are you satisfied with your present job??????????

@vorovo (67)
Nigeria
February 9, 2010 7:34am CST
are you satisfied with your presnt job???? do you think you can live on this job forever??? do you think money is everything??? do you think if you get a better paying job you would change your career?? let us learn from you, is there any advantage in changing career???? what solution do you suggest to those that are willing to change there job???
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12 responses
@emerillus (467)
• Philippines
11 Feb 10
hi.no im never satisfied with my job right now because it's so physically tiring..how i wish i could find another job that will exercise my mind as well, and also a better paying one..it would also be a plus if my colleagues will also get along with me.
@arunthvf (55)
• India
10 Feb 10
now i am working in a private concern. in future i will get government job. i don't think money is everything but, money has its own credits. sure i will change my career not only for money only it is a satisfying job. it is not necessary to change the profession often to earn money. it is important to stay in a career and build our capacity to earn better in same profession.
@Ladyslipper (1327)
• Philippines
10 Feb 10
Currently, I can say that I am still satisfied with my job. I have been with this company for almost three years already. They are paying me well. The benefits are good and aside from that I have close friends at work. Sometimes though just like any other jobs there will be issues or things that you will like. However, instead of changing career the best thing to do is to help make a change to the compnay and processes especially now that I'm already a part of our Management Team.
@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
10 Feb 10
My mother changed her job at the age of 53 and now I think that she is happier than when she was doing another work. She had changed her career from teaching to producing a local TV show and I think she is more relaxed and also getting better income than her previous work. I see nothing wrong with switching careers at any age, so long as you will be happy in the end.
• United States
10 Feb 10
Job satisfaction is a funny thing. I am a Manager of a convience store in an area of the country most commmonly known as the "Bible Belt". I went to college for Marketing and Management which I am utilizing in my current job. Like most people, there are days I love my job and there are days when I want to walk out the door and never look back. But our jobs and our committment to our jobs are defined by the way we handle these days we all despise but we make it through somehow. (This day just happens to be Monday for me...every Monday). My salary isn't high but the stress level is, and I don't get paid for any overtime worked. But my job offers me the freedom to come and go as I please, as long as I get my hours in and my job done. Considering the overall condition of the economy at the present, I am satisfied with my job and thrilled that I actually have one. Money isn't everything, but it sure makes life easier. Three years ago, I probably would have agreed to leave my present job for more money, but now it's not that simple. Longevity is just as important now. What good is a better paying job, if it's not there next year? With the changing economy, I have been trying to compensate by doing things like writing blogs in my free time to earn money. Side jobs are great for the economic strain we are in now. They provide you with extra income to save or pay bills with, and they allow you to have a back up plan just in case you end up jobless.
• Philippines
10 Feb 10
think first... wherever you are happy then go for it!
@Rtlsnk316 (1197)
• Mexico
9 Feb 10
Hi there vorovo, Wow, you have enough questions to start several discussions but to answer your main question, no, I'm not satisfied with my current job. The company I work for has several legal and economical issues, my payroll is being held up almost for two weeks already, some money is owed to me from last year and things don't look to bright in the near future. But I'm still hanging on there, at the same time looking for some other job opportunity, even if I don't get same payment or near what I'm making here, which isn't that much kind a think of it.
• Kuwait
9 Feb 10
job satisfaction is necessary... if you love your job.. you will work with all your heart and the job will be done well yes i am satisfied with my present job... i can live on this job forever.. doesn't have to be the same company... money is not everything job satisfaction and happiness comes before money for me... i just lost a job due to recession and i got a new job in a week but the salary was not the same... i would have got the same my salary or maybe more... but according to situation i thought of staying here as i am happy here.. i have seen many people going for high salaries and then ending jobless for a long period of time.. changing carrier is not good it you've been in a field for a very long time... changing carrier step should be taken at the start if you feel the job is not right for you... or before doing any courses for the related job spending 3-5 years learning it and then changing the field is not right... before changing any job make sure you have tried lot in the field you want to change.. still if it doesn't work go ahead and make a new future..but keeping changing jobs wont help... have it in mind... you wont be professional in any of the field if you keep changing jobs.
@tomcat23 (622)
• Old Forge, Pennsylvania
9 Feb 10
I accepted a Full Time position back in July 2009. I was promised a wage review and a raise of $1 per hour or more. I was told there was room for advancement in a growing $3 billion a year company. I told the hiring manager the starting rate of pay was not enough to cover my current living expense and was actually less than what I was collecting from my unemployment benefits. I accepted the stock clerk position based on the "room to advance" and the "wage increase after 90 days". My second week on the job, I was being trained for the position as Dept Head in their brand new store. I thought I was on my way up. After 90 days, instead of a raise, I was informed the hiring mgr lied and there haven't been raises in over 2 years, not even for the additional responsibilities. I enjoyed the work. Took pride in what I was doing, was even complimented on my work. Money wasn't everything, but in this case, it certainly wasn't enough. Just like a business has a "bottom line" so do I. I know how much I need to survive and that's how I determine my minimum acceptable pay rate and that is alot lower what I expect to be paid based on my experience and abilities. As far as changing jobs is concerned, although the grass may look greener, do your homework! Research the company you are considering the same as they would research you. Make sure its a good solid move and don't always fall for the "hype". Also, money isn't everything, you have to like what you do and be able to perform at 110%.
@clouds0327 (1389)
• Philippines
9 Feb 10
I like my job right now but I think It will be a lot better If am very good in English and probably I will be doing sales for the company and probably earn double than what I am doing right now. I am not spontaneous in English and I really suck when it comes to English conversation so being in the sales field is not a great idea. Happy my lotting.
• Indonesia
9 Feb 10
Hello vorovo, it will be so hard for me to leave my present job, because i really love my job and im so satisfied with it. My salary is not much, but its enough to fulfill all my needs. For me, a job that can make me satisfied isnt a job with high salary, but a job where i can find a good experience, a good workmate, friendly boss, and i get all of those things in my present job. If i get a chance of a job with a better salary, this will be a hard choice for me, because i should consider many things before i leave my present job.
• Canada
10 Feb 10
A good career is always the right step into the right direction. Presently I work at a warehouse, but when I arrive home Im right on the net earning income. Right now online I am not making a whole lot, but I know if I keep building my online income I can eventually leave my 9 to 5 job and be free of bossy employers. I had this dream ever since I was 13 years old. I feel if you have a passion for something in life and you hear it calling, you should never ignore it. In anything you choose in life.