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Hi guys.
The dilemma that I am going to raise is something that I think has passed everyone's mind.
Would you ever choose a job that pays a good salary or would you choose a job in the sector that you love with lower salary?
Personally, I would go for the first option...

in the past people told you to do what you love, because, that would last longer, but nowadays, its more that love fades away if you get fed up with stuff,

so its better to seek durability outside of love and money

I would go to “career in sector I love” option. Are these “good salary” really needed? Ok, you could but certain thing you wanted, but in few months it will turn to “not knowing where to spend wise what is earned, and hating the job”. Besides, you will have that “good salary” sometime in anyway, but a chance to lose “job you love” is huge.

You didn't make clear explanation of the both job.
What I understand is the first job is literally similar like the second job. The difference is only you didn't love the first job (not hate too) and the second job is you love it.

Since first job is don't have any negative things and more risky, no doubt I will say first job.

If the first job is more risky and can be life threatening, I would choose second option

If money is going to make you happy then why not chose the first one? But is money going actually to make you happy? Most people seemingly do jobs they don't really like or care for, but I doubt they're truly happy with that and would much rather be doing something else. Personally I'd much rather do something I love for less than something I didn't for more, but that's just me. If you can turn your passions or hobbies into a career then that's probably one of the greatest achievements in life, even if you're not making as much as you'd like, but that's the compromise. I never really wanted to to work for anyone else and being self-employed is perfect for me. I don't earn that much in the grand scheme of things and have had offers to do jobs that would tie me down for 9-5 for much more money, but I'd rather not do that. Currently I do what I want and if I don't want to work one day I don't have to. I don't need to ask a boss or get permission, I just do it. If I wake up one day and want to go on holiday I can and still do my work from there and that's one thing you can't if you're stuck in an office all day or have commitments elsewhere. You really can't put a price on freedom.

When you say a job that pays a good salary, for me to decide which of the options will be suitable for me is to rate the difference in the two salaries, only then would I be able to decide that which I'll choose.

For example if I'm offered a job in sector I don't have much interest in and they are to pay me a thousand dollars monthly or in a sector I love, to earn four hundred dollars, it's only sensible for me to go for the former, as the difference in salary is quite so much for me to forfeit my passion for that time. But if the difference in salary between the two jobs isn't too much, maybe about a hundred dollars difference, I'll choose the sector I love.

I know it's better to work or do a job you love, but salary is as important as that, you make a living from what you earn(salary).

Only a person who has no credit obligations and no children can afford to work for pleasure and with less money. Anyone who has children will seek to earn more to support their family and will rather choose a hard and well-paid job than a favorite and low-paid job.

Depends on what your goal is and if you're good at what you love. Listening to movie stars say follow your dreams is like listening to a lottery winner tell you to sell everything you own and buy lottery tickets.

If you want to follow your heart and all that, that's great for you. I love that you have a passion and you think you can make money with it. But remember that you may be bad at it, and it may not provide the standard of living that you're accusomted to. Don't complain if this is the case because you've done this to yourself.

If you go to a career that you don't love as much, but will allow you to retire much earlier and to go on more vacations or provide for a better quality of life for yourself then that's great to.

Honestly whatever your goal is in life is going to determine this. Plus what your're good at. I love playing sports but I'm not good and I know that I wouldn't be able to play professionally.

There is no dilemma, in that matter that you pose, it is an inertial situation in life, which is posed by those who do not have clear objectives, generally in their early working life.

A dilemma usually leads to complex decision-making situations that have moral, religious, and even life or death repercussions.

Starting from that and making clear what Dilemma really means in your approach, I can tell you the following:
It is very difficult for someone to work in what they really like, but in the long run a job only means an income ... and that in itself makes many people happy. Not everyone does things he likes for money.

I tried the first option, it didn't go pretty well for me because the job requires extreme amount of research and time that Job is in the Tech Industry. Everything must be finished before deadline and fully polish and i had to go countless times to work without any proper sleep and i end up quitting that job.
Now im trying to find a job that i really love so i won't complain despite how hard it is.

Advantages of choosing a job which you love are

1.You will never get tired of working too much
2.You won't be waiting for weekends.
3.Self satisfaction.

If you are not yet stable then go for the first option until you become stable and pick the job or work that you love doing but there are instances or opportunities where you can have both, it depends on the kind of industry that you are in.

