Classic Question: Would you rather work for little money, but love your job? or make tons of money, but hate your job?

[XZeroII]

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A spin on the question...
What if you were required to work at the same place for a minimum of 10 years? You can't quit or they would take away everything you own (including the money you made)

 

[brunswickite]

tons of money and hate my job.. work there for a few years , and then get my dream job or retire

 

[MacBaine]

I would like to be able to make a lot of money and like my job. I wouldn't work at a job I hated, making a lot of money.... but If the job I really wanted to do paid too little, I wouldn't do it. Growing up with not a lot of money, I want to make a lot of money so I can live a nice lifestyle and provide for my family and parents.

 

[Mutilator]

I feel like I'm underpaid but I love my job. So I guess work for little money, but love your job.

 

[radioouman]

I hate my job, but make decent money at it. The other engineers are OK, but the rest of the company svcks. I'd rather have a job I like, but I can't afford a pay cut. SO.....

 

[acidvoodoo]

i hate my job, and make no money, but it's part time so meh

 

[pulse8]

I'd rather make a sh!tload of money at a job I hate. I can have that job for a shorter amount of time and then retire sooner.

 

[Adul]

work at a hated job, leave and work someplace i want to be at with while not worrying about my nice fat retirement fund

 

[Hyperblaze]

My dream job (which I've already had) is work at a job I don't call a job.

It's going there to have a blast and have fun. And get paid in the process for it.

If I'm working at a job I hate, I'll already be looking for another job. I won't last there long.

To answer your question, I prefer working at a job I love for little money. Which has also happened
to me in the past. There you don't mind working overtime if need be because to you it's just more
fun awaiting! Jobs like that I've pulled an all-nighter at work to get stuff done. I was sleepy at the end
but damn I had a blast!

 

[Hyperblaze]

Apparantly you didn't read the question properly. You CAN'T quit the job you hate or else you'll lose everything.

It is easy to say work a few years in a job you hate and then do a job you love.

But what if you can't quit, would you still do it?

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: Adul
work at a hated job, leave and work someplace i want to be at with while not worrying about my nice fat retirement fund

The above posting was made to this reply.

 

[zCypher]

holy crap, it's tied at 50/50! :Q

To answer the question, I voted make less money and be happy. WTFs the point if you're unhappy? IMO being happy is one of the more important aspects of life, cause not being happy makes things less worth it overall. Besides, there are always ways to rack up some $ other than your job. Be smart with your money and investments and you can still have a fair bit of cash to play with.

 

[skace]

Both extremes are perfect. If you are making a ton of cash for a job you hate for 10 years, the rest of your life is a cake walk. If you are at the job you like but making not a lot of cash, then you are already having fun and won't need money to fill that void. The problem is when your job falls in between these 2, not really fun & not really making much / etc.

 

[Geekbabe]

Why not be smart and create a niche for yourself where you get some of both? I love my job and the money isn't bad either

 

[Atlantean]

I would rather work for tonnes of money and hate my job for ten years cause after that I could retire ( I am talking $10 million plus a year )

 

[SlowSS]

I think answer to your question will most likely dictated by individual's financial background.

If you don't have much of money then chances are you will most likely say make tons of money.
And if you are financially well off, then having a job that you would really enjoy will be important.

 

[Mutilator]

Maybe the question should be reworded to be more specific?

Would you rather:
A.) Work at a job you hate that has a very high starting salary with very little chance of earning much more than that.
B.) Work at a job you love that has a lower starting salary but a good chance of earning much more over a period of time.

Assume you'll have to work at each job for a minimum of 5 years.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I'm lucky enough to be a software developer, where it's possible to find a good balance between enjoyable work and making money.

 

[Martin]

right now I'd sell my soul for some money.

<- waits for Satan to show up.

 

[Anubis]

more money cause then i could retire sooner

 

[notfred]

How many hours do I have to work? If I can do 10 hours/week at the job I hate, I'll take that one. If I have to do the full 40, I'll take the one I like.

 

[ThePresence]

Last year I would've chosen the money/bad job, but then I tried it. I'll have to go with less money/good job.

 

[The Dancing Peacock]

I currently work at a job I like for little money, so I chose that one.

 

[Spamela]

i've never worked long at a job i hated, regardless of the coin.

 

[jjones]

In the real world what usually happens is someone leaves a job they like for another that is not so great but the money is a little better. Most people I've known regret this decision and would much rather have their old enjoyable job back with less income but it is too late for that so they have to continue on in their job search.

The last time I worked for anyone, I made the mistake of taking the job that offered more money. I was faced with a choice: a job at a small company heading a new department and working directly under the President of the company, who happened to be a terrific guy and would give me free reign to develop the department; or a job at a much larger, more glamorous company as a division head again working directly for the President of the company, of whom I had serious reservations about because he struck me as slightly off in my interview with him. Both companies wanted me to work for them very much but the larger company offered more money. I seriously regretted ignoring my misgivings when I went with the larger company for more money. The guy I worked for turned out to be a serious nutcase, micromanager with the attention span of a three year old.

The good thing that came out of it was, I gave up working for anyone at that point and started my own business.