Would you prefer a job that pays well rather than the one you enjoy?

[~Chaos~ 3,966]

Depends on your situation, like if you need more money, then I guess tough it out and make the extra cash.

 

But for me, I'd want to enjoy my job personally, as I'm sure most people would want.

[Twilight Circuits 603]

I'm afraid your goal should be both, regardless of whom you are reading this. Simple fact is, your creating heaven on earth for yourself. Who on earth but the devil would convince you that you have to be a slave to 'the man'. Well, the truth is you should give your best to 'the man' so that one day you can 'stick it to the man' and actually 'be that man'. If there was any reason the devil wouldn't want you to be 'the man' it's because you have no idea how rewarding success is at that level.

 

   What you're asking here is kinda like a definition of success. Forget millions of dollars that certain speakers babel on about, the true path of rightousness is build upon honestly working and earning your way to the top and to help others along the way do the same. Even if it's something as basic helping through an issue they might be having.

  

   i'm going to tell you exactly when you have finally reached success and it's beyond what you thought it would be so here it is:

When you have things that people you've met could only dream about, silently admire you with envy from a distance, wish they had your talent and ability, could never explain you in simple fashion, and ALL of it is like a second nature to your being, you have made it.

 

   That above paragraph is just a 'slice'. Anyone can expand on that if they chose. But I know that cuase I have lived those moments... and you do remember those times. The times where things you had which you didn't believe were extraordinary things or even that unobtainable, are also going to be the same times you see people different. Only because you had changed enough on the inside to see and understand that change. Kinda of like how teachers talked about leaving your friends and family. You don't divorce yourself from them, you just don't go as often and don't stay as long. The don't become the enemy but they don't understand the change in you and no longer understand you as a person and have to get to re-know you. It scares them and confuses them and that's why they throw up barriers, or roadblocks, or objections or some kind of arguement. To make them feel justified on their own lack of self worth they silently judge you and try to hide it but it fail cause you'll eventually see it but it won't stop you. You'll just have to leave them behind and let them watch you if they chose to spend the time.

[Handsome Changeling 1,851]

Well for the sake of the rest of my time of the job I would go for the high pay boring job because even though I would hate my job the rest of my life would be fun when not be anywhere near as boring.

I would rather have a nicer life all round and be bored than have fun and have a hard time getting on.

[CuriousPony 156]

I need to do what I love. I can't help it... it's in my nature to live and enjoy live to the fullest. 

 

"Find what makes you come alive, and do that." Words to live by. I think so, anyway. 

[Retro*Derpy 3,078]

I agree with the majority, I'd rather spend my time enjoying it then making more.

The only reason I'd go for the money is if I was able to retire a LOT earlier.

[BlueStreak98 828]

I have a job that pays well. The pay is the only reason I haven't walked out the door and quit mid-day.

 

I'd like to actually want to wake up in the morning for a while. Give me a job I like.

[Equus 91]

Honestly I worry if I try to make a career out of something I love, and am thus forced to do it perhaps more than I want in order to make money, I would find myself hating something I once liked... and I wonder if I should just leave the things I love as a hobby at my own pace, and try to find a job I can tolerate. But if I could make good money off of something I love, honestly, it'd probably work out well. Too bad nothing I enjoy doing is a marketable job skill.

But it'd be great to have a job I enjoyed, in general... I have no use for excess money, I have too much stuff as it is. As long as I have enough to travel occasionally and still pay bills on a small house or apartment I'd be set for life.

[PinkieShadow 4,053]

I have done what I love in my whole life. And in a funny strange way it has always made me float in the right direction. I have done what I most of all wanted when I was young with music. Life have then moved on and nowadays I appreciate other things more. Life has always taken me right. I don´t care for money or material things, they are just a help in my daily living. These days I work with technical things to make my living, but I would more like to work with or for animals 100% of my time. Can´t because of there is no way to get money for living from that.

Who knows... maybe life takes me in that direction later ?

 

[Here No Longer 5,270]

I'd definitely prefer a job that I want to do personally if I were looking for one (I'm not because there's really no point in looking for something that isn't there). Money to me isn't all that important, as long as I get enough to live comfortably (I don't mean like 100K+ a year kind of money. I'd probably do fine with half of that). 

