Given the choice, what would u choose? A fulfilling job or a high salary job?

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

a fulfilling job, one u like? or a high salary job, which u do not enjoy. what would it be?

[KATKAT]

Definitely, I would chose a fulfilling job. But I should also be aware of my financial obligations. If my job cannot sustain my needs, then I would look for a high-paying job that I can tolerate. :)

[CaRaMBa]

A fulfilling job, definitely. It's really hard if you don't like your work. But of course the salary shouldn't be too small. :)

[ChiQui]

Shempre, I would choose a fulfilling job. But as KATKAT said, if it doesn't pay enough to help me meet the costs, I will have to find one that I can handle.

[Ira]

How about a fulfilling salary? ;)

Personally, a fulfilling job....the money will come if you like your job enough and you're good at it.

[BadGiRL]

with the state of my bank account now...i think i'll have to go look for a high paying job...fast!!!!

[weye]

i guess i'm idealistic like the rest of u coz i also choose a fulifilling one. what's the use of doinf ur job when actually don't like it? it becomes a burden to u and u also become a burden to society. but having a fulfilling and high-paying job certainly won't hurt.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

i agree w/ weye.
we only live once, why deprive ourselves of the little enjoyments in life?

but on the other hand...choosing a high salary job is what we call practicality.

[Wangie]

if you can have both, hell, why not?

pero tama sa KatKat. what matters more is fulfilment...BUT if it doesn't pay you even enough to feed yourself, you may have to give up dreams for a little while...

[Rambus]

I'd go for the money first. When I have enough then I'll quit and find fulfillment.

I hope the world forgives me for being human.

[only1]

For me i'd rather choose a fulfilling job kasi kahit na mababa ang sweldo at least satisfy ka at ang satisfaction can't be paid. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/angel.gif

[fivers]

as a new grad, i'll take the 1st option, kahit mababa ang salary, at least satisfying naman :)

[AteRonee]

Hey,Rambus, no need to be apologetic. I agree with you for this is a sensible route.

Presumably, if it is a high-paying job (excluding anything illegal), there must be some redeeming value to it like an occasional mental challenge or two;it couldn't be that bad. Anyway, take the money, build yourself a nice eggnest for the future and then look for fulfillment then. Surely all that time, connections, experience and knowledge will be of use to you in another field.

Another factor to consider is whether one has financial responsibilities in life, i.e. does one have a family who depends on him/her for support? Then in such a case, practicality would have to come first. But it doesn't mean you have to let go of your dreams/aspirations. You can still pursue them, albeit in bits and pieces, until better timing comes. :)

[nix]

Well, I would try to have both, but if I couldn't, I would choose a high salary job earlier on, then try to like it. Oh, and if I really can't stand it, then hopefully I can shift careers and find something which is fulfilling and not that terrible paying either.

[Nsyncs Pinaylovr]

I agree with fivers. Being a working student, I don't really care about the money. I'm in for the "experience" cause we all know how hard it could be to find a job kung walang experience. Besides, I love my job. And, I can't complain to how much I'm getting either cause I know na marami diyan na minimum wage lang ang nakukuha. Siyempre, masarap din mangarap, especially knowing the demands. As far as I know, and from what people have been telling me, maliit na ang $35000-$50000 a year ang starting salary for my chosen career.

[mamangbumbero]

There's always a striking balance between a FAT pay check and a fulfilling career. Some might say the a fulfilling job is enough to get you by.. Sorry I do not buy that BS. I'm working right now in the hopes that I can retire by age 35 (I still have 10 yrs to go). And also have enough valuation (or cash) to be able to buy a small island in Palawan. How? Work for a startup company in a hot market in Silicon Valley! :)

[Gilbey]

my family already has money and my needs are simple... computer and internet... would go for a fulfilling job....

i would not want to be earning good but miserable... a co manager is like that... he would rather be miserable than leave the company less what others might say or think about him...what matters most is to be happy.

