Friday, December 7, 2012

MB-Eish: Part 21: 4


**"Eish" is a South African slang term expressing surprise, dismay, anger or frustration.** 

As I mentioned two years ago, I have joined the droves of engineers who have sold out to the dark side: Banking (and more recently, the elite league of the dark side: Asset Management). To make myself more comfortable in my new, murky surrounds I have decided to do an MBA part-time. This is the twenty-first in a series of posts about my MBA experience.

Four days (well, nights) left. 

Not that I can tell the difference anymore between night and day. Just less noise from traffic outside at night; my scenery is the same: the fluorescent light shining on my desk, the luminous screens of my laptops, spreadsheets, sustainability reports, and occasionally my cats playing at the top of the stairs near my desk. I have even started sleeping at my desk. I'm too afraid to lie down at this point as it is getting damn near impossible to rise after just an hour-long nap and at this point every hour is crucial. I probably don't even have time to be typing this post.

I am days behind where I thought I would be. And the work I was considering axing has been recommended for inclusion by my research supervisor. And the problem (and motivation) is that I still care about the mark. One more course mark was released today, and it was really good! I do not want to stuff up my GPA in the last 4 bloody days of this degree.

Four more nights, three more days. Just over 72 hours. I need at least 40 hours to go back and get data for the new work. At least 20 hours to analyse and write up. That leaves 4 hours a day to sleep, eat, break... The math is not on my side! 

But I will not give up until I have absolutely run out of time. Back to work!





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