Satisfaction in job vs. Your paycheck amount

13-Apr-23 23:11pm
Missy Wyld
enjoy my job...as i dont anymore :(
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12-Apr-23 14:24pm
nina m 212027
thank you gigi
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11-Apr-23 23:31pm
Sandra H 2204 NSW
I am still working at age 74. Started this job in 2007 - am happy to stay - just been extended for another 2 years. Don't think I will stay that long but the security is nice. I am not interested in climbing the ladder for more money - just happy to be earning what I do while I am appreciated for what I do.Edited 11-Apr-23 23:32pm
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- 12-Apr-23 15:33pm
  Barbara T
  Congratulations on still working at your age; absolutely wonderful! I am seriously thinking of going back to a job I resigned from in late 2021 - I am 66 years old.
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- 14-Apr-23 09:17am
  Pamela G
  You are lucky.
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11-Apr-23 22:12pm
Marietta M
I don't believe this! I was just going to post this very thing, but you beat me to it!! So, I'll answer instead. I think it's better to have a job that you enjoy and do work that means something to you, even if it's not as good moneywise. That can change, as you may get promotions, raises, etc. or maybe start your own business, or branch out in another career direction that's more profitable. If you love your work, it doesn't seem like work. Of course, if you're in a certain situation, like a single parent, or have other family responsibilities, you may have to go for the higher paying job, and hopefully, things will change down the road.
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11-Apr-23 22:04pm
Priscilla R 316016
If you love what you are doing, then it doesn't feel like a job. Then as a female you have to learn how to negotiate the right payment for the work you do. That is usually the very hard part.
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11-Apr-23 21:28pm
Christina P 1042585
Of course a job I enjoy but with inflation,cost of living so high ...higher pay is a plus.
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11-Apr-23 21:24pm
stephen m 596524
enjoyment but work towards reimbursement. If not forthcoming move on doing what you do best
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11-Apr-23 21:12pm
mary c
Have been very lucky- trained for a Career that has been rewarding and paid pretty good. Til had to give up fulltime and be Carer- now just do a wee bit and it feels so good to still work.
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11-Apr-23 20:40pm
Angela 1279610
Job satisfaction or you will spend all that extra money just to fill the void and it wont end up meaning much in the long run
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11-Apr-23 20:24pm
Edith v
I will have to say job satisfaction!! I would want a well paid job to be a problem solver with all the stress of problem solving
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11-Apr-23 20:02pm
Paula J 395266
I would take lower pay to get job satisfaction but I was lucky enough to have a job I loved. Could I have found a job that paid more, I have no idea because I loved what I did.
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11-Apr-23 20:01pm
Gee Star
Being Retired is So Fantastic for me,the Joy i get for Not Working out way's the Money.😊
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11-Apr-23 19:10pm
Jania S
I have always worked at what I love and am interested in, and it has given me more money than if I worked for the pay amount.. to each his own. But from life experience people who work at what they love, they end up earning more
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11-Apr-23 19:09pm
Dimitri T 100433
having an enjoyable job is very important
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11-Apr-23 18:55pm
judy W 15921
I would rather have a job I enjoy and am happy to go to
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11-Apr-23 18:51pm
AuntyMandaBoo
Rather have a job that I enjoy
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11-Apr-23 18:39pm
Kerry P 1257988
I would rather have a job that I enjoy working at than one that makes me miserable daily
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11-Apr-23 18:14pm
Linda B 907610
I'm lucky enough to have a job I love whilst being on the highest hourly rate I have ever had. Yes, it comes with stress and problems that I have to manage but I still enjoy it and my boss is very good to me with bonuses and perks. It's the first job I have ever had that I can still say I love it after 6 years - even with my hour commute each way.
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11-Apr-23 18:12pm
boy blunder
100 % job satisfaction over money all day every day
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11-Apr-23 17:53pm
Mariaj
Enjoy over money anyday...
