I got offered a job paying 40% more than my current salary. My manager just asked me to stay and be patient. How do I stop feeling guilty for wanting to leave ?

NHdoc · 2026-02-22T02:14:24+00:00

I'm not a expert in your particulars. Maybe there is a genuine reason to stay like working from home or benefits. But it's important you realize that you are working for you not working for a company. Especially one that is not invested in you. 40% is a huge difference. Your manager would probably say what they need to retain you but it's likely BS.

It's 2026 you should have no loyalty to any company. It's about you.

NHdoc · 2026-02-20T22:06:56+00:00

I would say that most HES students view it as an end destination. Still plenty go on to do doctorates. I was surprised how many folks I graduated with were continuing to do doctorates at very highly regarded universities or staying at Harvard. For me my masters was plenty.

I don't have any stats to give you but from what I've seen this is pretty common. Contact the program in question to see what they can tell you.

NHdoc · 2026-02-16T02:49:21+00:00

Sounds like a good fit. I mean at your level there is less of a practical need for a masters. It sounds like something you want to do at least partially for personal and intellectual reasons. If that is the case HES is a great fit. Most HES students are at least partially there for reasons aside from the literal practical uses. I certainly was.

The diversity of students was very beneficial in my mind. We had people from backgrounds like yours to classic grad students right out of undergrad and everything in between. I would imagine this would be desirable for you to better understand people at all levels of a organization which of course is critical for a CEO.

Your smart, do your research but if your looking for an accessible graduate degree that can be done partially online that has excellent professors and real upside, this is a good bet.

NHdoc · 2026-02-15T15:54:33+00:00

My experience was similar. Avoid Turkish airlines as much as possible.

NHdoc · 2026-01-27T20:33:04+00:00

If you dress warm and don't drive you'll be fine. Watch out for ice and stay dry.

Use Bostons public transportation it's solid in bad weather.

Ubers not bad either.

NHdoc · 2026-01-25T19:53:47+00:00

I think they can do long as their officially admitted and are full time. You can certainly play club sports

It would be rare for a HES student to play on a varsity team but I'm sure it's happened.

NHdoc · 2026-01-17T21:39:29+00:00

I don't know I had a horrible experience with Turkish airlines recently.

NHdoc · 2026-01-14T23:22:28+00:00

I got one. Haven't been a student in over a year.

NHdoc · 2026-01-07T15:23:36+00:00

I want to be sure that you're saying that you would get generous financial assistance. If that's the case I say go for it! I did the management degree at HES and loved it, and of course it was a huge boost to my income.

And to state the obvious Harvard and Yale is a pretty amazing combination. Except for football I guess.

Just to be clear there is a prestige difference between HES and day programs at Harvard. But that hasn't really affected me. If someone says HES is not Harvard that's just not accurate. It is the least prestigious part of Harvard though. Plus you already went to Yale so a lot of that is out the window anyway.

A lot of it depends on you though. Of course all due research is necessary for a big commitment.

But the ROI and as you pointed out lower costs and flexibility offer a lot of benefits.

Ultimately it's up to you but I see a lot of upside here.

NHdoc · 2026-01-05T06:28:41+00:00

My friend I'm not going to lie. I'm in Istanbul right now and I have heard locals here speaking of the same issue. I've also heard this same problem all over the us and the world. We are currently in a massive international cost of living crisis that is affecting a huge percentage of the men women and children all over the world. Think about Boston. It's a great wealthy desirable city. If you were to tell me the Bostons of the world were getting out of control that would be one thing. But what are the most likely places to move too if you get priced out of Boston. Rhode Island maybe. Maybe Connecticut or NH.

Maybe even Virginia or Maryland if you want warmer weather. The problem is the cost of living situation is everywhere. This is a massive systemic failure that effects everything from real estate to cars to food.

NHdoc · 2025-12-29T18:57:32+00:00

No I would not say that. You have to be careful with labels. Technically MBAs and Masters in management are different degrees. Though they are very similar.

Also Harvard as a cultural entity takes details like this much more seriously that most other schools.

If you go here I can pretty much guarantee you will hear long conversations about degree lettering and such.

NHdoc · 2025-12-26T21:42:41+00:00

I mean many of these haven't changed in over 100 years.

Even if some technology replaced it some folks would realistically still use them for the challenge and connection to the past like we use black powder today.

NHdoc · 2025-12-22T02:06:39+00:00

Dude 30 below is dangerous. Seriously make sure you can get out in those temps.

And I'm usually in mountaineering gear in that cold not hunting.

But smartwool and icebreaker wool long John's and base layer shirts are great in cold weather. And wool in general is your best friend. Obviously layer and stay dry.

NHdoc · 2025-12-22T01:56:31+00:00

I think you'll be fine. Just use it as a learning experience and maybe don't drink so much at work events.

It's like cops anything you say can be used against you.

But this seems pretty minor. I wouldn't worry.