[NoisyCricket]

wAgKaNgMaKuLiT:
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Well I thought I wanted to be a teacher all of my life. Both of my parents are teachers. I figured... hey most of my role models are teachers... I want to be a teacher, too. I don't know if I was setting myself up for a fall, or I was running away from the real issues. But whatever it was, it was not what I expected it to be. Sometimes life will throw us something like that, that will make us adapt or reconsider our positions in life. Maybe I wasn't ready to teach, no one taught me how to become a good teacher, or maybe HS was not the right venue..maybe I should have taught college instead. Some people call this disillusionment. We all have to grow up at certain points in our lives, and decide what it is that we want. For others it is a matter of determining also what one needs.
One of the reasons that I jumped right into teaching was the fact that I didn't really like my bank job.. especially because it paid me P7,000 to worry about other people's problems.. Forget that! So I ran into teaching, perhaps also partly as a shelter from the rest of the world.. until I realized that I wasn't learning anything new, and my mind was stagnating.. I wanted to do new things.. Currently, I am unemployed, and am for enrollment at the AITI-Rockwell for my Masters. With an IT degree, I hope to get a relatively good paying job. I have to admit it, I want to get rich on my own, and stop mooching off my parents and my grandparents. I mean, come on, do you really want to be earning around P12,000 a month for the rest of your life? Not me. I admire those people who make do with what they have, and for whom it makes no difference as long as they have what most people don't -- a loving family. Bless those people, the teachers, the social workers. But it's been bothering me to know perhaps that I have the capacity and the opportunities to study and learn more (we all thought college was enough, didn't we? surprise surprise...), and take on higher responsibilities and the higher paying packages that come with it. P12,000 is fine if you're a fresh grad because it pays for your gimmicks and your parking fees (i think) but try feeding your family on P12k. Trying taking a trip to Europe or wherever on P12k. You'd be lucky to make it to Tagaytay. Trying putting your son through school on P12k... **** man.. I'm beginning to sound like my parents.. and I'm "just" 25. Not getting any younger, no job as of yet, and all jobs nowadays require knowledge, experience, and skill. And you don't get those things GIMMICKING with friends, I can tell you that... what to do.. who to be... questions we have to grapple with today. But hey...

One good thing DID come out of my HS experience, and she's the reason why I want to get a good paying job. You've got to be thinking of marriage, buying a house, and settling down later on -- beyond the idealistic dream to change the world, right?


[This message has been edited by Noisy Cricket (edited 05-24-2000).]

[gumacanian]

hang on!!what is the average wage in the phils now anyway?I was talking to a carpenter the other day and he,s lucky to make 150-200 per day.I would imagine ,on average he works 20days a month and has a wife and four children..Does that make him poor?

[aaron75]

Practically speaking it depends on the financial status of a person because one can only like to have a fulfilling job with low salary if he/she doesn't have that much of a problem financially but if you are having problems financially, I think a high paying job that is not fulfilling would be chosen. :D

[bambi]

I would really prefer a high paying job at the moment. But it doesnt mean that just because Im not doing my dream job in terms of personal satisfaction that I wont be giving my best. Whatever it is Ill be doing Ill make sure to give it my all ... it may not give me the high of a fulfilling job but it will make me feel that Im worth what Im being paid. And for me I can live with that kind of fulfillment for awhile. :)

[angelicDAW]

i would want a fulfilling job. although u have to face the fact that sometimes, when the money is there, u can't help but be blinded. u delude urself into thinking that something which pays well probably is not such a bad job. then take away the money from the same job and all you get is boredom and emptiness. bottomline is, follow your heart! i'm trying to do the same, bit by bit.

[womanontop]

In my case, fulfilling job.

[Bravoexo]

In episode 7 of Angel Links, little Meifon Li was asked by her grandfather what would she like to be when she grew up, a free cat, but was always hungry or a cat that could eat everything but was constricted. The bubbly 9 year old thought for a moment, looked at her self immitation of a cuddly feline and gleely answered, " I want to be free cat that can eat anything I want! " Thus her goal in life was set....

