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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a friend who works in lobbying of the defense industry, and she seems to live a great life. She seems super involved with her kids (her DH actually travels for months at a time for work, so she handles things on her own), always seems to be on amazing vacations, and judging from her job titles and company pedigree is making bank. She had a bachelors and MBA, and went to a the same undergrad that I did, she worked as civilian employee of DOD for several years before making the jump.

I majored in a scientific field and ended up as a lab scientist at the EPA, no PhD but years of experience.  Is there anyway I can make a similar jump to lobbying, as I need to boost my salary for college costs but still want some WL balance. I have asked my friend but since we are in different industries it’s less useful; she said a contractor she worked with gave her that first step but in my job we don’t work with many contractors at that level.

Should I get an MBA? Move up higher in my org (my boss keeps asking me to become division lead) and try to jump from there?[/quote]

What kind of lab work are you doing?

Does it relate to something companies need to worry about? Maybe it would be easier to make more money as a consultant or expert witness than as a lobbyist.

Another idea would-be just to rightsize your kids’ expectations about how much you can spend on college. [/quote]

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