Accept Job Offer Or Continue Studies?

[soulontap]

In about six months, my sis will be finishing her MBA from one of the local universities. As a lot of people who studied part-time knows, a lot of sacrifice is involved in trying to juggle work and school.

Recently, she got an offer to work abroad for the Asia HQ of a Fortune Global 500 company. The pay/perks are much much more than what she's receiving now (few local companies will be able to match it), the job is exciting and she'll be learning a lot as her function is acknowledge as her employer-to-be core competency - based on the awards the firm received.

They want her...NOW.

But she's hesistant to accept it because it took her five long and hard years years to get to where her MBA study is currently.

On one hand she's esctatic having been given a rare job opportunity.

On another hand, the MBA degree...even though she doubt she would learn anything new being a senior manager - she got only two more subjects to finish and that diploma still carry a lot of respect in her line of work.

So what to do? Accept the rare opportunity and ditch the mba or reject the offer and finish the mba?

[PsychoBoy]

For me, I would grab the opportunity to work abroad and ditch the MBA... She can always come back and finish off those last 2 subjects as oppose to saying goodbye to that very delicious offers...

If you don't mind, where is she currently connected right now and what is her line of work...

Hats off to her! *okay*

[Assassin_Mage]

she should go back to her values.

looking inward, she should ask herself
"what do I value more? continuing education? or more money?"

and then go her needs...
"what do I really need? do I need the extra money? the travel? the education?"

[soulontap]

PsychoBoy: She's in technology.

I guess she's conflicted as both can viewed as 'continuing education'.

One gives her a degree (which can be a deciding factor for future executive positions) and the other one provides her with best practices that local firms can't provide.

Money is not that much of a factor since she's already earning a comfortable income.

[KuyaDanny]

She got the offer without even completing her degree. That should tell you something about how a degree is valued, at least by the employer who made the offer.

I'd say, take the job, and make a difference. When being evaluated for "future executive positions", her accomplishments on the job will also carry weight, perhaps a lot more than the degree.

[KuyaDanny]

...besides, if she moves abroad, she will create a vacancy (and an opportunity) for a talented Filipino. *okay*