I have a very high paying job (~$200k/year) and consider myself very fortunate. However, the job is stressful and I pretty much have to be available by phone at all hours of the day. Lots of big projects, lots of fires to put out, and people’s livelihood at stake with almost everything I work on. I also work with multiple time zones (Europe, China, Japan, All US Timezones) and it involves a lot of travel.
I get to spend about 1 week with my family per month.
Do people think a job like this is worth it? My salary will be increasing significantly over the coming years (nearly doubling) and I have excellent job security, but I wonder if this is worth it. Would you stay in a career like this?
I’m in my late twenties so it’s not like I’m near retirement. I’ll be at this for a while…
It’s probably worth it for a while. Make sure you do this some years, get a lot of money and retire when you’re 30. You’ll have money enough to lead a normal life.
January 11th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
If i found a job that pays better but is boring as shit and stressful, i would directly move out that superstore where i get paid shit.
Yes, it’s worth it. The more money, the better.
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January 11th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
It’s probably worth it for a while. Make sure you do this some years, get a lot of money and retire when you’re 30. You’ll have money enough to lead a normal life.
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January 11th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Keep what you got…times are going to get tougher..at least your family will be secure..and you will never have to worry about doing without..Plus if you have kids..they will be able to attend college..Sad that you can only spend one week a month with the family..but that might change also for the better as time moves on…Give it a chance..you’ve been doing it so far..keep on doing it
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