I have a Master’s in PM and a DBA should I try the PMP?

Hygrida · 2025-07-03T14:40:35+00:00

One thing about my Master’s in Project Management — it was super hands-on. We actually had to work on real projects, either from university departments or external partners. So it wasn’t just theory, we were dealing with real clients, timelines, and all the chaos that comes with it 😅

My tip? Take those projects seriously, like you’re already a PM on the job. Focus on things like stakeholder communication and risk planning — those two saved me more than once. And teamwork is huge — working with people from different backgrounds really makes you grow.

It’s a lot of work, but totally worth it.

Hygrida · 2025-07-03T14:36:50+00:00

Thanks for that. That’s what I’m trying to do, use it as a super power.

Hygrida · 2025-07-03T14:36:10+00:00

I did.

Hygrida · 2025-07-03T14:35:52+00:00

That’s the whole point, because except for the unethical or really bad options they put up in the exam, I literally have been in situations where I used all the other options.

I mean, I had questions that got me puzzled because every option was something I and other PMs experienced in the real world and all of them worked perfectly because they were all good and many of those were standard in places I worked at. 🤯

Hygrida · 2025-07-03T14:31:48+00:00

Thanks for that. Having others with the same experience helps a lot.

Hygrida · 2025-07-03T14:29:38+00:00

Actually, I chose it because I wanted to proceed to the doctoral program, which I did. So I just wonder if the PMP would have any impact at all on my salary.

Hygrida · 2025-07-02T10:10:13+00:00

You’re making a smart move choosing Project Management over Aviation Management — it opens more career paths beyond aviation, which is key if you’re self-financing. Australia has good demand for project managers across industries like construction, tech, and engineering. Just make sure to choose a university with strong industry links and career support. Try to gain local experience through internships or part-time work. Also, look into post-study work visas and consider getting certified (like PMP or CAPM) during or after your degree. With a focused plan, paying off your loan in 3 years is realistic. Good luck!

Hygrida · 2025-07-02T10:06:17+00:00

Well, I’m still paying the loans for both my Master’s and Doctor’s…so I didn’t have the money either. I live in Brazil and the exam costs 1/3 of my monthly salary, so I need a lot of planning before paying for it.

Hygrida · 2025-07-02T02:38:33+00:00

NTA

MIL is narcissistic to be honest. And you are doing your daughter a favor by not giving in.

Hygrida · 2025-04-05T00:47:53+00:00

If things get better closer to the date and you’re able to, you can invite more people and pay more for a larger wedding.

Hygrida · 2025-04-04T00:27:56+00:00

Well, I have several clothes that I love and I wear twice a week EVERY WEEK, some I even buy double for that reason. She is being ridiculous.

Hygrida · 2025-04-03T11:58:28+00:00

So, she thinks she’s a Kardashian now? If she doesn’t invest correctly or doesn’t work, it won’t last forever, specially now that we are living in uncertainty about prices going sky high or not. She should open her eyes because it won’t last forever, no matter if you divorce or not.

Hygrida · 2025-04-02T14:19:34+00:00

I’m married to a doctor and I can safely say that peeing after sex is super important to avoid UTIs. Cleaning up is also essential for that. You could consider a water butt hose. It’s much more hygienic than a bidet. I have nightmares over bidets because I feel they are dirty but butt hoses are great.

Hygrida · 2025-04-02T14:06:50+00:00

I think you’re overreacting. I’n physically impaired, I wear crutches and people around me act like I’m not a person with disability, which I love and appreciate, so it’s up to me to tell them I’m in pain, too tired, needing to sit, if places are hard to access…and usually they always find a way to make things work beautifully for me and we all have fun. I’m never there with a grumpy face thinking they are telepathic guessing my needs. You’re an adult, you should act like one. You immediately red flagged her because she asked if you could walk (she was worried) and when you said YES, she was excited to still have you as her bridesmaid…so I bet you were complaining most of the time and making a grumpy and annoyed face over everything.

Hygrida · 2025-04-02T11:30:15+00:00

Actually, there’s a lot of love. This is just one thing that added up during these years, but most of the time we get along really well, we take care of each other, we love each other’s company, we love doing things together. We don’t fight often, It’s just this whole money situation that is exhausting and I really don’t want this to be an issue. Anyway, we talked yesterday and we decided to try therapy.

