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Should I take an insurance job, or stay in grad school?

I started a graduate program this year for an MA in History. I always thought what I wanted to do was become a history professor. However, now that I'm in the program I'm not that enamored with it. It's at the same place I did undergrad (a BA in history), where I was kind of the "star" student, so they encouraged me and offered me scholarships to stay on with their program. I feel like it's more of the same and only somewhat challenging. But I know I can springboard into a great PhD program with an MA from here. I'm 25 now, and lately I've been having an urge to settle down. I'm tired of the college atmosphere and now I have a great gf. But I don't think I'd make an attractive husband as a struggling grad student. I was offered a job as an agent with Colonial Penn life insurance, but it's commission-only job (they said no one there makes less than 40k). I could also do teaching if I wanted to. So should I stay with the graduate school, or take the job?

Public Comments

1. Stay in grad school...it will benefit you way more in the end!
2. Very tough decision. How long until you finish your MA? And then how long for the Ph.D? At most you'd be about 28 or 29? Still very young. Have you talked to your girlfriend about it? What does she think? She may prefer the history professor to the insurance salesman. My vote is to stay in school and follow your dreams, which is what I sense you really want to do.
3. INSURANCE is about as exciting as becoming a NAIL PULLER on a construction site---oh wait---NAIL PULLING is more exciting... you will be working long hours and KICKING YOURSELF IN THE BUTT CONTINUALLY for not furthering your education NOW and waisting the scholarship money and DYING in a really horrible insurance job. My son sells insurance and he is VICE PRESIDENT OF A STARTING COMPANY for Long Term Care Insurance--and well, commissions sometimes take MONTHS to finalize and there ARE weeks he goes with VERY LITTLE MONEY... and he works VERY LONG HOURS.... not good husband material there either... Please do yourself AND whomever you marry a BIG HUGE FAVOR and go on with your education.... you can get a WONDERFUL job and MUCH MORE EXCITING and BETTER SALARY with a PhD then you can stuffing the masters... There is NO law that says you HAVE to be married by 30....
4. If you are looking to be in sales, you may want to consider working as a wholesaler for an insurance company. Most wholesalers make at least 80 - 100K a year (minimum) you can make your own hours, some companies offer a company car, cell phone, etc. Go all in if your going to do it. I would NEVER work for a company as my own boss and settle for 40K, not even 80K for that matter.