23rd May 2022, 10:45 PM
(23rd May 2022, 9:14 PM)Different Wrote: Depends on what you're doing for a living. If you're working in an office all day (even though you love to dress professionally and love what you do), then yes, that can diminish over time. Why do something that pays you well, knowing you could be miserable at your job? I'd rather go for dream life and dream job.
Well that's the perfect outcome, isn't it? Having both a job you love that pays well. Like people who love programming and work as a software developer.
But the way I see it, money needs to come first. Passion and love for your job is just the cherry on top.
(23rd May 2022, 9:14 PM)Different Wrote: If that dream life makes me miserable working for someone (no matter how much money I'm making), I'm done.
I guess it comes down to how much you value enjoying your job. If switching to a job you love means you take a $10,000 annual pay cut, then you're essentially paying $10,000 for some enjoyment.
For the purpose of work — to earn a living — this seems counter-productive to me.
Think of what you could do with an extra $10,000 every year. You could have a month-long vacation overseas. Every single year. Wouldn't that be nice?
And a $10,000 gap isn't even that much. It could be potentially be much larger.