Boomed! I am now a lecturer

[DieScum]

Just reached an agreement to teach an evening class at a local uni starting next February.

Pros:
- something I have always wanted to do
- nice diversified income stream for the business (but only pocket change)
- nice addition to CV (what experience do you have in X? Oh, I teach a class in it)
- forces me to be on top of my game on a particular technical skillset (will help with those closed tech question interviews)

Cons:
- limits my travel (but I am in walking distance of the biggest market so less of an issue)
- have to actually teach the class - long hours one day a week

[mudskipper]

Excellent - something I thought about for a bit, but turns out I couldn't be arsed to do anything about it

What are you teaching?

[DieScum]

I'm looking forward to it. Going to be teaching a Linux class.

[Bellona]

Nice one: )
Invaluable that people with practical, "real" experience, in addition to pure academics, play a part in education.

[Scrag Meister]

Nice one: )
Invaluable that people with practical, "real" experience, in addition to pure academics, play a part in education.

WBS

[vetran]

the solution of course is to write your own course books and force your victims to buy them.

Congrats.

[CheeseSlice]

Excellent - something I thought about for a bit, but turns out I couldn't be arsed to do anything about it

Great bit of life coaching there:

If you're thinking of doing something, but you can't be arsed, probably best not to do it....

[scooterscot]

You'll enjoy it. But one word of advice, not on an empty stomach.

[DirtyDog]

the solution of course is to write your own course books and force your victims to buy them.

That's what most of my university lecturers did.

Congrats.

This.

[DirtyDog]

Excellent - something I thought about for a bit, but turns out I couldn't be arsed to do anything about it

I considered it, but then decided that I'd be better off running training courses for clients who paid significantly more than public sector lecturing did