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11-Apr-23 17:52pm
Imperia S
Happy staff makes a better workplace, if your heart is not in it, then if your boss starts to notice, you will quickly get a DCM, No Employer like paying a slacker, they have no mercy
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11-Apr-23 17:43pm
Jade G 1120998
Yes, it’s important to enjoy your career.
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11-Apr-23 17:23pm
Glenda M 1157843
before I retired I had the best job but the hourly rate was pathetic ant $22.50 an hour.I was there for over 7 years and that was with an increase
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11-Apr-23 17:03pm
Craig P 469035
go to the job cause you enjoy it, maybe down the track you just might get that extra raise.
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11-Apr-23 16:51pm
Caryl H
No. Brainer unless you enjoy your work ,it won't matter how much you are paid because your dissatisfaction will eventually show through until you become bitter and resentful with your choice
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11-Apr-23 16:36pm
Sabine V
Unless you are bit crazy the money is the important thing
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11-Apr-23 15:33pm
JANET R 328390
I have always enjoyed every job I had and if I wasn't .....would look for something else - reasonable pay ok but not happy at work - not good for health..........
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11-Apr-23 15:25pm
Tony S 404292
Job satisfaction make going to work easier. Reasonable hour and reasonable pay. Keep everyone happy. The bank manager most of all.🙂
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11-Apr-23 15:13pm
Irena T
The ideal is to love what you do and get paid well
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11-Apr-23 15:13pm
Greg B 520364
All work and no play makes GREG unhappy. must have some play
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11-Apr-23 15:08pm
Dorothy D 93467
I would like a balance between the two. There are certain jobs that are unpleasant, but they are useful and essential to the community.
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11-Apr-23 15:06pm
Pat C 618241
I had sworn never to work in the Public Service again after spending time in the Lands Dept in a country town. However, some years later I accepted the "otherworldly" experience Government Departments have from those in the private sector, mainly to increase my Superannuation. It was my last job.
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11-Apr-23 14:55pm
Paul B 522937
i made my job both well paid and enjoyable some of the time
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11-Apr-23 14:50pm
Colin L 88398
Strange I'm in a position where I'm well paid and doing a job I love so I guess i'm in a minority.
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11-Apr-23 14:47pm
Micheal M (WPASSR-US)
You should always try to work at something you enjoy. Pay, can always be negotiated upward later.
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11-Apr-23 14:41pm
Samuel K 1157045
If you enjoy what you do it is a great thing, but life is to short to be miserable
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11-Apr-23 14:33pm
Fran M 1064096
it is wisely said when you do a job you enjoy, you are never really working.
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- 11-Apr-23 16:25pm
  Chris N 853314
  Yes well said.
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11-Apr-23 13:51pm
Larry S 382961
I once worked with a chap whose son was unemployed. I said there are plenty of jobs he could do. Reply was “ my son is a qualified marine biologist and he will wait until a job comes up”. Waiting a long time I think
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- 11-Apr-23 18:51pm
  Liane H
  Did he consider moving to the coast ?
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11-Apr-23 13:36pm
nina m 212027
i,m retired so working is in the past every days a hoilday
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- 11-Apr-23 20:09pm
  Luv ur
  You earned it. So I'm glad you are enjoying it.
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11-Apr-23 13:21pm
Wendy Q
I suppose not all fantastic jobs come with a fantastic pay packet. It depends on how happy you are in your job and if the money is enough.
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11-Apr-23 13:14pm
Shawn B 1061185
I guess you have to identify the difference between a job and a career. A job you just do until you can do something else, usually for as much compensation as you can get. A career, on the other hand, you do because you love it. As always, the more compensation you receive the better, but as long as you can get by you'll be happy. If inflation out does your salary you might just have to resort to a job.
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11-Apr-23 12:59pm
Jilleen or Feisty
Job enjoy going to. I got fired over my health in 2017 and got disability
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11-Apr-23 12:57pm
Sonya F 68771
Pay less to a job you like and close to home
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11-Apr-23 12:54pm
Paul J 94868
Enjoyment...
