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money or happiness??
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maybe should go in the work forum but i think it's better suited here.
ok, would you rather work in a job that you hated and made quite good money or work for less and be completely happy at work.
I think personally that i would take the money, after all you aint at work all the time and you can enjoy your other time more with more money.
What got me thinking was that im applying for a new job and dont know the salary yet, im considering taking it even if its less than im on now, because i pretty hate my job, its just that i dont think its right. hmmm
ok, would you rather work in a job that you hated and made quite good money or work for less and be completely happy at work.
I think personally that i would take the money, after all you aint at work all the time and you can enjoy your other time more with more money.
What got me thinking was that im applying for a new job and dont know the salary yet, im considering taking it even if its less than im on now, because i pretty hate my job, its just that i dont think its right. hmmm
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You cant buy it.
unhappiness at work, tends to spill over into my private life quite easily unfortunatly.
hmm the thing is ive been quite unhappy with my job for a long time but my private life hasnt been affected at all, im not sure if this is because im not as unhappy as i thought or maybe i just deal with it differently..
I can be a bit too sensitive at times unfortunatly.
i'd rather be happy but not earning much might make me unhappy.
If it wasnt for some of the great people that i work with i would have been out of here a long time ago.
i think im still gonna persue this other job that i want tho, obviously if its a rediculous amount of money less i wont take be able to afford to take it. if it works out at a couple of quid an hour less it probably wont make much difference.
i am actually sticking at a not-fabulously paid job atm because i like the company and i like the people.
money is nowt if you hate every minute of the day.
But then again, what is a "low pay"?
Hypothetically, I would choose happiness.
My philosophy in life is to be happy. I would rather be earning a pittance and enjoy what I am doing rather than working for 50k and hating every single second of it.
Being happy in your work is important as you can then leave it behind when you leave the office or wherever. If you are unhappy at work you will just be unhappy all the time. You will leave work in a foul mood, go home, have a moan about it, go to sleep dreading the next day and dreading the alarm going off.
I would rather choose the poor wage than the above :thumb:
Money is nothing. Well actually it is but its nothing compared to happiness.
ive only been in this job for a year and probably hated it for the last 6 months, but i dont let it ruin my private life, well i dont think i do.
but maybe you lot are right, better to be happy then get paid more.
having said that i wouldnt get up and go to work for less than £14k
I think your alone on this one Skittles.
i think you are probably right, but oh well, everyones different i guess. i think it stems from the fact that im from a very socialist family who believes that everyone who can should work, wether its hard graft or not etc..i would never not work even if i came home in tears everyday. its just one of those things.
like i also have a strong disliking for people who are able to work and dont, but thats another story.
im inclined to think the opposite, i think their more people getting away with it than should, there was some stat in our local paper the other week that like 60% of unemployed people in my town are on incapacity benefit, there is no way that can be true. i say make them dig a hole and fill it back in if they want their giro. (that last sentence has some humour to it)