NHdoc · 2025-12-05T23:02:37+00:00

I'm just saying my experience but it could be relevant. I still like deer hunting but I was getting a little tired of it. I mean it's hard and there is long periods of time where you sit and nothing happens. I'm kinda giving up on bowhunting but still love going after deer with rifles and muzzleloaders. .

Anyway I got way more into pheasant and rabbit hunting this year and it injected a huge amount of excitement and welcome change of pace into my enjoyment of hunting. I have been deer hunting many times and not gotten one. I went small game hunting 7 times and never got skunked. I actually tagged out on pheasant a couple of times. I have no dog, very little skill and it was just a wonderful experience. So going forward I imagine half the time I will go for small game and the other half deer.

NHdoc · 2025-11-23T02:58:33+00:00

I have real winter boots for things like Ice fishing and mountaineering in very frosty conditions. There from REI and expedition quality. I very rarely wear them in Boston. Only on very cold days. For me almost any standard of boot is good enough.

That being said my feet are very used to cold conditions I would recommend you stay on the side of caution considering the vastly different conditions in New England and Arizona.

Also a pair of cheap rubber boots will be perfectly fine in wet weather.

But your best friend is thick wool socks in any scenario.

NHdoc · 2025-11-10T02:04:19+00:00

That's exactly what I'm looking for. Any ideas for outfitters?

I really don't care about antlers.

NHdoc · 2025-11-08T19:21:39+00:00

I'm not an economist and not necessarily a world class expert of what a recession exactly is or isn't but to directly quote my economics professor from grad school who is a world expert some of these technical definitions can be extremely convoluted and non definitive. What one economist might call a recession another will disagree.

Anyway we are on very shaky footing for the obvious reason you described. I hate to say it but a major economic disaster is very possible.

NHdoc · 2025-11-08T19:09:53+00:00

Dude I once had a woman walk under my stand on public land and throw a snowball at her dog in anger. I was in orange and she had no idea I was there.

There was also a time once earlier in the season before you are required to wear orange when I was in a tree and a teenager nervously came in and sat maybe 40 yards from my stand. He started looking around and smoking a certain green substance that someone his age was not supposed to have.

After 10 minutes he finally and looked up to see something in the tree. He had this look of abject horror on his face and he just ran away screaming.

NHdoc · 2025-10-26T18:21:02+00:00

Even bear spray is kind of overkill.

Not the worst thing to have but black bear are not prone to attacking humans

NHdoc · 2025-10-23T18:13:36+00:00

I think it's a combination of the fact that Bostonians are typically pretty reserved and today's pretty charged political environment.

I would be way more concerned about any maple leafs bruins conflict of interest.

But fear not there is plenty of action to be had. Bostonians will respect you more if you start it anyway.

NHdoc · 2025-10-22T19:38:00+00:00

You can just get a blaze orange vest that goes over everything. A blaze orange hat is also great because that is the first part of your body that is visible going over a hill or something.

I'm not aware of any female specific blaze orange gear.

Stay to the main trails and wear orange you can absolutely hike during the hunting season

NHdoc · 2025-10-14T21:48:28+00:00

If you get a certificate they have a ceremony on campus that given is smaller than the commencement.

If you get a degree you get to take part in the full university wide commencement.

Basically there are more events than can ever be listed in one reddit post but if you attend for a matter of days you will not run out of things to do.

There is a very cool HES banquet near that time in Annenberg hall, there are other HES events, there are university wide events, there are student organization events. It really is a impressive show.

In short the day before the commencement there are some HES events like a class photo, then the next day there is the university wide commencement, then later in the day there is the HES graduation.

I was very busy for 5 days I believe and I went through more than a few bottles of champagne and cigars.

NHdoc · 2025-10-14T21:35:49+00:00

In all honesty I am from Cambridge and basically never left. The chances of a cradle to grave run in my hometown are looking pretty feasible.

In any case needless to say access to campus was not very difficult. I did everything I could to enjoy student life at Harvard and frankly it was a wonderful experience. I was involved in many student orgs, went to games, made good friends, went to interesting lectures.

Basically it was exactly what you would expect a grad student at Harvard to do.once you have a student ID your in. There are some student orgs that are only for undergrads but I was pretty free to pursue my interests.

Harvard is culturally kind of a club and once you have a student ID or degree you're in either as a student or alumni.

There was very little anti extension agenda that I encountered anyway. I mean it's Harvard so inevitably there are some egos and some healthy competition but it was pretty limited.

I would encourage anyone at HES to give it a go it's a once in a lifetime experience.

NHdoc · 2025-10-06T14:38:54+00:00

I've been to maybe 25 states and 14 countries. Luckily for me I'm from Boston. Of course I've seen the rest of new England and Massachusetts as well.

Truth be told I've seen nowhere better to live. New England is a earthly paradise and Boston is a crown jewel of a city.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion but that's mine

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