How do you know if a job is worth it?

Question

If you have a job and you don't know if it is good could it be holding you back from a better job and if so how do you know? You like the enviorment but the pay might not be as nice as it should! Which one is lighter on the scale pay or the job?

Answer 1

If you truly enjoy what you are doing, then the rest will balance out accordingly. It is a lot easier to live within your earnings then to drudge through life with a career that leaves you unfulfilled.

Answer 2

being happy at what you do is definitely worth something. it's hard to put a $ amount on it, of course. nothing is stopping you from looking around. you could even interview for jobs that you might like without risking anything. employers will usually respect an applicant's need to be discrete and not call your current employer until after hiring you. at the interview, you can and should ask lots of questions about the job and you might even be allowed a tour of the workplace. whether pay or the job is lighter on the scale is determined entirely by you. i'd work in a coal mine for a quarter million a year even though i'd be miserable-i'm a little claustrophobic. or, i'd work as a training dummy in a school for massage therapists for about a nickel an hour. life isn't all about the dollars. in the end, being happy is probably more important than being rich. look around and see what's out there. you might just find that you already are where you need to be.

Answer 3

Your happiness and sanity come first!! I had a job I hated but the pay was great. After 3 months of it I was on medication for Depression, I needed physical therapy for back spasm, and I was having marital problems. Think carefully if any amount of money is worth you being unhappy. Long term I really doubt it. I make 600 less per month now and we get by as best we can, but I am a happier healthier person.

Please don't routine a good thing!! If the environment is good that is really hard to come by!! By first appearances the grass is always greener on the other side, but a month or so in you will see the true colors if you choose to go that route. Money does NOT buy happiness!!

Good Luck!

Answer 4

Your job is a spectrum. On one hand, you could get paid tons of money to do something terrible that you hate doing. On the other hand, you could get paid next to nothing and be doing something you love.

If you are living comfortably and don't want for anything in terms of food, shelter, health care, and basic entertainment, then I'd say keep the environment you like.

Remember, you have to go to work very often but you only get a paycheck every once in a while. You spend way more time earning that paycheck than you do spending it or enjoying it.

Answer 5

the higher the risk, the higher the return.
the higher the pay, the higher the sacrifice.

It is easy to find jobs that can pamper you in terms of time, responsibility, etc. But of course, since the job would be less difficult, there will be less challenge, and thus less pay. Many people can get this kind of job easily, but there's nothing "unique" about it.

On the other hand, harder jobs require much of your time, responsibility, and challenge. Less people can get this kind of job and so you may get all kinds of perks and benefits in terms of pay. But of course, there are more sacrifice. You have to learn the art of balancing and organizing your life to make sure you don't "live to work" but "work to live".

I had this question before, and I chose the latter one. I am young and I want to make as much money as possible and retire early. I know that it will be difficult in the first couple of months working, trying to adjust and learn new things, but in the long run, I see myself more comfortable in my job. Bad environment? Harder jobs give you better resume and therefore better mobility in moving around in the industry - you can find other companies to work for much more easily with harder jobs than easier ones.