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11-Apr-23 12:44pm
Pam G 449028
I would rather enjoy going to work for not much at the moment than earning more with lots of stress.Edited 11-Apr-23 12:44pm
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11-Apr-23 12:31pm
Jeanine R
Right now I would rather have a job that pays me money. I also do work as hard a s I can for what I make or I do not accept the job. I know what I make when I take the job and appreciate it,
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11-Apr-23 12:13pm
Helen L 750218
a job i enjoy doing and get paid less
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11-Apr-23 12:12pm
IdentifyAs
I would try to do the best for any job I was in regardless of pay.
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11-Apr-23 12:00pm
Daniel A 2
Obviously we all want a job we enjoy. although when jobs can be so hard to get, we don't often get to choose.
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- 11-Apr-23 16:28pm
  Chris N 853314
  That's true.
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11-Apr-23 11:53am
Amy B 1078427
One that I like
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11-Apr-23 11:42am
Raelz
Rather a job I love. Already been doing it with sh it pay, so what’s new? 😆
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11-Apr-23 11:30am
Alabimmer
Depends on the pay difference. If it is substantial, I would suck it up and go to the bad job.
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11-Apr-23 11:15am
Michael B 384408
Take the higher pay until you feel financially comfortably then make your choice. Money isnt everything.
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11-Apr-23 11:08am
Sandra C 12043
Had a higher paid job. Didn't like it but had a goal to make enough and save enough to start my own business. I achieved that and was happy in my work. Edited 11-Apr-23 11:09am
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11-Apr-23 11:06am
Joe B 288252
I’d rather have a job that I love and pays an obscene salary……lol
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- 11-Apr-23 20:14pm
  Luv ur
  You said what we all want to have!!
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11-Apr-23 11:05am
SueM2
I'm more than happy with the job I have now - retired and personal assistant to my 15 yr old black cat (although I have to be ready to serve at any time, day or night)
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11-Apr-23 11:02am
John b 479999
Enjoy job,get paid less.
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11-Apr-23 10:59am
Matt M 461986
Definitely the job that pays less with more enjoyment. Unfortunately for me I'm stuck in a rut where I'm in a low paid job that I don't enjoy. It doesn't seem sustainable, I'm not sure what will happen...
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- 11-Apr-23 20:16pm
  Luv ur
  I pray you find a balance between the two. Everyone SHOULD have it, unless they are deadbeats on the job. Appreciate your honesty. Great quality!!!!Edited 11-Apr-23 20:18pm
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11-Apr-23 10:54am
Anton A 1225344
I have had both the job I hated that paid well, and a job I enjoyed but the money was lousy. Then I turned something I enjoyed into a business, so the last 30 years I received great income from things I enjoyed. I am semi retired now, but when I do work, I enjoy it.
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11-Apr-23 10:48am
Chosen
Money, money, money.
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- 11-Apr-23 18:52pm
  Liane H
  Always Sunny ..
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- 11-Apr-23 20:19pm
  Luv ur
  Like sticky honey..
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11-Apr-23 10:35am
Kathy 1270954
Well, I have an amazing job. I'm retired. My only boss is a 26 lb. black cat.
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11-Apr-23 10:34am
TERRIE K
I didn't love my job but I loved the clients so I didn't care about the pay as long as I could pay my bills and eat. I don't think anyone likes to clean up after others but I loved interacting with the patients and that was all I needed to do. Unfortunately I had to quit due to a chronic back injury. I still go up to visit the residents as much as possible though. Even now after 4 years, I still get asked when I'm going back. Even the staff have said no-one does as good a job as I did. It was a great feeling and, if it was possible, I'd go back to work there in a heartbeat.
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- 11-Apr-23 16:33pm
  Chris N 853314
  You set a high bar for other staff to follow after you left. Your employer obviously had kind words for you. I do a similar job to you. Take care.
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- 11-Apr-23 20:23pm
  Luv ur
  We need so many more people like you who do good because it's the right thing to do. Caring lovingly for others who can't really do it for themselves anymore is such a compassionate capacity to fill. Thank you for your service, paycheck or not.
