Do you put making money as the main reason you choose employment

Money is ONE of the reasons when I consider employment but its not everything. I have to grow in the job as well and it must provide a challenge for me. If not, I would just resign and find other well paying job that would challenge my mind and abilities. I once told my boss that when I get bored with a job and it becomes routine, I might as well move on and find new learning experiences.

I look at it this way. I have been unhappy with other jobs because I felt that they did not pay me enough for the crap I had to put up with. So, in just saying that means that there is an amount of money worth putting up with a certain amount of crap. So I figure I can put up with a crappy job that pays well. If the pay is in direct relation to the amount of crap you have to put up with then I imagine I would try to put up with it as long as possible. I have learned to make the very marked distinction between my home life and my work life, so as long as I got my time to myself and with my familky I caould but up with being paid well until retirement.

I used to work for the money. There came a point in my life where I realized that money isn't everything. I needed more time to spend with my family and friends and working 6 days a week 8-10 hours a day wasn't cutting it. Plus I was so tired and my body hurt. Now I do not focus on a position that will pay the most. If there is any kind of junk, I will not remain. Life is way too short. Money is important. I have a base minimum that I can work for and survive on however. Not always are the highest paying positions the better ones. Who you work with is half the battle too. If you enjoy working with your co workers, you've got it made. Not all millionaires or billionaires are not happy with their positions. However, I find that most are. Not all are never satisfied however. Some live a meager life and is what keeps them remaining wealthy. I think that happiness at work is the most important over how much you make for sure. Love what you do and it wont seem like work.

I am just frustrated with the job market and wish there was better out there right now. I do not love my current job. It is ok for a paycheck and benefits. That is about all I view it as these days. I do not hate it, but I do not love it either.

Money is not the main reason for me to accept an offer.Mostly I prefer the working invironment.My present work is not of high salary,but I'm happy and not under great pressure.Money is important but not everything.I get no strong desire to gain huge money.Someone would accept any job with high pay no matter how bad the other situation is,but I'm not.

i am 20 years old and i just graduated from college... i moved out from home to start working after graduation.. its not because i want to earn more money, i am well pampered in our home by my parents... my main reAson why i started working was because i think its time for me to face the real world.. feel how hard is it to live life... knowing i had stayed at home being well provided by my folks didnt made it easier..i learned a lot of things.. like giving value to every penny u earned.. u appreciate little things... it taught me to save as well.. to have a goal, not just working and buyign the things that fancy me...so in my personal experience its just all about money... i graduated with a bachelor's degree in education... but im working on a call center.. not because of money but because i love talking to people.. i love to be logical, to reason out and to be analytical as well... :)and im learning big time as well.:)

i think it has to be balanced... for me, the kind of jobs that i do and the incentive had to be balanced... at the moment, i am not quite happy with my job because i think it is not paying me well enough for the amount of work that i have to put up with... but i am still grateful to God for providing me with a job... at least i can still survive and in a recession time like this, it is much better than nothing... take care and have a nice day...

Well you asked about making money, you never asked about happiness. I think all employees are slaves at point and no slave can be happy. Position of one slave can be better than another, but basically as long as you are working for another person, you are a slave. Millionaires and billionaires have their own business and make their own money, so their enjoyment is on a different level. Even top corporate honchos have shares and other benefits which make them a part of the ownership of the company. So employment and happiness are not the same. Now regarding money, yes I work coz I need the dough. It’s a very integral part of my job…I feel happy when I receive my paycheck at the end of the month. It gives me freedom to do a lot of things which my heart desires.

I only go to work to make money and I don't expect to make a lot of money, I only need enough to pay my rent, put food on my table and go home to see my parents every summer.

Money is definitely not the main reason that i choose employment. You konw some illegal jobs make more money,but we dont even take a dip of it.Im thinking about changing my job in 3 years.By that time, i will take both money and job satisfaction into consideration.

It's true, good payment is one of the factor when accept a post but not the main reason. If the job fulls of junk, it's useless with the high payment. So, find a good job is not an easy work. We need to think for a second .

i am not desagree with u franciscan but i think if we have more money our lives is better it can birng u happiness, a life without stress of problems u can buy things when u want and make a lot things. so normaly i choose a job that brings me more money than usual