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  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    My personal experience with this is that if you find a job and/or working environment that makes you happy, your performance will reflect that, and there will be a domino effect. You work harder, you get noticed, you get promoted, you get more money.

    If your husband/family are not depending on you to put food on the table for them, now is the time to go after what you really want to do and not get so caught up in the financial aspect.

    THIS!! or if you can tolerate your job for just a bit longer, keep looking. Because you are not desperate for income, you have time to look for something more comparable. Also, depending on how you handle it, you may be able to wage a bidding war. My partner has done it. She gets a job offer so her current company offers her more to stay, then the other company reciprocates....
  • mustang289
    mustang289 Posts: 299 Member
    Money can't buy happiness, but it can get you really really close.

    Money can't buy happiness, but you can at least rent it for awhile
  • xintothevoidxz
    xintothevoidxz Posts: 95
    Consider the wear and tear (plus fuel) on your car as well as the wear and tear on YOU! :frown:


    If you aren't happy where you work you will spend every day dreading to come in. That's no way to live :noway:

    Besides, it could always just mean a temporary decrease in pay until your probationary period ends (if there is one) and once in a position there is always room for an increase later down the line :)
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Durrrr...happiness. However, you can be rich, midle class, or considered rich and be happy, or not happy. It is still the same choice.
  • Justme030
    Justme030 Posts: 255 Member
    There is a happy medium I think.

    But all things being relatively equal, I'd choose to be happy :)

    ^^This
  • Lochlyn_D
    Lochlyn_D Posts: 492 Member
    Well, When I have money, I seem to be happier....
  • conniemaxwell5
    conniemaxwell5 Posts: 943 Member
    Happiness is more important.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I'd personally go with happiness. Three years ago I was miserable in my job...I worked tons of hours, traveled all of the time for business, and rarely saw my family. I made lots of money though, and sky was the limit. I ultimately decided that I wanted to be able to spend time with my family and watch my little boys grow up...I was very unhappy knowing my kids were basically growing up without their dad because I was gone so much, and even if I was home I was home late and/or working in my home office.. I ultimately decided to take a job for much less $$ and a much lower ceiling...but it's pretty much 8-5 most of the time and I don't travel out of town 25 weeks out of the year. I'm loving my family time and not really missing the $$$ for the most part.
  • spiffybarbarella1
    spiffybarbarella1 Posts: 39
    Happiness, definitely. You don't want to be ruining your life being stuck in a job that you hate. Besides, money isn't everything, you also need your health and too much stress isn't going to make you any happier.

    Stick with your intuition and do what feels right.
  • saeede83
    saeede83 Posts: 96 Member
    Happiness definitely. If you are not happy, it will affect your physical and mental health. I gained 50 lbls being in an stressful job environment, it took me to realize it's not worth my health.
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    Not thrilled with my job or the money I make.
    But it's six blocks from home and gives me the schedule I want.
    No babysitter needed.
    I pick the days I work six weeks at a time so I can be with my daughter, volunteer at her school, go on field trips etc.
    Every so often I get the bee in my bonnet and want a "better" job but I realize for what I want in life right now, this is job is good enough.
    Don't know if that helped you or not...
  • anneerick
    anneerick Posts: 147 Member
    The grass isn't always greener on the other side. How do you know you wil be happier witih the other position?
    When I lived pay cheque to pay cheque, it was extremely stressful. Brutal. I counldn't sleep most nights, never mind just Sundays.

    It all depends on how much of a pay cut you're going to be able to cope with but maybe a solution could be; you just have to learn to leave work at work.
  • holliebevineau
    holliebevineau Posts: 441 Member
    not everyone is lucky enough to have a job that they actually like. Money is important. make a list of pros and cons for both jobs and see what you come up with. You dont want to jump out of the pot into the frying pan.
  • DarthGibbles89
    DarthGibbles89 Posts: 17 Member
    I wouldn't complain about a half hour each way. I have a job that's just that. A job is a job. I know the prices of gas can be unbearable, but if I were you, I wouldn't leave my job until I had another one lined up. Being happy is great, but how happy can you be when you are broke, lack food and can't pay the bills? Some money in take is better than none. I've been homeless before and I can say, having a job, whether you like it or not- is a blessing. Not everyone can find a job these days.

    Instead, I'd re-focus my outlook on things. We all have to do thing we don't like, but remember, without some rain, we couldn't have a rainbow. See what you can do to make your job more enjoyable. And just keep your hopes up. If something better does come your way, and it's a sure deal, then I would leave. But not until you are 100% sure you have another job ready to switch to.
  • BenchPressingCats
    BenchPressingCats Posts: 1,826 Member
    That's a tough one. How will the drop in income effect you? Will you constantly be worried about losing your house/apartment, your electricity getting turned off, not being able to pay for your car or car insurance? If not, it might be a bit difficult at times, but I would say I'd rather have a job I'm happy with than one that I make a lot of money at.
  • plumpncurvy
    plumpncurvy Posts: 68 Member
    About four years ago I decided I could not work in my miserable job any longer, even though I made great money. I quit my job went back to school, now have a great job which I love, and will be getting promoted as soon as a spot opens up. Even with the promotion I will be making a lot less than my miserable career from the past. We are a family of four and we have learned how to be very creative with money, because saying we have a tight budget is a huge understatement, but I have never been happier. I don't like being broke but sometimes you have to make sacrifices for you own mental health.
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    happiness
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    Happiness beats money every time.
  • AmberLee2012
    AmberLee2012 Posts: 540
    Thanks for the input everyone. I think I'm going to just stay put until I find something that would be worth leaving for. I think just being able to take a vacation day here and there would help a lot, but as I said, I don't get days off due to only being a contractor. I will figure things out. I wanted to be a special education teacher but I didn't want to rack up a bunch of loans because I bought a house when I was 24. Maybe one of these days I will just have to go back to school so that I can do what I really want.
  • LilMissDB
    LilMissDB Posts: 133
    If you can afford to, I say go for the new job even if it pays less. Of course if that were going to leave you homeless or starving then perhaps there would be more to consider.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I say happiness.

    Regarding the pay cut sure it will sting for the first month or two but then you adjust and you won't even notice it.

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