One thing I can say about this debate is that the more you age, the more you will be practical and choose a good salary instead of following your passion. If you want to work for the job that you love, you will eventually burn out and you will finally fall out of love of it.

obviously all want to work because they want to get a salary, and if possible the best salary. so I agree with the opinion that with a position in the best job, the salary will automatically automatically follow will get the best. no one wants after getting a salary position it is not good.
but if told to choose as you said clearly all want to choose a job with a good salary even though the job may not be suitable. but not all will do like that, there are those who are actually happy because the work is suitable for what he wants even though the salary may not be too large. but it must be remembered that with an increase in position clearly and appropriately must get the best salary.

Life is all about finding a compromise but personally I would prefer to do something I love to do as typically you'll be better at something you enjoy doing.

In order to create your career you've got to find out well what you would like to try to No work is often done by the force to enhance my life I prefer both an honest salary and a career. First I even have to create my very own career If I build my very own career ready to will be able to get employment with such an honest salary Which is enough to stay my family's people well I would like to earn more and find a better paying job to create my career.

It is very difficult to find a balance on both.
I don't say that you can never do it, but in most cases you cannot do what you love and get a lot of money - compared to another job that might not be satisfying doing it but pays more.

People say that you should choose a profession of your liking because then you will find enjoyment in your job and it wont be a burden to you.
I would prefer to do a job of my liking no matter what it pays. With my interest and hard work, i would be able to excel in the field i love.
If i choose the other job which is not my interest but pay more, in the long run i may not be able to progress in it.

On my end, I think I will choose first a job with good salary but only for few years until I save good amount of money, then I will divert to a career which I really like best, where I know that I can practice my passion. Because you are right, if you love what you are doing, you will not feel like you are doing your job instead you will enjoy everyday going to work and will look forward about it. So less stress in life.

I can tell you from experience to do the thing that you love. Of course if the difference in money is huge, you'll be better off with that first option but when we're talking something like a decent salary and a job you love vs a 50% premium doing some boring repetitive shit, always choose the first option!
I used to do work a very hard and demanding job that was stressful and I never knew if I wouldn't get fired the next day. At that time I was earning in one year what my friends needed 5 years for, but I'm glad it's over and I don't have to do it again. Getting burned out is the worst thing. I needed about 6 months to recover from that and start living again.

Can you live in a salary on a job that you love the most, if the answer is yes then you can go with it, there is a big chance of improvement with your salary and career if you do the job that you love the most, but if you cannot live then you should choose the other one and if you are more stable you can pursue the job you love.

I know my initial answer is a bit of to the contrary of many others here, but I don't think a lot of people understand what I'm really saying is that you should find a good balance between something that you like and something that makes you money.

Maybe I really love playing the guitar, but I know that I'm bad at it and I know that I can't make a career out of it. The same could be said of many other things, like maybe Carpentry, or Auto work, etc. Some things you're just not good at and that's acceptable.

Find balance between something that can bring you the financial life that you want, and that you like enough to be able to do everyday without being miserable. Don't forget we all die in the end.

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you can choose the first option and earn money for you to do the second option. it is not always the passion that matters especially to me that has a family to feed and a lots of responsibilities to pay.
but in the other hand, you can do both at the same time its just a matter of time management and prioritization.

Depends. Is the job you love an employable skill, that offers the ability to specialise? And how good is the salary for the "boring" job?

I had a great job computer programming full-time. Great pay & benefits, drive was a bit of a pain but I got used to it. The problem was that over time coding all day long *for someone else* started to get on my nerves, and destroy the love I had for programming which I had garnered up by it being a hobby. There's a good explanation on this by Michael Reeves on his Patreon page (and I'm sure on one of his videos I just can't find it):

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I decided to switch careers, and do something which takes me off the computer (for the most part). I still computer program as a freelancer, but I find it a lot more enjoyable to be able to choose the jobs I wish to entertain/work on. It gives me the freedom to code things I'm genuinely interested in instead of being forced to by the big man above me.

Essentially, I took a massive pay cut to do something I found a tad bit more enjoyable and I now enjoy programming as a hobby once again.

Why is that we feel that the career we choose pays less ? It may pay less in the beginning but when we got experience our pay will become better with the time. Also those people are lucky whom are paid well at their job and their profession is of their choice.

It usually depends on your situation.  But in my case I would prefer No.2.  A good amount of income can be earned through a good career.

