Long week this week sports fans. Raleigh Monday, Tampa Tuesday, Crystal River Wednesday and Ocala Thursday. Just one of those things. The funny thing is being regionally based in the Baltimore/Washington DC area I’ve never really had that many local sites. The usual suspects, University of Maryland, George Washington and that is about it. I had a private practice out in Warrenton, VA a while back. Funny thing about that site. One day I was walking in and guess who was walking out…Robert Duvall. How cool is that. Would have been even cooler if he was on the trial I was monitoring but he wasn’t.
The point I am getting at is that I am at a cross roads. I really don’t like the Doctor of Management program I am in. It isn’t what I had expected and the worst part is I don’t know what I was expecting. My cousin, who has her Doctorate and is a Dean of a Junior College in Northern California, told me that the new way to teach adults is the way they are doing it the program I am in. The way it works is that the Professor doesn’t lecture us but “facilitates” the discussion. My opinion he really isn’t doing much and I told him so and he got really defensive so I say he who protests to much! The biggest thing I can’t get my head around is that I am paying $50,000 to have discussions with other students. You know what I have learned in the time I have been in the program so far – almost all of my fellow students need to get out more. There is only one other one who has a private sector job like me. One works for an association, ½ work for the government and the other ½ for University of Maryland. I don’t want to have discussions with these people. I want the professor to lecture us on the topics in regards to the reading and then that is that. I guess I am old…so be it so I think my days are numbered in the program. I am a bummed out but better to find out know then in a year from now.
The second issue is a large pharmaceutical firm wants to hire me for a home based position. I am tempted to take the job but in the end probably won’t. The salary is a bit on the low side and would be a slight pay cut which in this market isn’t good. They give you a company car so that is nice. I need to talk to them some more to get the exact salary and package. I don’t really want to work salary for firm again but the stability and being home nearly every night would be nice.
So is anyone reading my posts? If so can you just respond saying hey so I know I’m not just writing for no one.