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- 11-Apr-23 20:24pm
  Luv urChris N 853314
  Thank you for being a leader, not follower. Individuals like yourself don't really think about the impact they have on others when they excel at what they do. Kudos and thank you.
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- 12-Apr-23 09:16am
  TERRIE KChris N 853314
  Thank you for your kind words Chris
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- 12-Apr-23 09:18am
  TERRIE KLuv ur
  I looked forward to seeing them everyday and it was a pleasure, never a chore. Thank you😊
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11-Apr-23 10:31am
pam rae
to be happy with my job with good pay
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11-Apr-23 10:20am
Robert T 597718
enjoy the job with adequate pay
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11-Apr-23 10:16am
Bugalugs
I would have work that I really enjoyed doing and would be prepared to take a lower wage to get one. How depressing, how soul-destroying would it be to have a job you hated? How could you possibly justify holding on to such a job if only because you would not be doing your best for your employer.
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- 11-Apr-23 20:25pm
  Luv ur
  You speak truth very well.
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11-Apr-23 10:03am
Jenny L 591463
For me neither, they do say find some thing you love and work won't seem like work. If you have to I would enjoy what I would like to do as long as it was rewarding and you got a feeling of self satisfaction. Some people do chase the dollars and it shows. Some people do enjoy what they do for a living and that can also show. Every one can have a bad day from time to time and it is how they control and manage themselves that counts.
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11-Apr-23 09:40am
Vesta
If you pride money over happiness then you've missed the point and will never be truly happy. As long as you have enough to pay the bills then the rest doesn't matter as the best things in life really are free. Forty hours a week is a long a good chunk of time to be miserable. I quit my higher paid job for this exact reason - haven't regretted it even once.
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- 11-Apr-23 20:28pm
  Luv ur
  You put that perfectly!!!!!!!
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11-Apr-23 09:31am
Lyn 78550
I am very fortunate as I still work only 1 day a week now but before that worked in the same place with good pay. However, the most important thing for me is that you have to enjoy it. If you enjoy your work you want to go to work in the morning and it not be a burden to you.
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11-Apr-23 09:17am
Smiley
I have been fortunate enough to enjoy every job i have had. There's no use staying in a job that will be detrimental to your health or well being.
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11-Apr-23 09:06am
Elizabeth A 807208
I would rather have a job that was not boring and where I really looked forward to going to each working day. Sadly to say most people go to work and can't wait for the weekends.
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11-Apr-23 09:00am
Stephen Q
If you have to go to a destination and miss out on family growing up social life and healthy living I would go for the higher paying job.
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11-Apr-23 08:59am
77ccusmc
I need to enjoy my work. If I don’t I will call in. If you enjoy your work you do a good job which most of the time results in better pay.
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11-Apr-23 08:47am
Dada WA
If you are unemployed does it matter. Having money coming in means your whole life, not just working life, will improve.
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11-Apr-23 08:33am
Mary M 329762
I rather have job i love to work but i work in a job i don't like and also pay less. As my mum and sister bullets me into this job i have. Not find a job i love to be in. I am to old change or i got bills to pay. In a job i dislike.
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- 11-Apr-23 09:15am
  Smiley
  You're never too old to change careers or jobs. I know of quite a few Mum's who had a career, then had some kids while they continued with that career which was not fitting in with their life as much and then they made the decision to study and get a qualification and start working in a completely different industry. Many of these women are between 40-60+ yrs old.
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- 11-Apr-23 16:35pm
  Chris N 853314Smiley
  gosh that's very industrious of them. :-) They set a high bar to follow for future generations.Edited 11-Apr-23 16:35pm
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- 11-Apr-23 20:33pm
  Luv urSmiley
  I'm trying now to do it myself now at the age of 52, but have to care for a term ill hubby. But I feel it's the only way I can catch up after having the privilege of staying home raising my boys all their years to 17. I wouldn't change that because I know they are great young men because mom was there and they didn't have to fend for themselves. I guess I made a trade off, but I really feel it was the right one Edited 11-Apr-23 21:24pm
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- 11-Apr-23 20:52pm
  SmileyChris N 853314
  you have to do what is right for you, there's no use trying to compare yourself to others, they don't walk in your shoes and neither do you in theirs.
