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Money or Happiness? What should I do???

OK folks...Work4Cocksuckerz is back! Last time you heard from me, I quit the last job with the cocksucker right when he said my productivity was low and he wanted me to train my replacement. Of course, I said "Blow yourself" and walked out. Bye Bye.

Now, I'm temping in a factory-type job in Hicksville. (no offense to you country folk out there -I love you all- but for a city chick like me this is a HUGE culture shock!! There aren't any factories in Times Square!!!) I work for a company whose peak production season is from February to July (meaning my days are numbered). Instead of doing admin bullshit, I'm doing web design. I LOVE web design. I HATE admin.

Here's where I'm struggling...it's soooo easy for me to get a bullshit admin job and make more money. It's hard trying to make ends meet with this hourly job I have now (no benefits, either), plus it's a temp job, meaning they can either pull me in as an employee (where they'll keep me around the same hourly rate) or they can let me go because the season is over. But I LOVE web design. I've been circulating my resume trying to find another design job but no bites. Do I follow money or happiness? I'm tired of living paycheck to paycheck...I want to make some moves in my life. Do I forgo the happiness and get myself back on solid ground financially (meaning taking a bullshit admin job or something of the kind), or do I just wait, keep building my portfolio and pound the pavement for a web design job where I'm more likely to be happy? I don't want to end up job hopping again by the end of the year.

What do I do people? I'm really struggling with this. I HAVE to do something, and SOON!!! HELP!!! help :(

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Happiness First
Submitted by Mister X on Fri, 07/01/2005 - 12:26.

Do what you love, always. Stick with web design. Don't give up on it like most people do. Thank God you know what you like!

It's a no brainer: web design.

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money or happines
Submitted by gigi on Wed, 07/06/2005 - 02:35.

hey, work4cocksuckerz.....Pick the happiness part. In my career I've had both. (currently it's no $ or happiness), but at other times I've had the option to choose, and happiness is more valuable.

if you bill your hours low enough you can qualify for section 8 housing (if you're in NYC that's $450 month for a 1 BD in Manhattan vs market value $2800, ANd you'll qualify for low cost health insurance). sounds crude, but if your salary is below 50K but above $12K you're better off at 12K b/c you qualify for a massive load of govt sponsored programs. Once you think you can bill above 50K easily then go for it, but anything in between leaves you worse off.

check out all the new fancy trump bldgs on the west side. they all take section 8 housing.

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web design
Submitted by taru on Fri, 07/01/2005 - 13:36.

I'd stick to web design. For me, I switched jobs thinking there was no hope of getting a position in the one field that I loved (music was either too competitive or not much money in it). Hindsight, 20/20, I regret it although I am better off financially and I can live on my own. I may try to start what I loved again now but I'm not so sure that it was right that I left my dream field so soon. There's so many pros and cons to what I did. But you know what's best for you deep down.

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Advice
Submitted by Kerouac on Fri, 07/01/2005 - 15:44.

Better broke and happy than rich and sad.

Try to do something you love...but if money beckons, do something you can stomach while you earn the green.

Good luck.

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Stick with Web Design
Submitted by Cocky on Sat, 07/02/2005 - 00:54.

At least you know you like it! I've never liked any job I've had, so I tried to make as much money as possible, by becoming a computer programmer, back in the 80's. Did it for 18 years solid, then got out. Hated it, but made a lot of money.
Still don't know what I want to do for work, if anything, but I'm happier now working in a little store, getting paid almost nothing. I can survive now, sort of, on the pension from my programming job, and my current wages.
You might be able to score a decent-paying computer job, with the right connections and some luck.

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I would go for the happiness
Submitted by kjblue on Sat, 07/02/2005 - 00:55.

Would you be able to do Web Design as your own business?? You know a lot of sucessful business owners start out as people that were discontented with what they were doing! Make sense? Just a thought I thought I'd pass on.

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Thank you all :)
Submitted by work4cocksuckerz on Sat, 07/02/2005 - 12:55.

Thank you all for your comments. I think I will stick to web design. I do have a side thing going on, KJBlue...it's just a matter of promoting it.

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Happiness over Money
Submitted by Searching2780 on Tue, 07/05/2005 - 15:32.

Though some may disagree, you might actually come in to more money doing what makes you happy. i.e. less money being spent for therapy, medication, and binges :)

I envy the fact that you've found your "happiness" and am working to find mine!

MAKE IT WORK!!!

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Money Job / Unhappy * Happy Job / No Money
Submitted by improv woman on Wed, 07/06/2005 - 17:53.

The paradox of my life. I do a bullshit admin job which is about as thrilling as watching paint dry. The pay rocks! the benefits rock! The environment sucks! They expect me to stay at my desk 9 hours without a break and every dumb joke I say gets turned into a federal case against me and my ability to be a team fucking player/ suck ass. Everything I do and say is watched for discrepancies. I am sick of it and I want out but what to do next? My life has turned into people telling me what books I should read like "What Color is your Parachutte" Whatever.I am not in the mood. I am so down about my life I don't even have the hope I need to pick a fricken color. What should you do - ALWAYS CHOOSE HAPPINESS- there is no alternative ever.

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