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Cannot make a decision beween these two
Hello ladies and gents, my question is really lame and still i am so very nervous about not being able to solve it on my own. So any opinion is much much appreciated.
I studied fine arts, fashion design in college and i want to have a master's degree, for that i've applied for an arabian airlines called 'emirates' as a stewardess. The plan wasto work there for say, three years and save up for my masters.
But then, a nice job offer came to me from a well known fashion designer, it doesn't pay well and the hours are terrible, the job itself is very demanding and it is more like being an assistand instead of actually getting to design anything. Basically being around taking notes and making phone calls and tending to clients. Yeah.
So now i cannot decide. The first job has nothing to do with my career whatsoever , i'll have to move to dubai, it will just be an interesting thing i've done when i was young, and help me save money because it pays better. It will allow me to actually have a masters degree in europe. But as i was saying, it's irrelevant and i will be doing it for years.
The second job is a well known fashion brand so it's related, it will look nice in my cv, it is very low pay and very demanding. If i do this, i won't be getting my masters because i'll be working in my own field now, and i'll be needed in my own country.
I have no idea what to do, i cannot decide whether take the fashion job and develop a career out of it step by step, or go save money as a stewardess and have my masters in europe. I made pros and cons lists, i've asked friends and family, i just can't decide.
Please, please please share your opinion with me.
I only have till thursday...
Thanks in advance :)
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You clearly love fashion and design. When applying for the stewardess position the motive was to fund further education in this area, and you had no real interest in the job per se. The fashion job is not strictly designing, as you say. But it does put you in the right place, meeting and working with the right people. Putting you in direct touch with the customers. At the end of the day, the customer is perhaps the most important person even in the apparently 'art for arts sake' world of fashion. It is a business, like any other. Perhaps you have the technical skills and creative flair to forge a career in fashion. But working as a stewardess for an airline....who will ever know? Will you ever know yourself? Not really for me to advise, but I know what I would do.
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In many careers the first jobs start out as gofers and slugs as we were called. You start out this way for even with a Masters Degree you have the book learning but no practical experience.
Now if you look at this job as just being a gopher then all it will ever be is being a gofer and it will read that way on your resume. On the other hand if you take the gofer job and make yourself indispensable, meaning going above and beyond the call of being a gofer. Asking people to teach you; by keeping your eyes and ears open and mouth closed. You may find that someone will take you under their wing and start to teach you how to take what you have learned so far and turn it into real experience. This happens quite often to interns and gofers when they make themselves indispensable. It happens in each and every career field. If you truly want or need a Masters degree for this career field you can always go after it later once you have moved above the gopher stage and are more established.
I also have to admit the job of a flight attendant looks very appealing. I will tell you this flight attendant get paid from the time the plane pulls away from the gate till the wheel touch the ground again. Their expenses such as hotel and food are paid on layovers and yes you will see the world. As a new flight attendant you will start out as a reserve flight attendant meaning sitting by the phone waiting to be called. You will get some pay for this but generally speaking it is not the same as you would be paid for flying.
Emirates is the fastest growing Airline in the Middle East with plans for fleets of plane consisting of the Airbus A380 which seats almost 500 passengers on two decks. They have 50 of these planes now and 140 more on order. They also have Boeing 85 of 777-300's, with 50 of these still to be delivered and 150 Boeing 777X on order. These are all large passenger aircraft capable of carrying between 300 and 400 passengers.
These are all long haul aircraft capable of upwards of 15 hours or more. While the travel is glamorous the work is hard and passengers are demanding. Emirates demands a lot of the cabin staff to care for the passengers on these flights. There will be two meals served in each cabin plus drink and snack serves. You will be on your feet for most of those 15 hours. Yes there is a crew rest area built into the tail of the aircraft but a 3 or 4 hour break is about all you can expect. Then there is the constant jet lag.
I realize the glamor of the Emirate job is very appealing as is the travel to many foreign lands is hard to pass up. You also must be very beautiful as Emirates hires as much for beauty as they do for intelligence.
My advice is to allow you intellect rule and take the job in your chosen career field. If you want your Masters degree bad enough you will find a way to get it.
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My only thought is that the name of a fashion company on your resume is not going to help much when they ask what you did there and you are trying to get a job designing fashion. Just the fact that your were an assistant, gofer, secretary is not comparable to having real experience drawing up designs, creating clothing, sole decision of what fabric or changes to designs, etc... I do not know if a company in this field expects you to have some real experience before hiring or will take you on and train you. You might want to check on that.
If you are going to be funding your self getting through school, then whatever you have to do to make the most money to do so makes the most sense, even if its not related. It would be ideal but it is rare that someone finds an apprentice type job where they get hands on training and experience in the field at the same time they are going to school or just prior to schooling. Most of us end up working whatever unrelated job that will actually pay the bills while in school. Those are some thoughts that may help you in making your decision.
good luck!
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