Schooling vs. Working

@pjsr18 (340)
Philippines
September 9, 2009 8:23pm CST
What do you think is more difficult? Going to school or going to work? Students say that they want to graduate to escape from the stressful life due to school works but they don't think of the bigger responsibilities when they start to work or have their own job. What do you think about this? What's more stressful?
11 responses
@xchyler (258)
• Philippines
11 Sep 09
hi pjsr18! good morning... I think the more stressful is in study because when you study you have take time to concentrate to your lesson while when your are working you have your idea already on what to do in your work and you earned a salary.lol!!! GOD BLESS xchyler
• United States
11 Sep 09
working is more stressful than school to me; I just went back to school last year, after being in the working force for quite a few years. The thing with school is you are working towards a goal, you know where the ends is. But with work its a responsibilty with no end, and it's your life support, you dont work then you do not earn. As a matter of fact this days I look forward to the end of my work day, so that I can go to class and atleast do something less stressful, where I do not have my boss fussing at me or questioning my work.
@victorywp (3524)
• United States
10 Sep 09
if a person is a student & really interested in the course he/she is taking, he/she will surely enjoy schooling. everyday he/she will learn something new about the course, so any homeworks or assignments will never trouble the person. the same goes to working life. if he/she is really interested or love his/her job, he/she will never get stressed working & even willing to spend more of his/her time working. however, i know some people who are excellent in studying but when it comes to working, they failed. while, some people failed in studying but succeed in their working life. so i think it's all depend on where is your interest & which type of person you are.
@vandana7 (100257)
• India
10 Sep 09
Hi pjsr18, v meet again. :) I think both are equally stressful because when u r in school, ur brain has not yet expanded enough for dynamic thinking. That only comes with practical experience on job. Think of it as dough that needs to be rolled with heavy pin. In the level it is at the time we are / were at school, whatever were our activities were stressful! And only with experience, we tend to take it easy - oh that is the problem? well, this is the solution - either because we'd thought it, or somebody else had given it to us on a platter. Never the less, there are new challenges, which require constant search for solutions. I think being responsible is a personal trait. There are many people who do not behave responsibly - grown ups or otherwise. So if a person is responsible, he or she will be responsible at school as well, and if not, then that cannot come at any stage. Feeling responsible does add to the stress. But it is there almost equally in student life, as well as working life.
@rg0205 (2636)
• Hong Kong
10 Sep 09
Working is more difficult because for me, when I started, I had to fend for myself and make sure I make ends meet by working so that I dont go hungry. As a student, my parents supported my living expenses so I didn't need to worry about work and making ends meet. I just went to school on weekdays and most weekends I get time off then there's summer vacation which lasts at least a month. You dont get that with work unless youre the boss. Working is definitely more stressful in my experience.
• United States
10 Sep 09
I find work more stressful, but mostly because my parents/student loans cover my living expenses while I was in college. School also didn't feel like work to me: my only responsibility was to learn and get good grades. While I do enjoy my work (I'm a self-employed writer), I have to worry about bills, health insurance, my employees, making sure my business is staying on track, and a myriad of other responsibilities that I didn't have while I was in school.
• United States
10 Sep 09
I think it depends on were we work and were we go to school at for me it would be school they chage every like every 10 mints its so annyoing.
@Graceekwenx (3160)
• Philippines
10 Sep 09
working is a lot more stressful because you now have accountability to clients. If you are in the hospital, you have accountability to your patient's health. As they say, working is a bigger world.
@UmiNoor (4523)
• Malaysia
10 Sep 09
I'm neither schooling nor am I working. But if I were to choose between the two, I would definitely choose to go to school. Whatever your work situation is, unless you're the owner of the company (of course the owner too has a totally different set of pressure like acquiring bank loans, servicing a loan etc), you'll find that you'll be facing a very stressful environment; even more than while you're in school. When I ask my sister whether she'd like to stay in school or work, she said she'd rather be a student for the rest of her life. She works in a computer company in the IT department. She said it's very stressful at her workplace. She'd rather stay in school. I believe people always think that the pasture is always greener on the other side and never appreciate what they have in front of them. This is why many students think that going to work presents an escape from the stress of school life not knowing that the workplace presents another different set of stress altogether.
• Philippines
10 Sep 09
i recently graduated college and i'd rather stay in school than work. looking for a job is REALLY difficult. i have been applying for a couple of months now and i still have no job. being in school is easier because all you have to do is go to school, listen to your teachers, make your homework and study for your tests. you have a guide, you know what to do.
• Philippines
10 Sep 09
Honestly speaking, I find work more difficult. I just graduated from college and I really do long to be back in school! I cannot fully explain how it feels to go out everyday to look for a job and even surf online for job vacancies. And to make things worse, many companies even look for employees who already have experience. I actually dreaded graduation, I didn't know what would life be after school. Being the youngest in the family, I've always been the dependent one, the one who was looked after. Now, my older siblings have families of their own and I am left to fend for myself and my parents. I was really frightened because I was not used to being so independent. So that's where I stand, work is more stressful and more difficult. Hahaha :D The responsibilities of having to pay the electric bill, the mortgage, the insurance, and anything else that gets you going is simply just astounding.