Greetings everyone!  :)

I hope you are all doing great.

I used to do a job related to what I actually studied for (and I really love what I chose to study) and it was pretty interesting and exciting in the beginning, I loved it! Unfortunately, as the time went by, it became quite frustrating and time consuming. The salary was not too great, but I managed to live with it. Surely enough, there were days which reminded me why I chose to do that specific job, but had I had to keep doing it, I am not sure if I would have managed. It could be me, of course, but I grew to like it less, to put it that way.

Then, by accident (believe it or not), I got a chance to move on to a new job, one I knew literally nothing about. I accepted it by the initiative of my family since the salary was much better, and I actually grew fond of it the more I learned about it. ;D And here I am today, still doing that very job for a few years now, and I love it more with each new day.  :)

The bottom line is, give it a try if you see some benefits in it, even though it might have some drawbacks. You never know how it will turn out for you.

Cheers!

You are a lucky man if you enjoy your work day after day and you can be congratulated for finding such a job.

About 10 years ago I had my own business that brought me enough money and pleasure as I worked for myself. After a while I went bankrupt because technology was constantly evolving and there was no demand for my products.

Since then, I have worked in a lot of organizations, but I have not experienced this kind of pleasure anymore.  To this day, I remember that time as the best. Though it is harder to work for myself, but also pleasure such work brings more especially when you achieve some success.

It is generally accepted that a good job is a good and high income. But there are people for whom a good job is not associated with material values. They are attracted to the idea and completely different goals. I believe that a good job should be like your own hobby, you like to do it regularly, and it brings pleasure.

That would be the best thing to do but I don't think it is feasible.
There is a small percentage of people who manage to do as a job, their hobby. All others do a job that they usually do not like but they have to do it in order to make a living.

Well for me I will probably go with a job that pays good salary because as a person like me whose having a family what I'm looking forward is to help my husband through our daily needs.I have done it for almost 16 years of my life but when I resigned my job as I wanted to keep an eye for my children grow I never leave my husband behind,I still able to help him through online selling it's not what I really love but it's what is needed.I keep fighting for them.

I am truly sorry to hear that you business eventually failed, but at least you had a chance to experience that kind of joy at one point in your life. :) I don't think many could say the same, unfortunately. Maybe something good awaits you again soon, who knows. :) Just stay open minded, I guess.  ;D

I was fortunate enough to find the job I actually grow to like more every day (or should I say the job found me?  ;D ) and I am so grateful for that. I wish you all the same luck as I had, and even more. *fingers crossed*

I think choosing between these options depends on the financial status of a person. But anyway, I'd also go with the first one—the job that pays a good salary. Money is of great necessity nowadays (especially during this time of pandemic). And as far as I know, there are companies that offer seminars first so that an employee will have an idea of what he/she will be doing.

Also, I think that one will eventually learn how to love something and in this situation, one's work.

You are right but consistent with the present situation of the country regardless of what the work is, everyone will choose employment with an honest salary Everyone needs money to beat this crisis caused by the epidemic. Therefore, albeit the work isn't good if I buy a better salary then I'm forced to try to to it later under the pressure of things Circumstances will teach him to try that.

My point of view comes closer to your words.
Money is a great necessity right now. You cannot live a decent life if you don't make good money. And trying to find the best job will never come true. There will be always some things that you don't like so it is better to choose money.

Well based on the question i will go for the good salrary. Now a days most people dont look at career sector so far you are educated and you have the ability to learn you are good to work any where. but if your question was
"A good salary but no peace of mind e.g frustration at office OR A bad salary but peace of mind". I would go for peace of mind

Oh, a question for a fresh grad just like me.  I think it truly depends to the person. If the person can survive with the salary from the career he loves, and can support his family and himself with it, I think he will choose to stay with his/her hearts desire.

And its alright to choose the good salary too. I believe that you can always go back to your dream job in the future, it will never be based on your age. I have a friend who's into theater writing and acting now after spending 20 years in banking. You can always choose the good salary in able to provide for yourself and your family and go back to the sector you really love in the future, after you've settled. It will never be too late.

Graduates usually think that low salary is acceptable at the start of their career because they think that they are going to get a raise in the future.
But if you don't have a family that they can support you and you have to live your kids from your 8 hours everyday job then you should totally have to choose the good salary, right?

