Originally Posted by procrastinator

Brother, the principle of advising is to fill the shoes of the seeker and then suggest. Please always ask to those for a piece who had been/are in the situation same as yours. By chance, I qualify. I was selected for this scholarship last year for Civil engg in China. But I refused as I secured another foreign scholarship offered by HEC. I also, am serving in B-17 in education department as Lecturer but I am sure that I should quit as after Phd, I would be offered a more prestigious job in a university... Besides that, the more attractive part is getting educated in a foreign country which does worth it..
I don't have any knowledge of your exact circumstances which include myriad of factors, but keeping your given info in mind, I would suggest you to leave job and go for studies... Your future would be brighter and you will be more learned. you know the rest. cheers