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- 11-Apr-23 21:02pm
  SmileyLuv ur
  I had to put my life "on hold" when i became full time carer for my terminally ill grandmother. That is what was right for me at that time, and looking back at it, i would not change what i did for her, but i would have spoken up to family who tried to bully and threaten me and when offered help from the Palliative care team, I now know i should have accepted help, especially respite care. I have been a SAHM (stay at home Mum) for most of the past 20 years (4 kids), but many of those years has seen me volunteering at my kids schools and at our local sports club. Doing things like this helped me get a paid job for a few years (until i became my grandmother's carer) and it helped me gain new skills in different roles which i would have not otherwise learnt over the years. You are still young at 52yrs of age, you have taken on a very big job when you chose to look after your hubby. Spend this time making memories together (even sitting together in silence can be a beautiful thing) and when the time is right, things will hopefully fall into place for you. Spend little bits of time now on hobbies you have, in the future, those hobbies could very well make money for you. There are also many MOOC's available that you can do for free at your own pace. This may be something you'd like to consider while you are caring for your husband. <3
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- 11-Apr-23 21:29pm
  Luv urSmiley
  Thank you for your compassion, your own story, and advice. And I also appreciate that you did what many men wouldn't. It demonstrates to me how much if a man you Really are. Thank you for your time and encouragement. I feel better already because you took the time to share things with me and point me in a few directions. Peace.
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11-Apr-23 08:22am
Craig S 1050522
Less pay and more enjoyment please - You spend too much time and effort at work and hating what you do and where you work is not a good work/Life balance - Unhappy work life will affect your private life plus if you do not enjoy work life you will probably do a poor job anyway and who wants to do that - Best option find a job you love and pays well.
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11-Apr-23 08:18am
Tupulua S
A Good working relationship at any job starts with you, that will make it easier for the boss to consider pay rise for you. One thing you "DONT DO is kiss the boss hand
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11-Apr-23 08:13am
Roslyn A
It can take a long time to find the right place in life where you do love your job and the people you work with every day.
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11-Apr-23 07:59am
LESLEY S 385154
I would enjoy a job if i was to get paid fairly and thoroughly enjoy the job. I am over 70 and am retired so it is a different situation. This is a very interesting subject
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- 11-Apr-23 20:36pm
  Luv ur
  I'm so happy you chimed in. Thank you for all your years of working...you deserve and have well earned your retirement.
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11-Apr-23 07:51am
JANN R
I worked in aged care and the pay was not high but be able to help the elderly when they needed it the most was more important to me there were some carers that only wanted to collect they pay check and didnt give the older people the care they needed that made it hard for me working with them
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- 11-Apr-23 20:38pm
  Luv ur
  Jann, you have a good heart. No amount of money can be exchanged for that. You're a 'standout". That's a great achievement when it comes to treating the elderly like the beautiful humans they are.
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- 12-Apr-23 07:29am
  JANN RLuv ur
  Thankyou Jordy I worked in aged care for over 42 years
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11-Apr-23 07:44am
Sheree T
I was lucky to have both a great job with very good money. I think job satisfaction with great employers is always a plus.
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11-Apr-23 07:40am
Maria B 89860
Unless you are committed to a long and successful career, for most people a jobs is a means to an end like providing food and shelter for their family, so in the latter case the pay cheque amount is very important and the satisfaction factor would involve satisfying the household.
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11-Apr-23 07:38am
Elizabeth T 396096
Rather be happy with less than miserable with more.
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11-Apr-23 07:35am
Tiffany L 690503
That is fact that you enjoy your career
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11-Apr-23 07:18am
gordy
With the right Management both should be attainable. We have the right to an earn a proper wage and be satisfied doing what we do. Unfortunately bullying and competitiveness can mar that experience.
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11-Apr-23 07:16am
Shelia C
If u don't enjoy what u do then how can u enjoy the money?
