My last project where i currently work is almost done; first data went over yesterday and the last data should be transferred in the next two weeks. After that is all done hopefully these bastards will retrench me and be done with it. Their incompetence seems to know no bounds.
I finally got a job interview for the first time in 5 months on last Thursday, but i suspect it was a wash. The interview was odd in that their was no job spec and the whole thing was, therefore, somewhat aimless and I suspect that I did not do that well. Haven't heard anything yet so that is a fairly good sign that i did not meet whatever amorphous requirements they had. The role was in the arse end of nowhere though so as much as I would like another job I'm not hugely disappointed. I've also applied for a job as regional it manager for a security business; region is central asia and the role is based out of Kabul. The money is great for good reason
but I suspect my experience is not a great match. So the search continues.
This thursday i enroll in my new masters at Sydney University. However; I have already discovered that Arts at Sydney Uni is as screwed as it was when i was there a decade ago. Full time load in this masters is 4 units, yet only three units are being offered this semester. The majority of students in this masters are part-timers who are working full-time, yet only one of the three subjects on offer is being held after hours. Useless bastards.
When I last attempted a PhD the main problem was that I wasn't passionate enough about the topic I choose. I read an articles years afterwards that said to successfully complete a PhD you had to be able to totally submerge yourself in your topic to the exclusion of all else for years. Therefore after my MBA reminded me of how much i like study - while at the same time being intellectually puerile - I decided to go back and get my doctorate, but this time i determined to pick a topic i was very interested in and had been for years. I also decided that I would do another masters first to get back into the groove and to do subjects that would prepare the ground for the doctoral studies to come. After thinking on it a while i decided to look at Democratic Theory and multilateral institutions (i.e. the EU and UN) as how these institutions run, especially the EU, has been something that has interested me for years.
I picked the Masters of International Studies because while the Masters of International Security had much more interesting subjects on a purely standalone basis, the MIS had the subjects that were better aligned to my chosen doctoral topic. The MIntSec is run by the economic faculty and I would have preferred to study under them as they are a much more competently run faculty, but the MIS it was was. Now this shit. The blood Art faculty demonstrating again why it can't find it's arse with both hands.
At least the one subject available is one that i wanted to do. I'm not thinking that i would be better off transferring into the MIntSec next year as all there subjects are run after hours or on weekends. Then the issue becomes picking a PhD topic that leads naturally on from the MIntSec
Well to late to transfer this year and though i will be doing one rather than two subjects at least i will be doing it and I can concentrate on getting another job. Always got to look to the good rather than the bad, especially with the sorts of crap floating round right now.
I finally got a job interview for the first time in 5 months on last Thursday, but i suspect it was a wash. The interview was odd in that their was no job spec and the whole thing was, therefore, somewhat aimless and I suspect that I did not do that well. Haven't heard anything yet so that is a fairly good sign that i did not meet whatever amorphous requirements they had. The role was in the arse end of nowhere though so as much as I would like another job I'm not hugely disappointed. I've also applied for a job as regional it manager for a security business; region is central asia and the role is based out of Kabul. The money is great for good reason
but I suspect my experience is not a great match. So the search continues.
This thursday i enroll in my new masters at Sydney University. However; I have already discovered that Arts at Sydney Uni is as screwed as it was when i was there a decade ago. Full time load in this masters is 4 units, yet only three units are being offered this semester. The majority of students in this masters are part-timers who are working full-time, yet only one of the three subjects on offer is being held after hours. Useless bastards.
When I last attempted a PhD the main problem was that I wasn't passionate enough about the topic I choose. I read an articles years afterwards that said to successfully complete a PhD you had to be able to totally submerge yourself in your topic to the exclusion of all else for years. Therefore after my MBA reminded me of how much i like study - while at the same time being intellectually puerile - I decided to go back and get my doctorate, but this time i determined to pick a topic i was very interested in and had been for years. I also decided that I would do another masters first to get back into the groove and to do subjects that would prepare the ground for the doctoral studies to come. After thinking on it a while i decided to look at Democratic Theory and multilateral institutions (i.e. the EU and UN) as how these institutions run, especially the EU, has been something that has interested me for years.
I picked the Masters of International Studies because while the Masters of International Security had much more interesting subjects on a purely standalone basis, the MIS had the subjects that were better aligned to my chosen doctoral topic. The MIntSec is run by the economic faculty and I would have preferred to study under them as they are a much more competently run faculty, but the MIS it was was. Now this shit. The blood Art faculty demonstrating again why it can't find it's arse with both hands.
At least the one subject available is one that i wanted to do. I'm not thinking that i would be better off transferring into the MIntSec next year as all there subjects are run after hours or on weekends. Then the issue becomes picking a PhD topic that leads naturally on from the MIntSec
Well to late to transfer this year and though i will be doing one rather than two subjects at least i will be doing it and I can concentrate on getting another job. Always got to look to the good rather than the bad, especially with the sorts of crap floating round right now.