In the end, she inherited the limitless wealth of her grandfather and still created a free pirate fighting security space force known as "Angel Links"....

[trixxie]

a job that fulfills....one that will make me wake up excitedly.

[quarklion]

It is not very surprising to choose fulfulling job if you are a single but most family-man would choose high paying job instead. So, while single get the most of fulfilling job you've got coz you might change view when you are already raising kids.

[enchantress]

:alien:

for me, i'd say a fulfilling job: pero only to a point. Coz right now, I have a job I really like kaya lang the pay is sooo low.

I'm nearing 25 and this is the first time I got a job that I dig. Feeling ko nga nawala talaga ako for the past years coz I got stuck in jobs that I usually hated, yun bang ayaw mo bumangon every morning coz papasok ka na naman. So I feel like I'm paying my dues all over again because some of my friends are earning twice or thrice(!) what I'm getting.

So now, my advice is go follow your dreams, like what I'm finally doing. Pero make sure na you're getting compensated din. In my case, titingnan ko how far this job will take me. Maybe kahit mababa ang pay ko ngayon, I might get to trade it in for one that pays high but still gives me the same satisfaction. :)

Peace!

:alien:

[twentysix]

Can I have both? I mean, a job that would help me achieve a high personal growth would definitely be on top of my list, but the salary is a part of the complete definition of what a 'fulfilling job' is.

[freespirit]

which would you choose? getting stuck in a company that doesn't really give you a clear career path that pays well or take a lower salary job but a better career path?

[ozmen]

i had a pretty good job, the pay was quite satisfactory, nice benefits, lovely office... i left it all because what i was doing wasn't for me. i was turning into a manager, and i wanted to be a creative person. and there just wasn't any room for me to be truly creative.

so i quit. i'm now surviving as a freelancer. i'm not making money yet... it's pretty tough. but i feel this is what i'm supposed to be doing. this is the life i want to be living. and i can do the things i love - writing, design, photography, etc. so you can say i chose Love over Money!

anyone else have stories to share?

[council]

Do you work for Love or for Money?

I work for love of money. ;)

[CaRaMBa]

The nice thing about my work now is that I work for both love and money. :)

[enchantress]

With what I'm getting, it feels like I'm working for love alone! :lol:
oh well, at least i usually have fun...

[ilpadrino]

I work for money, so that money can work for me, so that I'll enjoy doing what I always wanted to do. Who wants to "work", really??

[nix]

I love my work and I love to make money. Both don't necessarily jive.

[desire]

I do volunteer work for Senior Citizen Centers & also for Animal Shelters.... so I do work for love.

[nada]

i'm in it for the moolah. everythin' else follows--i love what i'm doin' blah-blah-blah. :D

[apocrypha]

i thought i wanted a career, it turned out i only wanted paychecks. :D

so i pretend to work, and they pretend to pay me. :D

hehehe. kidding!!! i like what i'm doing right now, not exactly what i thought i wanted to do, but so far, i have no complaints.

[kat]

I'm quittin this week, simply because I'm not enjoying and I never learned to love my job anyway, I don't care abt money at this time. Right now, I'm in search of the job that could satisfy me and make me feel fulfilled at the end of the day.

[enchantress]

good luck to you kat, tell us how it goes. :)

[kat]

Originally posted by enchantress
good luck to you kat, tell us how it goes. :)

thanks so much...sure, will do.

[anghel]

most writers definitely work out of love. including your Anghel here. I remember that I used to work in a foreign-owned company (in marketing) and had lots of nice benefits but I quit after two months because I hate what I was doing (hate the usual office job) and went back to a much low-paying job which is writing. but i love it and it is always fun to see your by-lines or tag-lines around.