Graduates are willing to work for lower wages because they have no work experience at all and it is quite difficult for them to sell their skills. Moreover, many of them are very shy at their first job interviews. In this situation it is ridiculous to ask for a higher salary.

Right, some graduates need a high paying job for their first job because they needed it just like me, but what can we do? High salary jobs ask for work experience.  If we receive 3 offers from different companies, we will always choose the best offer. Some graduates accepted a starting low paying job because they think they can earn a lot after having a year of experience.

It's normal, but I've also read that people in my age are starting to learn their worth in finding jobs. We are more choosy in our work environment, we often choose the work with the right pay rate(which should always be the right choice).

I agree with the last statement. You may need to save money fast especially if you are fresher. Be financially stable on a faster rate and you don't have to worry for it and you will not have to focus on the salary but just to have the career you dream of having. And eventually, you will that salary soon enough since having the job you have passion will give the will and determination that is almost natural, to get better on your job. Which may lead you to promotion. Hence, better salary. There, problem solved, good salary l, good career.

Well,  if your priority is about earning money there's no reason not to choose the first  one. But if you're more concern about self development, I'm pretty sure you'll end up to the second thing and for me this one is more promising since you have the chance  to discover something that you love and it is not just about that but it deals more about your own identity.

We only live once, so choose what you like! You will not take money with you after this life! All you can in this life is to move something from one place to another, etc. Use your time and energy for what you really like!

Your life can still suck if you have a lot of money, but it can’t suck if you are doing something you love.

Once you get trapped into a job then it is not easier for you to get out until they fire you out because, you will take out lot of loans and you will be in the compulsion of working there to pay the monthly installments, that is how most people are working everywhere.

And sometimes your passion can't really help you to survive so you have to get a job that can really pay a salary. All dreams are forgotten because of that, I hope even you got a job for the salary, you can still find the time for the passion you left behind, cause you know maybe in the future you'll have the chance to pursuit it, the chance where you can really left the job you have all your life. And yep, there's really no age limit for someone to pursue what they really want in life.

I think very similar A good salary can be great today but you should always ask yourself if such a job will make you happy in the long run. Could you do such a job for the next 10-15 years because if you just get miserable after a few months all in the money in the world won't make you happy.
Same checks should be done for your dream job. Is this something with a future? Could you really make a loving out of it long term? We should all try to balance our passions with adding value in our job. Changing careers can be very difficult, especially in times of a crisis like we have today.

Of what point would it be, having a huge salary but labouring in bondage such that, your unhappy and unsatisfied! For sure, everyone would choose a career in the course they love with a fair salary, at least for me. Happines or peace of mind has a worth you can hardly imagine.

I would choose the first option, but while I would earn enough and create some reserves, i would probably start doing a job that i love and that is less paid and the previous earnings would allow me to make up for any expenses that I could not cover with a lower salary.

Same i would still chose a good salary over a career i love but doesnt give my desire of payroll. Both are the same that requires work in order to get paid. A job that pay me good will give good result for me to invest in ny own bussiness rather than work for a career that i love for the rest of my life.

Short but sweet note. And I must say that I agree with this. Life can really bring the worst events and happenings but when you're doing something you love, you can't really feel that it's hard. You won't see it as a job but as a hobby.

I'm saying this now from experience. I'm in my first job as a teacher and as we all know, teaching is not that easy especially during this trying time. But I think I've always wanted to share my knowledge with other people and teaching is my way to do that. I don't get huge amount of salary but seeing students learn from me is something precious and priceless. :)

I will go with the second option. Even if you are selected for the job you do not like, you will not progress in it because of lack of interest and commitment. On the other hand, you will work hard on a job or work which you like and eventually you will be rewarded for it in form of promotions and increments.

It rarely works like this.
I know people who got stuck in a corpo job they hated but thought they'll just earn enough and be done with it. As a result they either got used to doing it or got burned out and when they finally quit or got fired turned to addictions or stayed at home playing computer games and watching TV.
I have a friend who works abroad every 2 years for about half a year doing a job he hates but always brings back a lot of money for the Autumn and Winter. He lives with his parents, sits in his room all day and goes clubbing in the evening. He does that basically every day until he runs out of money and then goes back to work for 6 months and the cycle restarts.

