School While Working - Adjusting Hours - Have You Done This?

I've worked with people who left early a couple of times a week for school but the degree they were earning were related to their current jobs. Getting a nursing degree means you'll quit office work, right? So that might factor into how agreeable your boss is.

I haven't done this, but I have several people who report to me at work who have. What I appreciate, and what makes me most likely to approve this, is when the person comes in with a realistic list of the expectations of the job, and a fully planned out schedule showing exactly how he/she is going to meet those responsibilities. And, I ask the person to give me a calendar view printout of the schedule so I know exactly when the person will be in the office. This is important, because if I am planning a meeting that the person needs to attend, I need to know what days/times will work and I don't want to have to check with the person every time. If I have a question for that person, I want to know when that person will be at his/her desk.

So, what exactly is your 40 hour week going to look like? Don't just say "I'm going to need to take an additional 1/2 day sometimes". Have a solid schedule and stick to it, eg "To make this work, I'll need to leave at 2PM on Thursdays instead of 5, but I will make up those hours by coming in at 8 instead of 9 on M, W, and F." (or whatever) And stick to it.

I managed to fit in full time hours and 18 to 21 hours a semester but family time became creative, like doing homework together. I still work for the same company because I just wasn't willing to give up the flex hours. So I would get into the office at five in the morning, leave at 7:15 for school be back here by 12:30. Basically. I did an integrated masters so there were two or three evening classes too.

It works but I can tell you it isn't easy on your family.

Again looking at Gamma's limited view of reality, I graduated with a 3.5 I find it kind of ignorant that she judges high intellect people based on her own limitations. You know your limitations, ignore her ramblings.

Yup, I've been doing it for the last 2 years. :)

Luckily, my office has very flexible hours, and I even have the option of working from home if I am not able to be in office... So if I have a test or something and I would like to get an extra hour or two of studying in during the day, I can take the time out of office, but make it up at home after the office is closed.

One thing I would look into if I were you- see if your school offers a work study or cooperative education program. Mine did, so for the last two semesters I have been getting credit for going to work- which I was doing anyway. All I had to do was arrange for my instructor to meet with my supervisor, set a couple of goals to meet at work, and write a reflection paper at the end of the semester. :)

My previous place of employment had a connection with several schools and as long as the manager was able to do so, they could work it out. This did mean coming in earlier or other. And we were deadline oriented. I had a coworker who took an early afternoon class one semester--2 1/2 hours 3 or 4 days a week. She made up the time during the week.

Another time a coworker would leave 2 hours early twice a week.

I would look into the classes you will need, the time of those classes and provide detail to your boss along with a work plan. This way you are showing that you are still committed to the job.

i did it when i lived alone. it was tough, my job was always trying to make me feel guilty of not being dedaicated to my work while at the same time boasting that they were a "student friendly" work place... as long as your boss is ok with it your good to go. i also let my college profs know about my work conflicts and a couple of them let me be late or leave early so i could still be ontime for work.
talk to your boss and talk to the school. they are probably willing to work something out.

both my kids have jobs that work around their college hours, one full-time and one part-time. some jobs can't accommodate it, but many can, especially if you're pro-active and positive about how you present it. when you go to your boss, have a plan ready to present to her, so she can see easily how you plan to make sure all your work gets done.
khairete
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I think school is a FULL TIME job. Especially nursing. Most people that I know who go through our nursing program have to limit their work hours a lot. When you get in clinicals you're going to be working sometimes from 7am to 11pm to get those hours in. A lot of time they vote to do 2 shifts per day or more than just a single shift so they can get done quicker.

I think it's hard for a normal person to do college and make grades that are good enough to get you a job afterwards. So consider when you start actually accepted into the nursing program cutting back on hours at work or even quitting. There is no way I'd do nursing and work. If you don't keep the GPA up they will boot you out and get another student in.

My family that I was a nanny for had a mom that was a professor of nursing. She taught most of the classes in the college nursing program. Each of her kids, who had amazing super high IQ's went through the nursing program and each of them struggled just having families and doing housework and cooking meals. If they'd have been working they'd have flunked out and they already knew a lot of stuff due to being around her and sitting in her classes when they were out of school.