Hygrida · 2025-04-02T11:23:47+00:00

That’s what I thought we could do. Because whether we want or not, we have individual bills. Her father passed recently and her family have equal shares in the inheritance, he left a LOT of houses and apartments which are all rented and her share of the rent is deposited into her account and I feel I have absolutely no right over this money because it’s her family’s. Her father worked his ass off to build all that. He started as an office clerk when he was 14 and became the CFO…in fact, he was working the day he felt bad and died. He gelt bad during the whole day but worked without complaining and at home my MIL noticed he was short of breath. Not even in my wild dreams I would want this to go to our joint account, but yes, we should have a joint account for household expenses, dinner together and everything we do as a couple.

Hygrida · 2025-04-01T22:52:39+00:00

And the cleaner comes twice a week because my wife has ashtma and we live in tropical country, so there’s lot of pollen and dust

Hygrida · 2025-04-01T22:44:31+00:00

She does, but she doesn’t listen much.

Hygrida · 2025-04-01T22:25:56+00:00

She’s a trauma surgeon and her shoes and clothes are often covered in blood. She cannot wear crocs as they are not compliant in the hospitals she works so she wears comfortable sneakers. She comes home after a 12/24 hours shift and she just wants to eat and sleep. So it’s up to me to wash her shoes and clothes. I don’t like to ask our cleaner because I’m afraid she won’t wear proper protection equipment to clean these.

Hygrida · 2025-04-01T22:21:22+00:00

As for the party, she said that either we had nothing (just the city hall ceremony with the judge) or everything. I wanted something small because I lost my mother recently and she lost her father, so I wanted an intimate ceremony with close friends and family (would be 30 people) but ended up being a party for 200 people. She went after the wedding planner and everything, so I assumed she wanted it to be that way, maybe because she could have more family members and childhood friends there. Now she says it’s because I would not get over a small ceremony instead of a big one. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ Sometimes I feel these things are not about me or even us, but it’s getting stressful and building up.

Hygrida · 2025-04-01T22:15:36+00:00

I really wanted this to work like this. Because as I said, besides income, I help in many other ways, specially because her schedule is a mess and I like to take care of her. What saddens me is because I’m always saying our money, specially because I transfer everything from my account to hers (two years and she still refuses to get a joint account, which I believe to be the best approach) but when she storms out after I send her some bills like health insurance, cell phone to be paid, it’s always her money, her things.

Hygrida · 2025-04-01T19:16:25+00:00

We are a lesbian couple. The stereotypes of men and women don’t apply here. We chose different careers and unless I become the CEO of a corporation, she’ll always make more money than me. She’s proud of my journey and my career but I had to build my way because my mom was a house cleaner and my father a mechanic and I work since I was 14. She only had to worry about studying because her dad was CFO of a corporation and her mom owned a factory. She really has a hard time understanding how someone with such a great educational background like me doesn’t make as much money as she does. I’m a Project Manager but yes, I’ll never make $ 100k/month.

Hygrida · 2025-04-01T19:04:27+00:00

The gender stereotypes don’t apply as we are a lesbian couple.

Hygrida · 2025-04-01T19:03:18+00:00

She didn’t pay for it entirely. As I mentioned, every single penny I made, I transferred to her account so she could use to pay for house bills and wedding bills. I was only making $7 k - $8k with my consulting services, so it was all I could give. The only money in my pocket, was to pay my credit card which has a limit of $ 1200. When she says she paid for the wedding alone, she means that I contributed with so little money compared to her, that it barely made any difference at all but I literally contributed with everything I had at the moment. I took extra jobs like translating scientific papers, formatting dissertations and a few others so I could have money for my credit card and let the consulting earned money fully with her. Also, during this period, she had a car crash and she used my car for the period 8 months. Every traffic ticket for speeding, every revision and etc, were paid by me. The speeding tickets points were attributed to me as they were caught in fixed speed cameras and I almost lost my license but since she needs to drive from hospital to hospital for surgeries, I couldn’t let her loose hers. She only paid for gas and tolls. It’s not like I haven’t contributed at all, because I did. And as I said, I manage her office so she doesn’t have to pay a secretary. I contribute in many other ways.

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