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Re: Corporate World vs. Small Company: Considerations?
Subject:Re: Corporate World vs. Small Company: Considerations? From:Martin Bosworth <martinhbosworth -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:33:10 -0400
> I really hate to be the materialistic one in the group but...FWIW I think
> this decision comes down to the whole "quality of life" thing. Although
> this is a difficult calculation to make you have to weigh what things are
> worth to you (there are quantitative ways of making decisions like this but
> I have never found them all that helpful). Although your commute, interest
> in your work, and work environment are VERY LARGE parts of the "quality of
> life" thing so is *cough* money. $10-20K a year is a lot of dough. What if
> that pay cut means you can't take the annual vacation with the kids (or
> something else important to you like that)? It's not about the money but it
> *is* about what they money buys in some cases.
Chad,
I'm with you, actually. Money can't buy you happiness, but it does buy
you food, clothes, your home mortgage, car payments, etc.
If I was genuinely unsatisfied at a job or saw things at the company I
disapproved of, such as poor treatment of the workers or bad corporate
practices, that would make me walk, regardless of the amount of the
paycheck. If it was just a case of being bored or unchallenged, I'd
find other things to do to bring me fulfillment.
It's really up to the individual. Each of us has our own set of
ethical standards and "comfort zones" within which we make
professional decisions.
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