Pay vs Job Enjoyment
The cluster discusses the trade-off between job satisfaction and compensation, debating whether loving one's work justifies accepting lower pay or if workers should demand fair market value regardless of passion.
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If you're a valuable worker, go find a place that does more to you than pay :)
I don’t want to be into my job for the money. It is just a necessary byproduct of doing work I otherwise enjoy.
It's nice to get paid to do what I would be doing anyways.
Find a job with similar pay but a goal you care (substantially) more about?
I've decided that enjoying my life is better than making less $/h than I'm currently worth. I'll only accept more work if it pays more than that. My goal is to constantly maximize that figure.I could accept all jobs regardless of pay and make more money by working at all times but that suffers from a serious case of diminishing returns. It's harmful for my self-worth and self-respect when I put in extra effort to make less than what my time is worth. So I just do noth
Find another field where you're happier. Chasing money isn't worth it.
I would rather get paid less and enjoy my job than wake and not want to get out of bed. But that’s just me. Only live once so want to enjoy life.
I love my work. I do not believe it is a good reason to pay me less and pocket the difference. The chances are that I will love work in other company too.
These people are comfortable collecting a paycheck despite providing little value. I'm not.
If I understand this: you like your work but you feel ‘exploited’ because you are not paid enough, right?