This month has been brutal at work. I switched my enrollment to September because I was staying at work for such long hours. I've been trying to write the papers required for the first course. This week I was talking with my coworker about one paper and he mentioned it might not be a good idea to write about my current employer. So I decided to toss my prior work on Task 1 and rewrite about a former employer. No shortage of material there! It’s just frustrating to start over. I prefer to minimize the risk of writing something that is considered sensitive or insider information at my current employer. While the risk is remote it would be unwise to ignore. I was able to rewrite the first two sections of the paper in less time tonight. I probably spent too much time researching the company history and I did get distracted by looking for executive compensation in their 10-K filing.
On a different note, the process to cancel my WGU payment plan and switch enrollment to September has been really easy. The finance office was prompt and helpful on the phone - not wasting my time and taking care of everything in one call. My student mentor took care of paperwork on her side without an extra phone call. Further the enrollment advisor I previously spoke with called me yesterday and in five minutes ran through the enrollment interview and enrolled me in September. I’ve spent very little time on administrative tasks since deciding to switch from August to September. Since I decided prior to the 15th of the month I didn’t even get charged yet. In fact they refunded my $55 payment plan setup fee even though I said I was still using a payment plan for September. So far WGU has made everything very easy on my side and quite efficient. I don’t remember the last time I thought of a school as being efficient. Generally large institutions weigh you down in bureaucracy and waste your time.