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What makes a job worthwhile: the money or the people? (pg. 3)
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by L.E.N.
Dippin the "pen" in company ink eh?
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ha...i wish, more like the company sticking its foot up my ass. |
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| silene |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
if it was people you wouldn't be taking that job. you have clearly chosen money. |
i only took it because i wouldn't be able to pay my bills otherwise. it wasn't a choice made lightly since I can get depressed when without social interaction, but it was a necessary sacrifice. |
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| Krypton |
| I want my work to be something I love. Money will follow. I don't think I've ever met a millionaire who didn't love what they do...:) |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
if it was people you wouldn't be taking that job. you have clearly chosen money. |
I'm pretty sure that's exactly what she was saying. |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
I want my work to be something I love. Money will follow. I don't think I've ever met a millionaire who didn't love what they do...:) |
how are you meeting millionaires? besides my bosses, who are probably millionaires, the only other millionaire i've knowingly met is larry silverstein, and that was because he was doing a presentation at my school. |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
I'm pretty sure that's exactly what she was saying. |
the last two words in her post were "people, definitely," right after saying she was taking the job because she needed money. i'm not sure what you are getting at, but it sounded to me like she took a job because of money when another job was available that had a better work environment.
i get that it doesn't directly hit the point of the initial question because he said make alot of money, but the choice was still money over people. whether there was a valid reason for the choice is irrelevant because when it gets boiled down to the core reason, its all the same: we want/need money. |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
how are you meeting millionaires? besides my bosses, who are probably millionaires, the only other millionaire i've knowingly met is larry silverstein, and that was because he was doing a presentation at my school. |
I've met the CEO of a computer software company in Germany, and a guy whose real estate portfolio is worth 1 million plus. I also met this one dude in an afterhours club who was rolling face who was a millionaire. The guy had a lambourgini parked out in the parking lot and he was askin me for a light show in his face...some like to live it up...but what I've learned in who I've met, and watched in business, is that the majority of self-made millionaires love what they do. Work is fun for them. I know I'm on my way there because I love doing stock analysis. I don't have anything in the way of wealth, but I know one day, the money will come. Now is the time to work my ass off to get my big break to the top...:D |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
the last two words in her post were "people, definitely," right after saying she was taking the job because she needed money. i'm not sure what you are getting at, but it sounded to me like she took a job because of money when another job was available that had a better work environment.
i get that it doesn't directly hit the point of the initial question because he said make alot of money, but the choice was still money over people. whether there was a valid reason for the choice is irrelevant because when it gets boiled down to the core reason, its all the same: we want/need money. |
You're stupid...she said "I really need the money at this point in my life, but I would never take this job otherwise. So, people, definitely."
So yes, she admits she's CURRENTLY choosing money over people, but her preference is people. Get some ing reading comprehension, lol. |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
I've met the CEO of a computer software company in Germany, and a guy whose real estate portfolio is worth 1 million plus. I also met this one dude in an afterhours club who was rolling face who was a millionaire. The guy had a lambourgini parked out in the parking lot and he was askin me for a light show in his face...some like to live it up...but what I've learned in who I've met, and watched in business, is that the majority of self-made millionaires love what they do. Work is fun for them. I know I'm on my way there because I love doing stock analysis. I don't have anything in the way of wealth, but I know one day, the money will come. Now is the time to work my ass off to get my big break to the top...:D |
that's donny deutsches mantra....love what you do. while you're not wrong that self-employed millionaires love what they do, the reality is that there are definitely a good number of other millionaires who aren't self employed that probably hate their jobs. I don't know many lawyers that like their work, but i know there are plenty of lawyers with well over $1 million in net worth. I suspect a good amount of investment bankers don't like their jobs too much, and if you get into I-Banking having a net worth of seven figures is almost inevitable.
Also, you can love what you do and hate who you work with. those two aren't mutually exclusive. I actually hate my job and like my co-workers. |
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| silene |
well, let's say i had an offer between a job that offered little to no social interaction, but paid really well, and a job that still paid the bills but was socially-oriented. I'd take the second without question.
Oh, and I'm a guy :p. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Hahah, woops! Dunno why I thought you were a girl. |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| Neither, I want to like what I do. Since when isnt that an option?! |
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