular reason as a motivating factor to enroll in a Masters program.
There you have it. The good news is that I can't take two classes at the same time. Only one at a time is allowed so I can at least save myself from double duty. The start date is Aug. 28. I hope to move it up to Aug. 21. After all, why wait? I'm ready.
Good for you! Are there any math classes required?
ReplyDeleteNo math! That was one of the reasons why I chose the Managament program over the Business program. Who are we kidding? That was the only reason!
ReplyDeleteI was going to ask the math question too.
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Good for you!!! Maybe I'll end up teaching one of your classes.
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