[weapon_x11]

I work for money. I would have chosen "love" kaya lang with AIDS and everything, it may not be worth it. Minsan nga may lumapit sa aking homo sa Shang-rila mall, muntik ko ng ihulog mula sa 6th floor. True..... :lol:

[Mokkori]

I work for the experience... I don't really get much money, but I do love gaining experience in my work. How's that supposed to roll? :|

[gfx-8]

I work because i love my job. Once you have that thing going... then comes the ...money =)

[chika_babes]

Work is the source for money, you should love your work enable for you to have money. so i guess for me i'll choose both. :)

[Cookies4Kids]

Money allows us to do and experience the things in life that give us the stuff of good memories, and as such, money is only an avenue or a tool that allows us to do the things we really love to do (i.e. being with loved ones).

I believe in working solely and passionately for what you love and believe in life. I believe that you have to focus on your dreams and goals, the things that you love about life, rather than focusing on the money. I think that the more that you focus on your goals, then whatever money problems that pass your way will be inconsequential... doors will open for those who dream and love hard enough, and the money problems will get solved along the way.

I've learned this through experience, and as a result, I'm a less stressed out person. Life has a way of unfolding beautifully for all of us.. we just need to notice the beautiful little things that happen to us and our relationships with other people on a daily basis:)

Carpe Diem!:)

[zen_g]

for now i'm working for money .... after grad i still did not know what i like, so i just go on .... now that i am learning a lot from my job, i kinda start to love it .... yup i have other interests, guess what i'll do i just to connect all of them ..... :)

[A_OK]

Id like to think of work as pedalling a bicycle with a generator attached to it. You pedal the bike, out comes energy. This energy you can use to power an electricity-powered car to Boracay, or to power your PS2. You have to pedal your bike to do the things that you would rather do than pedalling.

But hey, if you love biking, then you're one lucky stiff.

Carpe Argentum! Seize the money!

[zimdude]

What drives two young people to shy away from the usual corporate job -- like working in a bank -- and set up their own company? Aside from the usual independence beat or being one's own boss, Andrew (Garcia, co-manager and founder of Progeny, the youth marketing company featured) believes that it really stems from enthusiasm.

"Nothing really beats work that you enjoy. And since it's something that I would really like to work on, it just makes it easier for me to work harder and put more of my time and energy into it," he explains.



INQUIRER Business Sunday article (http://www.inq7.net/bus/2001/oct/07/bus_5-1.htm)

[solace]

If you love your job, you won't have to work a single day of your life.

[11# UST_guard'98]

right now i work or money.... after i inish school i'm gonna work for love and money.

[chria07caloy]

I WORK FOR LOVE NOT FOR MONEY...

I'M CURRENTLY WORKING HERE IN SUCAT PARANAQUE, UNDER EXPORT DEPARTMENT (MANAGED EXPORT DOCUMENTATION LOCAL & ABROAD) BUT AS TIME GOES BY, I REALIZED THAT WORKING IS NOT FOR THE MONEY OR SALARY ITSELF... IT IS NOT WHETHER YOU ARE HOLDING ABOVE POSITION (BELOW MANAGER), BUT WHAT IMPORTANT IS..THE ENJOYMENT OF WORKING WITH...WHEN YOU ENJOY YOUR WORK AT THE END YOU'LL LEARN TO LOVE IT... AS HEARSAY; SOMEBODY EARN MUCH..MORE TO HIS EXPENSES W/COMMISSION, BUT THERES NO ENJOYMENT , THAT IS OVERWORKED, WORK LOADED NO REST/FREEDAY AT ALL SO, THE LOVE FOR WORK WASNT FULFILL (THERE IS RUSH, URGENT), W/OUT PLANNING/PREPARING WHAT TO DO FIRST THEN NEXT...SO IT GIVES IMPACT TO HIMSELF PERSONALLY, MENTALLY NOR AFFECTS INTELLECTUALLY.. LOVE OF WORK ALONE IS GOOD WHEN THERES FREEWILL, NEVER LET ANYBODY RULED YOU...OR ELSE...

[bagyoboy]

I work for money. I love my work. But I'd like money to work for me (ala-Rich Dad Poor Dad), so that I wouldn't have to work for it. When money starts working for me, I would simply love my life away.

