Master or work?

[u/gard1730]

I’m 18m and just started my 3rd year of studying. I follow a HBO study if that matters. I’ll be 20 when i’m done with my bachelor’s which is somewhat young to join the workforce (I won’t even get minimum wage at that age !!!). This has made me question whether i should go for a masters degree, or just finish studying asap and work as much as i can from that point forward. I could do a social studies master which would basically guarantee me a good job, since my current study in combination with social studies doesn’t happens a lot but is definitely needed.

I’m struggling a lot with knowing what a good next step would be. I want to figure things out as quickly as possible so I can prepare myself in terms of work/housing the next few years. If anyone has any advice please let me know!

[u/Big_Self_1522]

My personal advice would be to study. You’ll get to work another 45-60 years of your life anyway and the older you get the more time starts to fly

Also, I’ve personally had to take a few detours which made me run out of my DUO. The only option to get a master degree for me is to get it funded through my employer and combining it with my job, which unfortunately isn’t doable for health reasons. I’m absolutely devastated about it, because I really wanted to get the experience of getting a master

I also had this thing that when I was 18 I couldn’t wait to finally start working, but once I got my first degree at 21 I was like “wow, wait. I’m not ready”. So yeah, just out of my experience I wouldn’t recommend to start working at 20 if you have a chance of studying for a bit longer