For example, you get paid for work. In theory, anyway. The jobs I've taken this week are from a translation company that I've never worked with before, so it's a crap shoot. I should be paid in mid May. I don't love net 60, but I know that money will be welcome then. Of course, it would be welcome now too.
Moreover, assignments are optional. If I'm too busy to take on a job, I can turn it down. That wouldn't go over too well in school. "Hey, Dr. Flight, I have too much homework already. You'll have to get in line." Yeah, I'd love to be able to say that and live.
On the other hand, the clients get to set the deadlines and they're setting them tighter all the time. Today one of my colleagues posted that he'd just received a job request with the deadline of 17 March.
I am not making this up.
Also, school is better blog fodder.
163 words | March 18, 2005 10:40 PM | Lost in translationI don't know. I think school is better. What's the worst thing that happens if you totally flake off a class? You fail? Or maybe the teacher feels sorry for you and gives you a continuation. Or you go to the registrar and sob on her desk for ten minutes and she lets you retroactively drop it?
At school you are the customer, you're paying to be there and "be educated". At work, you are the slave and nobody gives a hoot what you think.
Posted by: Derek at March 21, 2005 12:16 AMI haven't noticed that my university is particularly consumer-oriented. I haven't noticed much hooting either.
Really, I just find work to be less exhausting and to have a better direction of cash flow (towards me) than school.
Posted by: Nee-chama at March 21, 2005 10:24 PM