Dilemna

[omgffswtf]

Well, I'm working back at the joinery again for summer. The business is doing well, with a turnover of over £1m/year, and my brother and the other guy who own it want me to do CAD work for them. I'm confident this is something I could do and would be good at, and I would probably also enjoy it. My brother would teach me how to do it, and apparently

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[smashboredom]

Ah George, I don't give you enough credit. Your second to last line brings to me to what I was planning on mentioning.

Attempting not to get too political, there's a chance that not only are we in a recession already, but a depression is on the way at some point (due to peak oil and all that). Conservatories are a luxury, which you're right to acknowledge people won't want so much as the price of food rises (a story on the BBC the other day said the affluent of Britain are asking for more and more debt advice, not that I feel particularly sorry for them). Games are a luxury too of course. But they're a less expensive luxury. I think culturally they have more going for them than conservatories (even including stuff like GTA) and more potential to give people small pleasures in tough times. You need to heat a conservatory, which is unsustainable in the long run (meaning they're eventually useless), whereas a game is paid for straight away and only uses as much electric as the next gadget. Plus, as cynical as I am about academics, if

[infinitecomplex]

Stick with the course. Having got this far with it, it would be a real shame to quit - and the skills and knowledge you're acquiring on the course will open up so many more options for you in the future. A degree can open a lot of doors for you, and not just on the job front - I know you've talked in the past about leaving the UK, and that would be much harder without a university-level qualification

[omgffswtf]

I agree that it'd be a shame to quit, but this CAD stuff would also be a career path. There would be lots of other opportunities for a CAD designer if the business went belly up. After having spoken to Luke and Mark again today they've made it more clear what they're offering. It sounds like there's a lot of potential, with helping to manage the business currently, and other side projects they're looking to start.

I'm also thinking of looking at part time uni courses and the OU etc, since they've said if I wanted 1 day a week to still pursue an education, I could do it. There's also the fact I could go back to uni after a year off and should be able to pick up where I left off.

[meadowgirl]

personally i'd take the job that would pay me $60K USD. but that's just me. you can always go to school but a good paying job is a rare thing in this world right now. do it while you can and then go back to school.

you can do that over in England, right?

[drastic_dreamer]

I think, if you do take the job, definitely stick with going to school one day a week or make sure you'd be able to go back after the year is up. Kay is right - if you want to travel, it'll be a whole hell of a lot easier for you if you've finished schooling.

That said, if it was me, I would go with my gut feeling. Some people think that's a stupid idea, but it's never failed me so far. Those little voices in the back of our heads deserve to be listened to a little more often.

Whatever you choose, I wish you the best of luck. (And by the way, I didn't remove you from my Google list... Someone else did. I just haven't had the chance to add you back yet.)

[omgffswtf]

Thanks Sara.

I didn't realise I'd been removed from your list, just thought you hadn't been on. It'll be good to hear from you again :)