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I graduated from school a few years ago and I am in the process of getting my teaching license. I am in debt from school and I am trying to position myself to where I have a decent stable job that I like and that pays well, though now I feel like that is an oxymoron at this point.
I thought long and hard about what I want and I have narrowed it down to two things that I feel passionate about, communications and education. I have a bachelor's degree but it will not help me break into PR, marketing, or advertising since it is just a liberal arts degree, so i was thinking of going back to get my bachelor's in corporate communications(school does not offer a masters) which would give me more options to find those jobs. The con to this is that I do not think I will make a lot of money, last year I made 42k.I do really like talking to people and I like to write.
I could go back for my masters in education technology, it's a mix of business, education, and media/video courses. The description says that it is useful for education or corporate trainers, on top of that if I get into a school district with this degree, I am GUARANTEED to make at least 50k once I get a job and I could go as high as over 100k. The con to this is that I will be stuck in education I feel like I won't have any options, but I will work in a field that I am ok with and it will pay well, have my own office.
The problem is is that everything now is so specialized, the economy is constantly changing and I cannot afford to do both which I think would be overkill. The things that I look for/avoid in a career:
1. autonomy- I don't like people that micromanage me or that hover over my shoulder, prefer to be my own boss.
2. fake people- I know they are everywhere but I cannot stand them, shallow, fake people get on my nerves
3. flexiblity- I think that I have this the most with teaching, I hurt my back and they actually let me sit down while I did my lessons, I worked in retail before this job and I was pretty much let go because of it.
So passion vs. options which do you think would put me in a better position?
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