The first step in my analysis

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Is to try and determine exactly what the underlying problem I am facing is (define the problem). At first glance, I might see that taking a new job would severely limit my financial ability to pursue the completion of my degree as the primary problem, but it isn’t the root problem. The bottom line is that for me to obtain a higher paying position, whether it be at my current company, or a new company, I will need at the minimum, a bachelor’s degree.

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Now that I have defined the problem, it's time for me to thoroughly analyze the problem, which is step two. My goal is to obtain a better understanding of it so that I can formulate an acceptable solution. Writing out all of the pertinent facts will allow me to perform that function. Completing this, I specifically find: stay with my current employer, in my current position, and continue to receive tuition reimbursement; move to a new state, and work for a new company as a supervisor, and thus have to pay for my education out of my own funds; the new supervisors’ position would require me to obtain my master’s degree; bachelor degree final exams are in 2 weeks; choosing the new job would require me to start in weeks; the new job would pay $15, 000 more a year in salary and include benefits such as a car allowance and relocation expenses; and choosing to leave the state for the new job would most likely require me to retake the last semester due to not taking the finals.

Having listed all the facts, I now need to ascertain what caused the problem, which as I see it, is the fact that I do not yet have my bachelor’s degree. Besides, with only two weeks to make my decision on how I wish to proceed, there is now a bit of urgency in determining a solution.

With a root cause in my sights, I now proceed to step 3, and set upon generating all the possible solutions, whether they appear relevant or not at this point. The first solution would be to just remain in my present job. Second, I could take the supervisor position at the new company. Third, I could talk to the school and see if I could reschedule my exams to an earlier date, and finally, I could talk to the new company and see if they would allow me to start the job immediately upon completion of my final exams. My goal in this step was to just lay the foundation for further evaluations.

The Apostle Paul once wrote to the Thessalonians, “Prove all things, hold fast that which is good.” (King James Version, 1 Thess. 5.21) While I believe his mandate was meant in a biblical context, I feel that it can also hold meaning for many more perspectives, including my situation. In this step, where I will analyze each of the solutions I generated in the previous step, my intent is to prove the feasibility of whether the particular solution will or will not work.

My first solution is to remain with my current employer. There are many benefits to staying with my present employer. Having worked for this employer for over 11 years, I have built up a position of dependability, reliability, and respect at all levels within the company. Plus, I have the added benefit of stability, which has greatly helped with my balancing a job, school, and life in general. The most obvious reason for staying of course, and the one most relevant to the scenario, is the fact that my current employer, like many other companies, offers tuition reimbursement.

In fact, in the 2019 Society for Human Resource Management Employee Benefits Survey, it was noted that over 55% of companies now offer some form of tuition assistance for the pursuit of an undergraduate and/or graduate degree (SHRM, 3). This benefit alone spares me quite a bit of financial burden with the venture of obtaining my bachelor’s degree. The downfall to remaining with my current employer is that even after I obtain my bachelor’s degree, there is no guarantee that I will be promoted, receive a raise, nor that my degree will even result in better treatment.

My second solution would be to take the supervisor position being offered to me by the company my former supervisor now works for. The benefit of this is that my salary would be 15, 000 dollars more than I am making in my current position. Also, I would have both the use of a company vehicle, and the new company would assist me with relocation expenses. While on the surface these benefits may appear to be quite good, there is a negative side to going with this solution. First, the only thing I would be taking with me to this new adventure would be the “reputation” that my former supervisor has praised about. At the new company, I would have to earn the respect and admiration that I currently hold within my existing company. While money is important, it isn’t everything, and it must be balanced with everything else in my life, and thus not be allowed to dictate my decisions.

The 3rd solution I could pursue is to talk to the educational institute through which I am currently pursuing my degree, and try and persuade them to allow me to take my final exams at an earlier date. The obvious benefit of this would be that I would be able to accept the new job position and start on time. Rescheduling a final exam, in itself is not a sure thing, as it depends on both the school policy and the individual course instructor. Many secondary education institutions have a policy that attests to the fact that final exams may not be administered prior to the final examination period, even if an instructor and the students in a class agree to such a change.