Hi everyone
I am 32...will be 33 next month.
I have Mechanical Engineering plus MBA degrees, and a total experience of 8 years as follows (sequentially):
- 2 years coder (COBOL, C, VAX VMS)
- MBA
- 1.5 years in Pre-Sales (Sales support, bid management)
- 2 years in Project Management Office (SLA tracking, audits, project co-ordination etc.)
- 2 years in an SAP module in production support
I am getting an opportunity to go onsite for at least 1 year (and may extend upto 5 years at max. But the duration is something which is completely dependent on business needs, cannot guarantee anything).
But I feel like going for MS in CS is something which I want to do for following reasons:
- I like programming. I have given it up for quite some time, but I really liked it when I did it
- I did MBA just because everyone around me was doing it. I feel i shouldn't have done it.
- I feel so much is happening in the technology world right now (neural, machine, big data, AI etc.). and I am not able to even touch these because of lack of skills in these areas
- Hence, I am thinking of pursuing a MS in CS from Canada and then settle permanently there. By the time I finish my MS in CS (as per current plan), I will be 36 years old.
I am confused.
What should I choose?
- Crazy money in Europe (I mean, I will earn like 90,000 EUR per annum in Europe).
- Or go for MS in CS and go all-in for it
(My mother is a dependent on me, and if I go to Canada I can take her for longer periods with me. And after PR she can get super-visa and stay for longer duration with me. In Europe, she can only stay for max 90 days in 180 days. In Canada, while I study, she can visit me for 6 months at a stretch or visit my brother who is in the US)
Serious suggestions are welcome as my mind has become clouded. My profile in SAP will be of production support.
I am 32...will be 33 next month.
I have Mechanical Engineering plus MBA degrees, and a total experience of 8 years as follows (sequentially):
- 2 years coder (COBOL, C, VAX VMS)
- MBA
- 1.5 years in Pre-Sales (Sales support, bid management)
- 2 years in Project Management Office (SLA tracking, audits, project co-ordination etc.)
- 2 years in an SAP module in production support
I am getting an opportunity to go onsite for at least 1 year (and may extend upto 5 years at max. But the duration is something which is completely dependent on business needs, cannot guarantee anything).
But I feel like going for MS in CS is something which I want to do for following reasons:
- I like programming. I have given it up for quite some time, but I really liked it when I did it
- I did MBA just because everyone around me was doing it. I feel i shouldn't have done it.
- I feel so much is happening in the technology world right now (neural, machine, big data, AI etc.). and I am not able to even touch these because of lack of skills in these areas
- Hence, I am thinking of pursuing a MS in CS from Canada and then settle permanently there. By the time I finish my MS in CS (as per current plan), I will be 36 years old.
I am confused.
What should I choose?
- Crazy money in Europe (I mean, I will earn like 90,000 EUR per annum in Europe).
- Or go for MS in CS and go all-in for it
(My mother is a dependent on me, and if I go to Canada I can take her for longer periods with me. And after PR she can get super-visa and stay for longer duration with me. In Europe, she can only stay for max 90 days in 180 days. In Canada, while I study, she can visit me for 6 months at a stretch or visit my brother who is in the US)
Serious suggestions are welcome as my mind has become clouded. My profile in SAP will be of production support.