Dilemma: Right vs. Right
Bucks or Bats: What's a Dad to Do?
After he graduated from college with a degree in science, Andy found a solid job in his profession, married, and had two sons. Twelve years later, he moved to another company that promised him steady advancement within its managerial ranks. A devoted family man, he admires his wife's dedication to raising the boys. But he also observes that his sons, approaching their teen years, benefit greatly from his fatherly friendship and counsel--especially as they approach what he and his wife realize could prove to be a difficult transitional period in their upbringing. So he has made a commitment to spend plenty of time with them, playing baseball and helping with their schoolwork.
But he also loves his work, and does well at it. And it has become apparent that to advance rapidly up the managerial ranks, he needs an MBA. A nearby university offers the degree in an evening-and-weekend program that would allow him to continue full-time employment, but it would soak up his free time for the next several years and throw most of the family activities into his wife's hands.
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