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>be me
>about to turn 30
>used to be prop dev tech at Spacex (i'm the same anon who told the story about the spanish guy earlier in thread)
>quit my job a little over 2 years ago mid-pandemic to go back to school
>started from the bottom, one class left to finish my AA and transfer to university
>burnt out, tired, and not super excited to do this for 2-3 more years
>tech is collapsing, engineering jobs are drying up, especially in aerosapce
>labor shortage everywhere
>the pay scale for engineers at most places is literally the same as for engineering technicians (within 10%)
>pretty much every job I look at offers full relocation to anywhere in the country

What would you do, anons? Should I stick it out and finish my degree? Or should I cut and run back to an ET position before my skills and experience are too stale to be considered useful? I always wanted to get a degree and be an engineer but I don't really know if it's worth it anymore...

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