What should my next move be, career-wise? Kinda lost here...

[mtta]

Don't take this the wrong way, but it seems like you have a status anxiety problem more than anything else.

There is a book by Alain de Botton. Status Anxiety - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Causes:

• Lovelessness
• Expectation
• Meritocracy
• Snobbery
• Dependence

Solutions:

• Philosophy
• Art
• Politics
• Religion
• Bohemianism

[FredJung]

Keep your job because it sounds good and stable. Don't go to grad school just because you think is expected of you.

People go to grad school because they have a plan and grad school will get them there. You don't have a plan . Figure that out before just jumping head first without looking if there is water in the pool.

I know 2 people who went to grad school and it did nothing for their career. They have jobs that people with Bachelor's degree have. But I know of my friend's wife who went to get her MBA because she had a plan and knew exactly what she wanted in her career. After getting her MBA she went from being a scientist to being an executive who manages scientists.

You can keep your job and start a business on your free time at the same time too. Think and plan first.

[goopy240]

Thanks mtta. I've never heard of status anxiety, but it makes sense. I guess I should just chill out if everything is good, for now.