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.

[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.