#CareerAdvice #JobDilemma #HappinessVsMoney
Hey y’all, I need some advice! 🌟 So, I recently landed a corporate job that pays well, offers great benefits, and has a positive work environment. The catch? I absolutely hate it. 😩 It’s mind-numbingly dull and I feel like my work is worthless.
Here’s where I need your help:
Should I tough it out and hope it gets better, or should I take a leap of faith and pursue something that actually makes me happy even if it pays less? 🤔
Hearing different perspectives could really help me figure things out. What would you do if you were in my shoes? Would love to hear your thoughts! 💭
Possible Solution:
– Consider exploring opportunities in a field that aligns more with your passions, even if it means taking a pay cut
– Have an open and honest conversation with your boyfriend about your feelings and aspirations
– Seek advice from a career counselor or mentor to navigate this decision
Can’t wait to hear your insights! 🌟
I just did this and I have yet to regret it. 🙂
I only read your tldr. Yes, you’re priviledged snowflake brat. Your job is not supposed to make you happy or accomplish anything other than money. Do your work to make money, and then in your free time use the money to be happy or whatever
You can look for a new job without immediately quitting the one you’re at.
I was in a similar situation with a prior position. I actually ended up growing to really like the position and when they had a major layoff, I was extremely sad. I have missed my job ever since and that was the beginning of this year.
If the work place is as positive as you make it out to be, why would you take such drastic steps to change it entirely instead of say, trying to get that internal promotion or department change that you say happens?
I feel like you’re throwing the baby out with the bathwater in this case from what you’ve explained. You can tough it out for a year, especially since you’re planning on having kids. Take advantage of those benefits, and positive work culture, then when you get some seniority you can apply internally to other positions and move around.
Fuk corporate jobs
Doing what makes you happy is worth some money for sure, how much only you can judge, but my rule of thumb:
If a job that makes you happy pays enough to support the lifestyle you are content with then it pays enough.
You’ll likely have time to ponder this question while you hunt for another job (assuming you mean you’ll switch after getting an offer to a more fulfilling job/save money up). I have left corporate jobs in the past because I didn’t feel fulfilled, and I have left corporate jobs when the management team went to heck in a handbasket.
Will have to consider the SO in the equation though, if he’s excited about house/kids there might be some negotiations to be done about that if it’s a major pay cut. Happens. I got the ability to move to a major city w/ a job market 10x better after uni and the relationship in the hometown quickly went sour, but obviously this may not happen in your case. Cheers.
Yeah, unless you’ve got like debts and a family to support then it’s the ball and chain.
Yes. Didn’t even need to read the particulars.
No. No job will make you happy. Follow the money.
I’m so confused is the $65k the pay cut or am I just really delusional? I feel like that’s good money in 2004 but 2024 with $300 grocery runs it’s just not.
Nah dude. Make as much money as you can and be miserable. Buy as much stuff as you can so that other people who don’t know you and don’t talk to you think you are cool. This is the way
Make your money and do the creative fulfilling stuff for fun on your own time.
Working from home is a godsend if it stays that way. I’ve been in jobs that I absolutely hated as well, tons of travel, garbage bosses etc. This may not translate well in your situation, but I needed to find meaning outside of work to tolerate it. If you’re already doing things you enjoy and thriving outside of work hours, then yeah I’d start looking around for the thing you want to chase. Life’s too short to be miserable.
As someone who left a tech desk job to work as a manager of a food bank, I can tell you both sides have frustrations and regrets; and benefits and perks that the other does not.
But 4 years ago, I came within an inch of death because a brain tumor exploded in my head. I came to terms with dying and reflected on my life crouched over in the ER waiting room. Not once did I think to myself, “I wish I would have made more money in my job.” I was at peace knowing my livelihood helped a lot of people, and I was doing something I loved with my life.
you spend most of your life working. why stay somewhere that makes you truly miserable? my mum HATES her job and I hate watching her every day coming home miserable. she’s a few years away from retirement and is just trying to push through till the end. watching her has made me determined to have a job I like going to.
with that said, you have to think about your priorities – my biggest priority is enjoying my day every day, as much as I can. I make life choices to achieve that (like not having kids, picking a job on a 4 on/4 off roster so I have free time).
what are your priorities? enjoying your job, stability ready for kids/house you talk about wanting, something else?
we can’t answer this question for you, only you know what decision will be the right one for you (and the way you’ve written your post suggests that you already know what you want to do).
Do not sacrifice your happiness (your mental health) for getting more money. When we die, we take only what filled us inside, and all the money and possessions stay behind.
As a fellow creative, I’d welcome something boring that paid well and allowed me to be remote. I had that for a little while after Covid, but then my company started doing outsourcing and layoffs. So now I’m stuck trying to find something else, having to navigate job websites I loathe and be vigilant for postings that are outright scams.
For a long time though, a job has just been a job. A job is just for making a living and I can pursue my personal creative endeavors on my own. I may eventually find another job in my field, but from past experience it’s not going to be enough to make me feel fulfilled creatively. I guess I’d rather use my creativity for myself than increase someone else’s bottom line while usually not being paid or treated well enough for my efforts.
If you can find a way to get your creative needs filled outside your job, great. If not, at least you’ve got some measure of security while you try to find something else.