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would you quit a good paying job that sucks to take one that makes you happy but pays less?

Let's say you are fresh out of college and have found a good paying job in an industry where you have some experience. The job is easy and pays well but you have to work a lot of hours with pretentious jerks who show no gratitude. This job is also nowhere near the career you envisioned for yourself but pays well. After a few months the chance comes for you to take a job related to your ideal career, you have the opportunity to move up with the organization but it pays less than half of the terrible job. It's rewarding and could lead to your potential dream career. What do you do? Do you quit the terrible job and go the rewarding career and slum it until you get you big break there?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    in a heart beat.. if a job made me happy and paid me a dollar i would choose it over a billion dollars any day, but it depends on your situation if your able to still support your family if you have one than go for it but family has to come first. if your just supporting you then what do you have to lose, you could move up a lot faster in a career you enjoy

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Do you know for sure that this other career will make you happy? Remember the saying that "the grass is always greener on the other side". You might feel so disgruntled at your current job that another job might seem better only because you're tired of your current one. You might find that once you're in the new job, you'll still have employees who are jerks and find you still have to work long hours... all for even less pay.

    But if you know for sure that you'll be happier, that you have the potential to grow, and you can still support yourself comfortably, then yes, I would change. The only time I would stick with a higher paying job over one that would make me happier is only if I couldn't afford to get paid any less.

  • kuamoo
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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