This year’s job market has been bleak, to say the least. Layoffs hit the highest level in 14 years; job openings are barely budging; and quits figures are plummeting. It’s no wonder people feel stuck and discouraged—especially as many candidates have been on the job hunt for a year.
But some mid-career professionals are working with the cards they’ve been dealt by going back to school. Many are turning to data analytics, cybersecurity, AI-focused courses, health care, MBA programs, or trade certifications for an “immediate impact on their careers,” Metaintro CEO Lacey Kaelani told Fortune.
But while grad school can certainly offer the opportunity to level-up your career once you’ve completed a program, it comes with financial and personal sacrifices, like time. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, one year of grad school, on average, costs about $43,000 in tuition. That’s nearly 70% of the average salary in the U.S.
I know a couple like this. They’ve been living together for nearly twenty years, but the husband insists his wife pay him rent to live together. She makes more than him, so he nickle and dime’s her constantly, insisting she pay for vacations, for eating out, whatever.
It’s really worn her down, but she’s terrified of being alone in her forties, so she just puts up with it. Really bleak.
I don’t envy anyone in this kind of long term relationship.
That guy is a dirtbag. People can coexist without one or both of them being treated like shit. Do not lump me in with abusers just because we may agree on two things.