There's nothing more pathetic than a man with a shrunken soul. And it will surely shrink if you choose to not actualize your potential

I think nowadays a professional in any sphere can earn much money. But it's usually difficult at the beginning and not everyone can take it.
I'd love to chose the second option because i'm fed up with the first one. The problem is I really don't know what I love.

There are two kind of people exists in the world one kind and which is the majority who are not living their life they are just here for surviving with what they have but at the end they will die without satisfying their desire of life and another one is who are here to live their life in the way they wanted.

I might not be happy/satisfy with the job that pays a good salary. I will choose a job in the sector I love then start looking for job with a good salary in that same sector.

It's your choice, just go with anyone that makes you happy.

Everyone wants a well-paying job and a lot to improve their careers ii am not satisfied with the sector in which I work.  in order to meet the needs of one's family one has to look for a good quality job while doing low paying jobs. I think low paid jobs are a lot of trouble and can't be found at the end of the day. you need to build yourself up in such a way that you can get a good quality job. Usually those who have less skills do this type of job and then come up with a salary increase.

Many times we have seen ourselves having skills that do not apply to the jobs that people offer to us.
This way, we have to choose if we are going to go for a high salary and a job that we do not like or go for a low paid job but in a sector we love.
Another factor is the fact if you have a family. People who have kids would go for the high salary in order to deliver to their children as they are their priority.

Both can bring food to the table. But both choices are very situational. For someone who has a past job that pays a high salary but he doesn't like the environment of his workplace and his colleagues. That can be one factor someone gives up his high paying salary as he can't take his life anymore with it.

While with the job of your passion and you really love it. I've heard a lot of good stories that money followed them after pursuing the things that they love.

I'm okay doing things that I love as long as it's rewarding whether it's small. I just don't want to be choked by doing something I don't like. That's stressful.

I prefer good salary because as a family man all eyes on you, children school fees is there, children will wear clothes, children will eat food,with this i chose good salary than career you love that will not provide school fees, food to the family it can just make people honour you in the company.

I agree with you, working in a sector we love would be very nice but it can't be the ultimate goal. We need to think more about a career with a decent income so we can provide dir our families. I believe in every job we will encounter things we won't like. It's just normal. Which makes it's so much more important to have things outside of work to clear our minds. Balancing work and life is the most important for a long career.

Money matters!!

I would always go for a job that pays well even if I am not happy as I need to pay bills and buy stuff that I like. In the meantime, I would certainly carry on with my search for a job with the same salary range in the field that I love.

In life it is very hard to find a job that you love and pays you good. But, as we all know life is a struggle and we need to overcome those struggles.

If my "lower salary" can buy the things that I like (not really into luxurious things) and pay the bills, then, I would go with the latter.

Life is not easy, it is harder and everyone has to face it but what we are doing is trying to avoid it so we are struggling for our basic needs since we prefer salary over the career.Remember the first step is always harder once we start doing it then we will be the master of it and at some point we will earn more with no tiredness of doing that job.

Yes money really matters in our life but it isn't the most important thing, money is very overrated and honestly life is more than just money. If I were to choose between the two I will choose a job that I like/love even if it only pays me low because money is not a good thing to be our main goal in choosing our career path because if you do and you don't like the job very much you will suffer for the rest of your life, as long as I am earning with the job that I love even if its only a low salary I will still continue on doing it for I won't see it as my job only but as something that I love to do and i will be happy doing my job but if the job I like doesn't earn me money at all or I barely earn from that job it is a different story, with that situation you need to be practical and set aside your dreams but don't forget about it because you will eventually find it after things have settled in your life

Be grateful you still have choices in your work.  In times like these, it is very difficult for me to have options for my job.  Let alone choose the big salary or the one according to your passion.  Getting a job to make ends meet is extremely difficult in this pandemic.

In my opinion, back to your heart.  What makes your heart comfortable.  What's the priority in your heart?  If in your heart, you are comfortable working on your passion, then choose it even though the salary is lower.  If in your heart, having a big salary will fulfill your priority in your heart, for example like me, any job that can generate a lot of money in order to make your family happy even though it's not my passion.  So choose a bigger salary.  As long as it's a priority in your heart, your heart will be comfortable.

Working with a comfortable heart will make you happy.  When you force work according to your passion and have low pay, but your priority is to make your family happy by having lots of money, your heart will not be comfortable even though you are already in your safe zone.

Even if you're out of your safe zone, if your heart feels good.  Then you have to do it !!!  Spirit