Today was the last day of lectures at McGill, which means I'm half-way done the course work of my Master's degree. So, in 4 months, I will probably never have to take a class at school, EVER again. I say probably, because lately I've been feeling more and more that I want to get out into the world and make something of myself. Not that I wouldn't necessarily have that opportunity in academia, but can I really have the same impact stuck in my office reading papers and trying to add a fraction of a new idea to the already massive pool of ideas out there in astronautics??
Yet, grad school could be a means to an end. If I prove myself here, I could end up with the research job in industry or the public sector where I contribute to ideas that actually go into space. Instead of my control systems looking good on paper, it actually goes on the satellite.
And lets be honest: there's the ever present risk of landing a desk job in industry, where you're stuck in an office/cubicle reading reports and trying to increase the company's profit margin by a fraction.
I'm ranting...and I haven't sorted out all my thoughts just yet. But, I think the moral here is that I should work hard now so that I can work even harder later in life at a job that I truly enjoy.
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STUCK in an office job?!?!
Fine then. We'll quit what we do, and you can do research on an abacus.
Perhaps that misread: I was suggesting that a desk job is possible BOTH in academia and industry, and that maybe I shouldn't complain to fast. Plus, one job maybe boring to one person, but engaging for someone else.
woo hoo! you're almost done! i just met someone who LOVES her job at bombardier. you could be her. not a woman...just loving the job...
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