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A few months ago, I fell into a job at a school that I really, really love. I mean, I actually look forward to going to work! But since it's a school with budget woes, my paycheck is wee, and my husband (in a genuinely mature attempt to pay down our bills and accrue some savings) is pressuring me to find a higher-paying position.

I'm torn. Previously, my one major want in life was to be financially stable. Not rich, mind (though lbr I wouldn't mind that) just not in "massive amounts of world-obliterating debt" like my parents. Stable. If I had a higher-paying job, that would be achievable. But I've also never had a job I liked this much before.

What would you choose, F!S? Poverty and job satisfaction, or money with a side of "urgh, I HATE THIS PLACE"?

Satisfaction by far.

Can you live with what you're making now? Ten years from now will you look at your debt and wish you'd found a better paying job? *Can* you pay off your debt and build enough savings to safely retire?

Financial stability. Sooner or later you're going to lose that school job when they cut your funding and give it to the sports team. You don't want to be left in the lurch like that. Financial stability is way more important in an age where job security is a myth.

Well, I would pick money (and did, in fact) but I'm aware that most people feel unfulfilled if they don't like their jobs. I just have a fairly mindless job and fulfilling hobbies.

What future is their in your current job? Any room for career development?

Financial stability. No job is permanent nowadays, so it's better to be able to scrape together some savings for that inevitable day when you'll have to live on those savings for a while (speaking from experience here).

I'm pretty paranoid about stability in my life (grew up poor,moved loads cause real estates), to the point where p. much all my life choice revolve around getting a stable income and stable living situation. That makes me happy, everything else is secondary (including partners in my case).

but then, job satisfaction would NOT be able to erase the stress of no stability for me while I AM able to work a job I hate and have the happy security of home.

So I guess the question is, would you be happy being poor but with a satisfying job? Can you be happy working a less happy job but stable income. Would your partner be ok with this and are you ok with your partners reaction. Can you get a second source of income. How stressed is your partner? Is there a medium you can take, say okay job with okay income?

Try to find a better paying job at a place that won't crush you emotionally? You already have a job, even if not so well paid, so you can still afford to be a little bit picky about your next step.

Though I admit that having a job where you actually look forward to going to work is a rare gift.

Take the job that makes you happy, nobody arrived at their deathbed and thought "I should have spent more time at my tedious job". You can't buy back happiness.

YES.

Re: Financial Stability or Job Happiness?

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Re: Financial Stability or Job Happiness?

(Anonymous) - 2013-07-24 04:00 (UTC) - Expand

How miserable a job are you talking? I consider financial stability more than worth the blahs, but possibly not if we're talking something that contributes to the total destruction of your emotional health.

Stability.

As wonderful as it would be, having a job I love would pointless if that job isn't enough to live and I'll end with debts and more debts.

If there's a chance I can get promoted/earn more in a future it could be worth continuing with it, but otherwise?
No, because even if I don't like my job I can have fun on my free time as log as I'm not worried about debts, but I won't be able to enjoy a job I love if I'm constantly worried about my lack of financial stability.

How unhappy is your partner? Like, is he shouldering all the stress/emotions/hate of job? Because if he's pressuring you, maybe you can help him with paying those bills.

There's no guarantee you'll ARGH HATE a new job either, just that's be less fun than your current one.

I once left a job that had, during its time, ensured that I was never in debt - in fact, I was able to save up a bunch of money and buy myself lots of stuff at the same time. But I absolutely loathed my time there, and after nearly a year, it was clear that wasn't going to change.

Good thing I'd saved up nearly enough for a year of school! So I ended up quitting and going to college. I was poorer but happier, lol.

stability. In times where people are losing their jobs, homes, everything, financial stability = happiness.

I've had both. Let me tell you right now TAKE THE JOB THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY. Can't stress that enough. Life is too short.

Re: Financial Stability or Job Happiness?

(Anonymous) - 2013-07-24 05:43 (UTC) - Expand

Job Happiness. And I say this as someone who is painfully broke. Not having money is horrible. But over years of working on-and-off, I've also learned that there are some things I won't do for money.

Edited 2013-07-24 01:24 (UTC)

Financial stability. There are a lot of jobs where you could have enough satisfaction to get you out of bed in the morning, and plenty of them will pay you real money, especially as you get older and more experienced. No job lasts forever. You're basically asking whether to extend your current happy job by another few months or a year, or whether to go look for a different potentially happy job now. The more time you spend looking, the more likely it'll be that you'll be able to pick something equally pleasant rather than having to settle for whatever you can get. Though it's generally good for your resume to stay at least a year at a job, so you can build skills and seem like a reasonable applicant for a better-paid position.

Financial stability.

To be honest, I love my work, and I don't dislike my job, but I loathe the politics and the shit that gets tossed around that makes it difficult for me to get things done.

I could leave, I could go work somewhere else, but if I'm honest with myself I know that office politics happen everywhere, and I'd rather be able to pay my bills than potentially not be able to pay them.

I would take satisfaction, if the job I was on was livable. If I was REALLY struggling to make ends meet, I would probably go for the more stable job. If what you're doing isn't really sustainable, sooner or later you'll have to find something else.

If all my needs were being met and it was simply a question of being able to afford all those little extras that make life more comfortable, I'd stay in the job that made me happy for as long as I could make it work. If I were really struggling to pay the bills, I'd take the higher-paying job.

Re: Financial Stability or Job Happiness?

(Anonymous) - 2013-07-24 15:05 (UTC) - Expand

How many hours are you working? If you can fit it into your schedule, keep the job you love and take on a second small part-time job to supplement your income.

My instinct would probably be to go for job happiness, since I've always hated the idea of waking up every morning dreading going to work, and I sincerely admire those who love/are passionate about their career. Still, I have experience with neither having a job nor living in poverty. Perhaps if that financial stability was coupled with good friends ~~to share in my misery~~, then I might opt for the money. That is, if I'm happy with my life in general but just hate my job, I think that'd be preferable.

Edited 2013-07-24 05:31 (UTC)

I'll echo the suggestion of, if it's feasible, keep the current job you love, but find another way to supplement your income. Whether it's a part time job, doing crafty stuff and selling it on etsy, etc. so on and so forth. Why do you think the waiter/waitress who is also an actor/actress is such a stereotype? Because it's true. You need a roof over your head, but there's no need to give up on what you truly love doing. That's my opinion.

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