Choosing less stress and pay and feeling good.
posted in career, education, employment |This makes sense, doesn’t it? I think people are starting to realize that MONEY is NOT WORTH IT. Family time, friends time, play time are more important than work. Low stress, good pay - versus high stress and pay? Every is inticed at first by the “big bucks.” They can buy a benz or beamer, they can buy a bigger house, they can spend more money on meaningless crap and never enjoy it!
Honestly, this is why I miss working an hourly job - you got paid based on your output vs. a set amount no matter what. Salary means your performance is imperative to keep up so as not to be cut/down sized/let go/laid off. Hourly means you bust your ass and your work has a lot more meaning to it. You put in forty hours and do great work - or you put in 80 hours and do exceptional work, either way your pay is going to double. You may not always be able to, but those overtime opportunities will come up, though not always. There are always many pros and cons. This could almost be leveraged on a case by case basis, which would take us years to go through - the point is to leverage your current job, responsibilities, and pay vs. a different job with less pay and responsibilities.
small town sleeper is totally different.
Of course, then comes in the education - it’s assumed you need to justify your degree. I know art majors that manage warehouses, and art majors that design websites. Doctorates that do lowly teaching positions, and liberal arts majors that start companies. It’s a mix of education, desire, and determination. Some people succeed with a GED. And of course, some people want to attribute it to luck, family, or faith. Often it’s who you know not what you know. Not always, but sometimes - and sometimes it works against you.
What do you attribute your success to?
