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Jil Ellen
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Big Lake, Minnesota
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Would you rather do what you enjoy at work or what you earn more?
I'm not sure, what am I supposed to do with a job that I enjoy but that I can use the salary to afford my hobbies and travel? But what am I supposed to do with a job that I only moderately enjoy but the salary is great?
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Chinyere Okafor
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Chinyere’s Answer
Hello Jil Ellen,
It’s a tough decision and depends on your priorities and long-term goals. Here are some things to consider:
1. Job Satisfaction: Doing what you enjoy can make work feel less like a chore, giving you a sense of purpose and fulfilment. If you love your job, it might make your day-to-day life happier, even if the salary isn't as high. You’ll likely feel more motivated and creative in a job that brings you joy.
2. Financial Security: A higher salary can provide more stability, allowing you to save, invest, and afford your hobbies, travel, and other interests outside of work. While you may not be as passionate about the job, the financial rewards could open up more opportunities in other areas of your life.
3. Balance: Some people find a middle ground, choosing jobs that they moderately enjoy but offer good pay. That way, they still feel content at work while having the financial flexibility to do the things they love outside of it.
4. Long-Term Happiness: Ask yourself where you see yourself in the long run. Would financial freedom make you happier than day-to-day job satisfaction? Or would you rather enjoy each day at work, even if it means sacrificing a bit financially?
Ultimately, it’s about what matters most to you—personal fulfilment at work or financial freedom for your lifestyle. Finding a balance might take time, but it’s worth reflecting on what brings you the most happiness in both work and life.
Best wishes!
It’s a tough decision and depends on your priorities and long-term goals. Here are some things to consider:
1. Job Satisfaction: Doing what you enjoy can make work feel less like a chore, giving you a sense of purpose and fulfilment. If you love your job, it might make your day-to-day life happier, even if the salary isn't as high. You’ll likely feel more motivated and creative in a job that brings you joy.
2. Financial Security: A higher salary can provide more stability, allowing you to save, invest, and afford your hobbies, travel, and other interests outside of work. While you may not be as passionate about the job, the financial rewards could open up more opportunities in other areas of your life.
3. Balance: Some people find a middle ground, choosing jobs that they moderately enjoy but offer good pay. That way, they still feel content at work while having the financial flexibility to do the things they love outside of it.
4. Long-Term Happiness: Ask yourself where you see yourself in the long run. Would financial freedom make you happier than day-to-day job satisfaction? Or would you rather enjoy each day at work, even if it means sacrificing a bit financially?
Ultimately, it’s about what matters most to you—personal fulfilment at work or financial freedom for your lifestyle. Finding a balance might take time, but it’s worth reflecting on what brings you the most happiness in both work and life.
Best wishes!
Tony Roig
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Tony’s Answer
It's a really difficult question to answer because they both have positives and negatives and it varies greatly based on one's individual circumstances, preferences, talents, personality, interests, etc. So, now at 65 and looking back at my own life, I do regret not following my "heart" more and do feel I based job choices too much on external factors such as salary which I think caused me never to be satisfied with jobs and thus I changed jobs a lot looking for the thing that I felt was missing. Therefore, my advice would be too spend more time on finding out what truly makes you happy, inspires and fulfills you, etc in other words your passion and let that determine your job choices.