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Old 03-07-2011, 04:06 PM
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Default I dont like my job, but I make a lot of money

Who else here is, or has been, in a similar situation?

Anyway, hi bbmb! Maybe some of you remember me talking about me having some moral issues with my job. (We sell animals. In large amounts. To anyone who has the money. Neither me or any of my coworkers legitimately know where or who they come from.) also (The boss is probably a pedophile, often travelling to Brazil to pay young boys to have sex with him, as well as engaging in many legally questionable business running practices)
I'm still there. Aaaand I dont love what i'm doing, it is certainly not what I want to spend the rest of my life doing. I get pissy, frustrated, tired, frequently. It is not uncommon for me to be at my place of work for more than 60 hours a week. I'm even embarrassed to tell people what my career/trade is, because most people dont take it seriously. (But it still is a skilled trade.)

But, my paycheck is seriously more than anything I could make at any other job that I am qualified for. I am college educated, but only in Fine Arts. In new york, everyone is an "artist" and having come from all over the world to settle here, it is certain that their work is of a much higher standard than mine. My degree can not reasonably get me any other kind of job. I mean, apart from a low paying, entry level job.
Having grown up with both parents on welfare, living in the shittiest houses in the shittiest neighborhoods, not having shit, and certainly never being familiar with the concept of a "disposable income," i feel like this is what it's gotta be for me.

So i guess my question to you people of the bbmb is; is this what it takes to be successful? Is this what you have to do to be comfortable, and not have to worry about paying bills, not have to worry about being able to afford the things you want? Or am I not opening my eyes? Is it possible to do something that you love, and make a comfortable salary, and still have enough spare time to spend the money that you earn?
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Old 03-07-2011, 04:12 PM
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Default Re: I dont like my job, but I make a lot of money

If you're making a lot of money, use it to fund what you think you'd rather be doing.

If you have a moral problem with what you're doing, use the money to drink till you forget... or get in touch with Arnold Diaz
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Old 03-07-2011, 06:21 PM
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Default Re: I dont like my job, but I make a lot of money

are there no other similar types of employers you could go to? you've been doing your job for a while now, would your current experience help you get hired somewhere else? or do all the other jobs (assuming there are any or that they're hiring) pay shittily because they aren't paying their employees a "don't tell anyone about the shady things we do" premium?

this is probably a useless question because i have to assume you've already thought of this but it's the first one that comes to mind
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Old 03-07-2011, 06:22 PM
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Default Re: I dont like my job, but I make a lot of money

I have a friend who does a lot of community work and has lots of connections. She told me about a few different job openings Id be interested involving a lot of neighborhood revitalization, etc etc stereotypical white liberal dream jobs.

When she told me the pay scale, its about half of what I make now. I kinda have been re-evaulating it though and realizing that Id much rather have something that makes me happy than I would the extra money. I save a decent amount regardless of my income. Id be fine just eating cheap bland boring meals to cut costs.



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Old 03-07-2011, 07:01 PM
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yeah i think that's another element of it - these low paying entry level jobs, how shitty a paycheck are we talking? is it enough to live comfortably at all, or would you have to move in with roommates or roaches or drug dealers or whatever?

i guess basically what i'm asking is do you want to stay where you are now because this is the amount of money you need to make to live comfortably and not have to worry about bills and all that, or do you have more of a general sense of not wanting to take a step down and make less money?
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Old 03-07-2011, 07:41 PM
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Default Re: I dont like my job, but I make a lot of money

I need to like my co-workers and respect my supervisors. I found out a long, long time ago that I can't work for a boss unless I think the boss is smart. Thankfully, right now I also like her personality but I'm able to work with difficult people if they're smart.

I've thought about moving, but the places I'd consider moving to are all more expensive to live in. I enjoy visiting those places but I have doubts about whether I'd enjoy living in them if I couldn't afford a nice dinner or an opera once in a while. And I'm too old to share an apartment with people I barely know.

Yetra: I think it's fantastic that you're able to support yourself. I'm in awe of people who can find a way to live there. You typically have to put up with more shit at your age. The trick is figuring a way to work into something more satisfying in the future.
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Old 03-07-2011, 07:44 PM
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Default Re: I dont like my job, but I make a lot of money

been there.

first, remember: a job always looks better from the outside than when you're down in it. could be a fancy job, could be a do-gooder job, no matter.

every job has the same problem: PEOPLE. There are gonna be rude, dorky, unethical, etc. people everywhere... conversely, there are kind, interesting, smart, etc. people, too-- sometimes it's just your attitude, sometimes it's a corporate/institutional culture that attracts a certain type. accept responsibility for when it's just you being whiny. otherwise,...

examine your ethics. what's more important? are you (individually) doing something bad? is your company? how bad? if you don't work there, what will you do? don't ever leave a job without a plan, unless you have a HUGE safety net. Don't complain, LOOK for a new job, THEN decide!

your boss is a mess, but i don't see why you should punish yourself. If his problems are so obvious, he'll get what's coming to him. Unless seeing him daily makes you physically ill, then look for the NEW job.
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Old 03-07-2011, 07:46 PM
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AND i like what DOCUMAD said, too. Several good points there.
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