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- 11-Apr-23 20:41pm
  Luv ur
  Great point I haven't seen anyone else really say, but for sure it makes all the difference. Thanks.
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11-Apr-23 06:57am
Igor A
Too complex as to this query there as many solutions as there many people.
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11-Apr-23 06:57am
Robert F 1161011
No preference.
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11-Apr-23 06:51am
Robyn B 1237345
Paid less
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11-Apr-23 06:47am
Pennye R
Job satisfaction is better than higher pay! I wouldn’t trade my health or peace of mind for higher pay.Edited 11-Apr-23 06:47am
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11-Apr-23 06:44am
lynda e 390007
Job satisfaction out weights moolah for me
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11-Apr-23 06:26am
June C 463374
Definitely job satisfaction is more important I’d add depends on what you are working towards. As you get older and the reasons for working alter because the pressure to have the necessities of life decline so job satisfaction becomes the reason to work and that’s when you enjoy working, meeting new challenges, new friends and new ideas. Keeps you young and up to date as well
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11-Apr-23 06:21am
Susan KTC
Satisfaction is more important!
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11-Apr-23 06:19am
Martyn L
Somewhere in the middle
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11-Apr-23 06:09am
Grommie
My best job was volunteer for which I was paid nothing. But in NZ there is no such thing as a paycheck, or even a paycheque, as cheques/checks are no longer a part of the banking system.
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11-Apr-23 06:00am
The dog house
I prefer a job that I was happy going to every day with less pay.
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11-Apr-23 05:49am
Vivian M 867575
I'd rather be happy in my work
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11-Apr-23 05:41am
writerrochelle
My favorite job that I worked at for around 15+ years was first, working with adults with disabilities and, second, subbing at the Oak Harbor School District with Special Educational children! Loved It! The hardest time I had was Not with the Clients/School kids, but with the so called, Normal, adult Staff members! Because I worked with loving compassion and kindness instead of strictly bossing them around, the staff didn't like me, but All of the adults, and children, Loved me, and that's what made me happy! When I left, I was making $17.50 an hour. When COVID-19 hit, and I received Section 8 housing, I retired at 72. I'm 75 now! ;-D
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- 11-Apr-23 16:40pm
  Chris N 853314
  I have been been doing similar work to you for the last 20 odd years. You did well it sounds like, despite your frustrations with other staff.
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- 11-Apr-23 17:12pm
  writerrochelleChris N 853314
  I loved my job! I made sure those folks had great days! We had 5 instructors and 20 clients. We each had 1 that needed 1/1 care, and 4 more independent clients. I had each day scheduled for the week, and I even took out the other staff's clients so they wouldn't have to spend all day coloring, or watching movies on TV. Monday we went to a free thrift shop, Tuesday I took older ones to Senior Citizen's to visit, Wednesday we went out to eat, Thursday we went to the Library to work on the computers and Friday we went to yard sales! One day I came in and all of the clients were lined up against the wall waiting to board the Bluebird bus! Another staff said, "They all want to be on your case load!" Before I left to move to TX, my boss had a staff meeting and told the others they would continue to follow my schedule after I left, and he had it written on a board! I loved that job, but now I'm too old to take the long work days, and work with lazy, phone playing younger staff who boss the clients around...
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11-Apr-23 05:21am
kristian s 513441
I rather have a higher paying position and just deal with the problems/ issues is because I need the money to survive.
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- 11-Apr-23 20:46pm
  Luv ur
  There is no right or wrong because everyone is in different circumstances and that has to prevail in the decision process. So while I asked the question, I didn't ever mean to say it is right or wrong either way. Life is life, and we do what we need to. That's called being responsible. So thank you for your post.
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11-Apr-23 05:13am
Christine M 323842
There is no use spending the majority of your life unhappy just for money. Be authentic, do something that is important to you or that you simply enjoy doing.
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11-Apr-23 04:37am
Claude H
I used to enjoy my job but took promotion with less pay & more responsibility so took redundancy when it was offered
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