I've been working for 4 months in a job I really enjoy. It was meant to be temporary, until I break my way into my desired field.
But I just really like it and don't want to go now!
Pros:
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I'm helping the disabled
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pay is Okay (liveable) at $23/hour, can max out at $28
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full time, good benefits, good pension, union
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involved in an essential service in government, so job security is high. The job might evolve over time but the chances of it being outright eliminated are super slim. So it's stable.
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I find it easy. Not everyone does, but I'm exactly suited for this job. After work I have energy, I'm not drained. This is the biggest part for me. I leave my work at work and the job is not stressful whatsoever. I feel like my time is my own after work. This might sound bizarre but it's like I've achieved a perfect work life balance and I'm scared to let it go. I've never had that with other jobs, even crappy minimum wage jobs I've always dreaded going in and it would occupy my mind. But this job doesn't. I like what I do.
Now the cons:
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no room for growth or higher salary after I max out
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prestige - it's not a fancy job at all.
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it's about half of what I could make in my desired field. I could reasonably make $60k - $80k+ (with even better benefits and pension) in the field I'm trying to break into within the first 5 years of entering, with the potential to max out at 100k-110k if I eventually qualify for a promotion.
Honestly another small part of what makes me feel bad is the comparison to my husband. He's making $70k and I'm making less than $50k at the moment. He has the potential in his position to make $80k in a year or two. A bit of that seems unfair to me, that I'm not contribution as much financially, which is one of the motivating factors to break into my desired career path. He is supportive of whatever I choose. And if I'm honest part of me wants to stop the constant struggle for "better" - is cashing in my hard work and education for a good paying job okay, or should I really constantly be putting in the effort to be improving and earning more?
Neither of us want kids but we do want to buy a home and we'd be in a much better position if I made more money.
So the question really is, should I keep trying to break into the career path I planned where my earn potential is much higher, or should I settle for a job that I enjoy and makes me happy but pays half as much?
Currently I am trying on my off time to qualify for the higher paying career path. It involves knowing a lot of legislation in a particular field. When I know enough I should qualify to take a particular set of exams and at that point could qualify for the career path I originally intended to get into. I haven't been made any offers, but, I could just stop studying and decide to be happy with the job I have now.
What factors can help decide something like This?
Submitted March 04, 2018 at 10:55AM by howdoi56f http://ift.tt/2oOnaM5
