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Originally Posted by bouncetime
I was just wondering has anyone ever turned down a job offer that paid well, but you knew it wasn't what you liked and accepted a job with less pay but is something you enjoy doing?
Done it multiple times. Never regretted it.
I can't say that about changing jobs to make more money. That I have regretted.
No , because I noticed long ago that any pursuits or interests you may have lose their attractivity once they are not hobbies anymore but become grinding work you are dependent on to make a living. Too many people mix up work and fun. I wonder how much fun a pilot who initially loved flying can still have after 20 years of commercial flying. I believe not that much anymore.
If you've kept your costs under control over the years, it's not a hard thing to do. My household has never ever had 1%'er type income. perhaps we could consider ourselves middle of the road, but even that is debatable. Giving up that higher income at the financial factory we work at wouldn't be a hard consideration, and I've already supplemented a lot of income with my other life, as a film and TV actor. Would love to move that to my only income, but I started late in life (mid 30's), so not sure I'll ever be able to do that.
think nearly everyone who works at the fed feel this at some point, where they wonder how life would turn out if they took the higher paying job that was outside, then look back and decide they kind of like the job they already have and make do with it.
All day long. You only live once. You really want to spend most of your waking hours doing something you hate so you can watch a bigger screen in a bigger house for an hour a night?
I was just wondering has anyone ever turned down a job offer that paid well, but you knew it wasn't what you liked and accepted a job with less pay but is something you enjoy doing?
I am kind of in that situation right now and just wondering what others takes are. Basically got a job offer for a job that I don't see myself enjoying but pays well, but feel that I should do something I like and work my way up.
Thanks
Yep, from a semi-low wage job and replaced it with a min wage job.
But:
Get a solid 40 hrs a week (Got anywhere from 28-40 hrs at the other one)
Base medical paid for (I'll take it later this year as a backup)
Vacation pay, sick pay and paid holidays off. (Never got that with the other one)
401K (6% match at 5 years)
Employee recognition, birthdays (There goes the diet again!) and knowing what's about to hit the market and if it's worth buying.
Have a medical condition which benefits from this job/work so this was a GREAT choice and a wise one as well.
So, in my case it was more due to medical than anything else....
Your relative compensation will be driven by the market. The less enjoyable the job (harder, stressful or long hours) usually pays the most. That's why moving your way up and taking more responsibilities pays more. You are doing your job and also managing (teaching?) others to do the same thing. That's a generality I know
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