[Tas Burrfoot]

Hi Pexers, this is my first time to post here so I am hoping to get your views on something...

Here it is, what do you think of individuals who quit a very lucrative career (e.g. management trainee in a multi-national company with very high pay and good career progression) in order to pursue something he is really passionate about?

The reason I asked this is because I just did... I started less than 6 months ago and I came to realize that at the end of the day money is not enough to make us happy. What happened to me was that this made long for what I really want to do in life.

My philosophy is that it may not be the most practical thing to do (considering our the state of our economy) but then again it will make me really happy...

To put it simply, I can consider myself to be like the shepherd boy in Paulo Cuelho's "The Alchemist" who searched far and wide to pursue what they call as his Personal Legend...

So what do you guys think?

[heymikey]

Good for you!

[huami]

There's nothing wrong with that. It's the best thing you can do for yourself. Money is important. But then again, if you're not happy with what your doing, it isn't worth it. Mas masarap kasi yung nagagawa mo yung gusto ng puso mo. Magiging masaya ka at wala kang panghihinayangan. Pwede ka pa rin namang magpayaman sa ibang paraan. Tipong habang sinusunod mo yung gusto ng puso mo eh sinusuportahan mo rin naman yung bulsa mo in a different avenue. :)

[Ischaramoochie]

you did what you really wanted, that's the best kind of happiness there is

[ooooooooooooooo]

you're brave ;)

[Dunedain]

<--- Living proof. Kaso nga lang, mas lucrative yung present job ko compared noon. :D

[inga]

saludo ako sayo!

[husky150]

Life is too short to be doing something your heart is not into.

[orano]

i'd want to do the same, given the opportunity. i so envy people who earn (especially those who are earning so much :D) by doing what they love to do. it's sad when one stays on a job just because they're good at what they're doing not necessarily loving it.

[Cerberus]

People who do so are admirable. :)

But i'd also have to say it depends on the situation. You have to evaluate yourself. If you think you're good enough to make something out of what you love to do most, then by all means go for it. If not, then the least you could do is find some way to satisfy that craving without compromising your need for the necessities of living.

I know someone who is an artist by talent but a business person by trade.

He's always tried to use his "more stable" profession not only to put food on the table and pay the bills, but also to enable him to have the means to engage (indulge) in what he really loves to do. It's the next best thing.

And it's a pretty good set-up if you ask me.

[Tas Burrfoot]

I am bit scared guys (I guess it is normal to feel this way) but I am very happy with my decision.

I will be going back for the meantime to our province and help in a small family business and hone my skills in photography, my passion actually.

And by next year I will be satisfying my other passion, travelling. Hopefully if all things all go well I will be leaving for New York. There I will experience living life outside the country, something I always want to do... Ü

[soulthird]

There's a fine balance you must maintain between pursuing your passion (let's hope it's at least half lucrative) and something that will give you assured security. Just think that there are trade-offs: you must pursue a compromise.

[Yvaine]

That takes a lot of courage, Tas. I admire you for pursuing that passion. I don't think there's a perfect time to pursue something that will actually make you live life. Know what I mean?

P.S. Tas Burrfoot is my favorite Dragonlance character! :)

[SILENTMAX]

i get to be involved with the video game industry
i play video games for a living(testing/reaserch purposes)

my friend has gone to italy for a comic book convention
she is a writer

we dont really earn that much but we get to do what others only dream of.


do what you like, and you will never work a day in your life.