 

Though I'm in the process of doing something I've really enjoyed doing now, and hopefully that can earn some money in the future and count for something. I've also had my eyes set on another kind of job, but I'd need a few thousand dollars and a few months of time to even begin getting on it.

[Flutterstep 46,196]

Happiness is always better than wealth. If you really want to buy something expensive, just wait and save; you'd appreciate it much more.

You don't want a place you spend so much time at to be an unpleasant experience. Even if your time after work is spectacular, work is still a large part of your life - enjoy the most of it.

[Lucky Bolt 34,914]

I prefer having a job that I enjoy, but one that pays good too.  

[omgamapwny 51]

Definitely one I enjoy.

[Tinkh_ 239]

Definitely not, I need to work somewhere that I can make money, but also stay mentally healthy.

Money is important to me, but being unhappy is not what I want from a place I will be at 40 hours a week. Losing sleep, having no social life, stress, pain, are all things we lose for jobs and I want my other half of my life to be in a place that doesn't make me hate myself. It's rly important, men im talking to you.

Lol, I've had an unhealthy life, and now that I'm trying to get better, I'm not going to do something to reverse that progress. Kinda am right now though but on the fence bout this job.

Also, the place i don't like would fire me eventually because me is not the best at handling stress.

 

Edited February 17, 2018 by Tinkh_

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I don't care what I'll just need a well payed job, I need money, give me money.  

[Once In A Blue Moon 894]

On 16/02/2018 at 7:04 AM, Equus said:

Honestly I worry if I try to make a career out of something I love, and am thus forced to do it perhaps more than I want in order to make money, I would find myself hating something I once liked... and I wonder if I should just leave the things I love as a hobby at my own pace

I think you've got a good point there. I knew someone in the catering trade who, after seeing how much I enjoyed cooking, tried to persuade me to go into catering. I gave them a similar answer; that I cook to relax, and having to produce a wedding banquet with a bridezilla breathing down my neck would rather ruin that. 

 

Regarding the original question, I am in a moderately fortunate position that I enjoy mathematics and that there are quite a few well-paid mathematics jobs (ones that I am reasonably confident I will enjoy.) The only challenge is that I need to build up the experience and specialist knowledge first, so I need to do some not terribly well paid and rather dull jobs to get there... and it's actually proving to be far less of an issue than I thought. It turns out that I can get enthused about something as dull and repetitive as administration - an exceptionally useful ability.

[Morose 48]

I worked a job I hated, and barely got paid enough.

 

Nah, gimme that sweet dough. I’ll invest it in my 401K so I can retire early.

Or if it pays enough, just work part-time and spend my other hours enjoying life!  

[Messy Mane 9,006]

I prefer a job that pays well.I don't think I would care if I enjoyed it or not,It's all for the same purpose,which is receiving money to pay for basic needs like,bills,food,clothes,etc.

[KatonRyu 1,026]

Nope. I'm currently a programmer, so I'd theoretically be able to make quite a bit of money. However, my dream is to one day be a writer. That'll most likely mean I'll never get rich and I won't make a lot, but being able to do something I love would be well worth it.

[TBD 17,228]

Well when you're younger, you'd work/choose a job for the money... until when you're older and realize your jobs sucks and wish you could've chose a work you'd enjoy. 

[Rainbow Cloud 16,141]

Right now I'd choose either option as I have neither at the moment but I think I'd rather do something I like, enjoy or feel is worthwhile over something that pays a lot of money.

[Telferi 6,905]

I am searching for a job right now, and i try to balance the payment and the enjoyment

It is hard, but i am gonna find a job someday...  

[Phill 1,285]

I'd want a job I enjoy, but still pays enough for a roof over my head and food on the table. 

[Narcissus 352]

I don't like working for someone besides myself, so the job has to have some fulfillment to justify it. I don't like most of the jobs I've had and they don't pay well anyway. So I might as well have the low pay and the fulfillment.  

[Mystic Brush 102]

Nope

If i don't enjoy what i do than, i'll loose motivation and, if i loose motivation, i'll be lazy and, my work will be sloppy. and, if im lazy and sloppy i'll get fired and, if i get fired, i  dont get money.

 

[Le Trotteur Sauvage 13,049]

No I can't work if I don't like what I'm doing, I can only do this if I really need money but I could never have a job hat I don't like ! Money is secondary !