Jobs, Life and All That Jazz

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So, jobwise...

  1. I went for high job satisfaction, regardless of pay.

    5 vote(s)
    31.3%

  2. I went for high pay, the money more than makes up for lack of satisfaction out of working hours.

    1 vote(s)
    6.3%

  3. I went for a middleman, and enjoy it.

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. I went for a career path based on one of the above, yet now I'm disillusioned and want a change.

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. I'm a student or currently jobless, but I have designs on one of the first three options.

    4 vote(s)
    25.0%

  6. I'm practically a bum, most days I don't even wash let alone worry about a job. Lord knows how I hav

    6 vote(s)
    37.5%
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  1. The_Bob

    The_Bob Administrator Staff Member

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    The_Bob, Nov 21, 2012
    The_Bob, Nov 21, 2012
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    I spent 3 years in a boring but stable and easy web dev position. It was so bad it made me go back to school.

    If given the choice, I'd pick the highly paid shitty job over a nice one with ok payouts. The simple reasoning behind this choice is that I can decide what to do with the money, while my job satisfaction is pretty much limited to the office. I see that as something-for-something.

    For example, I'd probably be more happy doing coke and hookers after work then getting compliments from my boss during office hours.
     
    The_Bob, Nov 21, 2012
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  2. werozzi

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    werozzi, Nov 22, 2012
    werozzi, Nov 22, 2012
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    In that case, i would rather go with pay, but having a non-office work, where i can actually develop my skills and play a lot of characters while gettin' a truckload of amusement, i can't really complain.
     
    werozzi, Nov 22, 2012
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  3. Smuel

    Smuel Well-Known Member

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    Smuel, Nov 23, 2012
    Smuel, Nov 23, 2012
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    I'd say you'd want to go to one extreme or the other though. I mean, I've ended up taking the middle road, and it's kind of annoying because I alternate between thinking I could be earning more, or that I could have a more interesting job. You either want to sell your soul for a massive payoff that lets you effectively retire early and never worry about money again, or else you want something that you look forward to doing every day. Half-selling your soul doesn't really work out.

    A third way might be to do something where you can switch your brain off or clock out early, which would then mean you aren't too tired during your free time, and can do the things you want to do after work without falling asleep in the middle of them.

    And if you really can't decide what to do, become a maths teacher. It's respectable, worthwhile, the maths at that level is easy, and you get long holidays.
     
    Smuel, Nov 23, 2012
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