wat matters the most when choosing a job

user · **Posted:** Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:37 pm

.curve wrote:

I'll be joining the military, and in the military you get paid by rank, so pay isn't a huge worry for me. So when I talk to my recruiter and we put everything in writing, I will be choosing a job doing something that I enjoy. Thus, I picked enjoying what you do.

psh, too easy to argue

what if a private company is willing to pay you 3x the money, u going to switch sides?

heroo · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 6618 **Location:**

MONEY (6)

cause when I see the paycheck, it makes everything worth it (L)

.curve · **Posted:** Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:51 pm

user wrote:

.curve wrote:

I'll be joining the military, and in the military you get paid by rank, so pay isn't a huge worry for me. So when I talk to my recruiter and we put everything in writing, I will be choosing a job doing something that I enjoy. Thus, I picked enjoying what you do.

psh, too easy to argue

what if a private company is willing to pay you 3x the money, u going to switch sides?

No, I'm going to stay in the military. I didn't say that enjoying what I do is the only reason. The topic is, what matters the most. Every single one of those options applies to what is important in choosing my job, but knowing that I will be doing something I like at my job is the most important to me.

Grimjaw · **Posted:** Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:55 pm

heroo wrote:

MONEY (6)

cause when I see the paycheck, it makes everything worth it (L)

(A)greed.

William-CL · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 7363 **Location:** N/A

Benefits. Wages don't matter as much as benefits for your family.
We just had someone come into school (alternate school program called youthbuild) and he graduated from the program 7 years ago and made 70k last year, and said that it would have meant nothing if he hadn't had full medical benefits for his family cause he has 5 kids at age 24. So consider that greatly when looking for a job. And May I suggest using this http://www.imatchskills.org/
That might help anyone looking for employment.

lavapockets · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:14 am

XemnasXD wrote:

lavapockets wrote:

XemnasXD wrote:

Doing something you love is why we have so many kids going to "art school" which means they'll be poor and useless and end up working at dennys.

lol well someone's gotta work there

Besides, if working at a place like Denny's enables them the time, energy, and lifestyle necessary to pursue their art, more power to them.

EDIT: And you most likely did spend all your time and money to get stuck in job where you don't really use a lot of your skills (unless you're in a technical profession). At least until you're considered an "experienced professional" or you get really f-ing lucky when you land a job.

No its called going to college for a career that matters, its called going to the right college so you have contacts and job offers set up before you leave college, its called making something of your life and not riding the wave hoping for the best. Basically its called not being stupid.

So what's your career?

Also to the OP, spelling matters

user · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:35 am

my ticket to retirement is the lottery

Kirkaldi · **Joined:** Jul 2008 **Posts:** 3083 **Location:** nyc

paycheck ofc $_$

William-CL · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 7363 **Location:** N/A

Kirkaldi wrote:

paycheck ofc $_$

What goods a paycheck with no Benefits? Especially if you have a larger family, or even a small family for that matter. For instance, I'd rather take a job with $14/Hour with Full benefits over a Job with $17/Hour with NO Benefits. That's $480 more a month sure. However The average insurace nowadays is getting spendy. A lot of it going over $500 a Month for 70% Coverage not including additional bills. Which would mean you'd in turn be making less with the $17/Hour Job if that were the case. Don't let the Numbers fool you, find out everything about the Job and the Benefits/Career Plans

Sacchin · **Joined:** Sep 2007 **Posts:** 2797

Seems like no one picked "feeling you make a difference" lol

I picked what I enjoy doing~

dom · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:59 am

Right now it's all about the paycheck. Once i'm financially sound, it will be about the job title, recognition, and respect.

Jstar1 · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 4757 **Location:**

your going to have to pursue higher education if you want any substantial pay increase. This isn't the 1960s where you can graduate high school, go work at a GM plant, marry and buy a house 5 years later..

Locketart · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 2119 **Location:**

I think it's all about enjoying what you do. I chose to be in nursing because I want to help people. My math professor said he could have an office job where he could earn twice his current salary but turned it down because he likes teaching instead. Maybe some people care more about money than liking what they do.

user · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:19 am

Locketart wrote:

I think it's all about enjoying what you do. I chose to be in nursing because I want to help people. My math professor said he could have an office job where he could earn twice his current salary but turned it down because he likes teaching instead. Maybe some people care more about money than liking what they do.

lots of hot girls in ur class? my school was hosting a career and i walked around, there were so many hot girls in the nursing program

heroo · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 6618 **Location:**

Grimjaw wrote:

heroo wrote:

MONEY (6)

cause when I see the paycheck, it makes everything worth it (L)

(A)greed.

haha, had to read it three times before I got it

hehe, but you know, we dutchies just love money :$

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