Is this only that matters for everyone?

Tell me frankly, is it only the salary which you get, that matters for job satisfaction ?

Can a person lead a happy life if he is paid a low salary, even if he thinks he is worth much more.....
i know...that depends completely on that person.... but, is only "salary", "everything" in a world like this?
if no, then why this craze behind money?

Job satisfaction is more important to me.Money matters but not that much.

when u start its money..and when ur experienced its job satisfaction....

rite now when ur freshers.........its training n work experience tat matters. maybe 4-5years down the line u need money to enjoy grt lifestyle.

but the bottom line is...........work on what ur passionate about. u will be so excited about work tat u will take every opppurtuity that u get n do the best at it. u will also feel like doing better at it. n automaticaly money will be thar in your pockets

You know what they say... "if you love what you do, than it's not your 9-5 routine anymore... it becomes a hobby that earns you some money"

I firmly vouch for that... I work in a radio station and even though money is not over the top great... i love it!!!

ill love if some 1 give me money for designing cars frm 9-5 on comp usin ur TAblet
Thats what my frnds (i may call them bros) do

Enjoy wat u r doing and get paid enuf to support ur family...
and also enuf for pc/lappy and a stable internet connection and a bike...
thats all i need..
btw y are u askin such questions??? got a job kya??

gimme a job as a game tester at VAlve, EA, Ubisoft, Atari or some such company and i'll work for peanuts :))

hmm...thanks for replying....
one thing which is pestering me is that, all this IT and BPO....are going to drive us to no-where...
work like a tamed one under somebody for the whole week....just getting down working like robots...where the hell "your own" thoughts are gonna rise up from....

Cant say abt IT but most bpo jobs r bullcrap.. They suck the life out of u.. And give zero job satisfaction

damn it dude! don't get so philosophical. just work and enjoy the money. when u feel u've had enough, move

And move where?

To another job..

and then to another.Its like an evil loop.Instead go for what you like to do or maybe plan such that you get what you want in shortest possible time.

pathiks said:
Cant say abt IT but most bpo jobs r bullcrap.. They suck the life out of u.. And give zero job satisfaction

absolutely right .. im doing it since 2 yrs now.. & exhausted..
its digusting to work in nights.. but u get a good experience of working under pressure... but thts crap again..

and now finally managed to get into HR recruitment for a IT firm . & its gonna be normal job i b'live.. joing them in goa next month !!

working in BPo.. u cant do the same old job for more than a Year.. it starts getting on ur nerves.. u need a change every year..

Here is what I am thinking about my future:
complete my engineering
get a decent job in an IT company
work there for 2-3 years to save some cash and have some experience
then leave the job and invest all the time in share market.
get retired as early as possible and do whatever I damn well please.

Sounds more like a fairy tale.lols

hey guys should I start thread about sharing our future plans and what you wanna do?

yes absolutely .. sounds gr8 !! ppl like me with saturated brains working in BPO can get some idea to set their futre plans !!

hmm....... future plans.. wanna be a freelance worker....

but i simply hate this IT and BPO

xbonez said:
gimme a job as a game tester at VAlve, EA, Ubisoft, Atari or some such company and i'll work for peanuts

Its not easy as it sounds..when you have to play games and only games nothing else, whats more bad is you have to finish the testing of games in a given deadline..and you will soon get bored of such a job..and its not that easy to get a job there you need to have a gamer portfolio

One thing people can do is :
Start blogging and be your own boss

,its better than freelance working.

well, i say u need to strike a fine balance between the two. it mostly happens so that the job which gives you full satisfaction is low on pay and the job which gives u a higher pay is low on satisfaction. u need to compromise on both.

at least for me. i need both satisfaction and money (face it, u need money in today's world. thats the truth. if not for you, today mebbe for ur wife and children tom!!!). i'd seek a job which may haf both the elements. it may not give me full satisfaction and a really high salary... but if it blends both in compromisable quantities, i'll surely take up the job!

Ok, from my experience - 6 yrs

Job satisfaction and money - nearly balances, but I gave first preferance to job satisfaction and money came with that.

We need money but money is not everything. Like other mentioned job is just one thing. Family life is also an important thing. Afterall money is useless if we can't enjoy life / do not get time to enjoy life.

Ethics - Whetever people say, stick on to ethics. In personal life as well as in professional life. Never sacrifice ethics for short-term goals. You will never regret if you always belive in ethics and keep it.

Regarding craziness for money - Oh well, some never think of anything else and run for more and more. They should definitely read this - How Much Land Does a Man Need?

It ends with ...

Six feet from his head to his heels was all he needed.

And that is very true.

yes money matters a lot...
even other things matter...!! like good job
obs if job is good and has great money then fine !!
job whatever it is must be interesting and good

obs i must have enough time to enjoy that money
i mean free time.

thanks, the link was a good one......

me,no jobs hobby & OSS Linux addiction gaves ultimate satisfaction.though i can get a job(IT) may be,I will not go for a job- satisfied with my idle browsing and Debian Linux.I got a job though,to look after a rubber estate near thodupuzha :-|

salary is next to nil.my job involves as a car driver too.

Thats the problem job profile and hobbies never seems to match.

money doesn't matter at all....... as long as u don't have a girl.

Once u r start thinking seriously abt a girl(u know marriage n all) everything changes. Money is it all that matters.

chesss said:
money doesn't matter at all....... as long as u don't have a girl.

Once u r start thinking seriously abt a girl(u know marriage n all) everything changes. Money is it all that matters.

second part is true.. i don't agree to first statement

WE all work FOR MONEY thats the jonly TRUTH....

else everyone would had follwed there hobbies and passion...

If one does that through JOB and gets PAID...i think he is most luckiest person on earth..and there are few of those kinds.....

Ask any successfull person..what he would had if not this..he would always would pick other job...and not say he wanted to do this from begining.....

i don't agree to first statement

yeah, that was prolly true for me only..

A famous quotation -

Onassis once remarked "Without women, all the money in the world is worthless."

The_Devil_Himself said:
Thats the problem job profile and hobbies never seems to match.

right.. i have done polytechnic diploma in Electronics Engg. & working in a BPO ..& my hobbies r HAM Radio & stuff.. this relates to nothing.. i feel like a jerk ..

offtopic:HAM &SWL are now very few afaik.