Long retrain coming

[j4]

My job is so meaningless. I mean, I know they all are, in the end, but this one is definitely more so than many. Less than the previous one, though. I suppose that's something to be thankful for. That, and the very reasonable salary.

And, I mean, it's indoors, which is a good thing.

But anyway.

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[j4.livejournal.com]

Years? Since when? It's a one-year MA, and you can do it part-time in 28 months. And I've seen plenty of interesting jobs that require Information Science qualifications (jobs which, er, in fact, I could clearly do, so possibly should actually ask the people advertising them "do you really need me to have this qualification?").

As for wages, well, Owen gets paid almost exactly the same as I do; I'll let him say more about how good the job is if he feels like it, but I see him come home smiling and relaxed, and -- unlike me -- he doesn't feel the need to rant for an hour non-stop. Okay, that's partly a question of individual personalities, but still. (And he reads more than I do.)

And I worked in a library for 9 months (while waiting to have the second attempt at my finals year after remitting), and really enjoyed it.

[caramel-betty.livejournal.com]

"do you really need me to have this qualification?"

If they like you but really do want the qualification, you could always see if they'll let you study for it on the job and / or put you through it or contribute to it. Shows enthusiasm and initiative, and potentially gives you a more varied (maybe full / stressful) workload.

[j4.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea, and ... actually, I wonder if I could persuade my current employers to let me study part-time for the Information Management qualification, as it's actually very relevant to what I'm theoretically supposed to be doing in this job (and likely to be supposed to be doing more of if I stay here).

Hmmmm. *ponders* *reads up on flexible working policy*

[rmc28]

If there are interesting-looking jobs you feel you could do without the magic qualification, it's probably worth ringing/emailing and asking if the qualification is actually vital, or if your proven experience in x,y,z will do.