[Spyfrat]

im an electrical engineer but i landed in the stock market biz. i choose my dream nstead of my profession. had my bad and gud days but never regretted about it. im one of the few who have touch, smelled and actually lighted a lighter in a $1M dollar bill (darn, nd pala nasusunog yun) and seen a certified gold cetificate worth billions of dollars.

nah im joking. :glee:

now im pursuing another dream, that is seaweed farming :)

[mark_mark]

sobrang tuwa ako sa thread na ito.

yes, this happened to me also.

i was accepted as a mngt trainee for an established company. our mother company was the leading alliance based marketing services then.

yes, the pay was good! really good!

but i wasn't happy...

the price of that position was:
I COULD NOT SLEEP
palagi akong nagwo-worry. what's going to happen next? i was a fresh grad then and imagine i was already asked to do decisions for the company.
IT MADE ME BAD
hay, grabe nga naman ang effect ng greed.
NAGING MAINITIN ULO KO
BECAME IMPATIENT
BECAME DEMANING

AND SO MANY OTHERS!!!


the bottomline, it killed me!


i was promoted after 2 months, promoted again after 3 months

BUT I LEFT DURING MY 6TH MONTH.

it wasn't worth it anymore. money isn't everything.

[OliverWood21]

:handsdown:

[LodRose]

been there, BEEN that. :P

good for u. don't expect things to be perfect just because u made a shift. sometimes it all adds up to attitude.

goodluck.

[mark_mark]

financially it affected me pero i think i find more peaceful now. tumahimik na buhay ko.

[Tas Burrfoot]

Yeah!!!

It is very good to know that despite the very hard condition of our country there are still a few individuals out there who believes that money is not really everything... Ü

Saludo ako sa mga katulad natin!!!

Next year, I will begin my first adventure... That by being able to live elsewhere outside the country, I choose New York!!! Might work there and learn the finer side of photography from the professionals...

[illumina]

My theology prof, an ME graduate from AdMU quit his job that paid 9M a year (plus all other perks) just so he could teach. God's calling, says he. :)

[Dunedain]

Originally posted by LodRose
been there, BEEN that. :P

Er....it's "Been there, done that". Little correction there. :D

[ruroni]

Originally posted by Tas Burrfoot
I am bit scared guys (I guess it is normal to feel this way) but I am very happy with my decision.

I will be going back for the meantime to our province and help in a small family business and hone my skills in photography, my passion actually.

And by next year I will be satisfying my other passion, travelling. Hopefully if all things all go well I will be leaving for New York. There I will experience living life outside the country, something I always want to do... Ü

I have a question? Is your family middle class to rich?

Imagine the pressure on you if you need to help out your family and you still pursue what you want instead of what is practical, if this is the case lucky you but if not then I think you're being selfish.

[ruroni]

Originally posted by illumina
My theology prof, an ME graduate from AdMU quit his job that paid 9M a year (plus all other perks) just so he could teach. God's calling, says he. :)

I think he has earned enough to start giving something back to God...

What's more admirable are people who start serving GOD even though they have limited means and at the cost of promising careers...

[PsychoBoy]

Originally posted by ruroni
I have a question? Is your family middle class to rich?

Imagine the pressure on you if you need to help out your family and you still pursue what you want instead of what is practical, if this is the case lucky you but if not then I think you're being selfish.

I come from a upper middle-class family but of course I also need to consider that I am responsible for my future... Ü

No problem really within the next few years not unless I want to settle down already...

CHEERS!!!

[KuyaDanny]

A similar thread recently started by Tas Burrfoot has been merged into this.

[OliverWood21]

Fulfilling Job.... Definitely...

:D

Pero sobra na swerte mo kung makakuha ka ng fulfilling job na high-paying pa.. ;)

[* tinny gUrL *]

a fulfilling, high-salary job... :) well, even if it isn't high-paying i'd still choose the fulfilling job... the job where i'll be happy! :)

[foofan]

i want a job that i actually enjoy. for most of us, it can be an elusive search. a fulfilling job contributes to our wholeness as a person. you work with passion, the money just follows. nothing can be more satisfying than being paid for doing what you enjoy.

[kireigonjin]

When I was younger, I preferred a fulfilling job. But now that I'm older, I've become practical. Mas malaki ang sweldo, mas may chance to do what you really love to do.

For instance, I now have a not-so-high paying job (but rewarding enough for my lifestyle) that I can afford to write for other magazines on the side. I also get to travel once in a while.

I'm satisfied. Ayokong yumaman. Gusto ko lang maging masaya.