Sunday, May 17, 2009

Worth 20k a month??

Worth 20k a month?


Why get out of bed? Is it just for the money? The knee gerk reaction would be "Yes". But think about it a little. If I paid you $20k a month to shovel dung, how long would you last? How many of us feel this way about their work already? We cannot stand what we do. It is a lucky person that gets out of bed on Monday morning and likes their job. The guy shoveling dung for $20k a month would not like it! The money perhaps but the job no... There is more to it than money. If you want to keep your next job; find something you like doing, find something that has meaning for you and find something that is fun! Here in the good ole USA we define ourselves largely by what we do. One of the first things we ask somebody we just meet is "What do you do for a living?" And let's face it "I shovel shit" is not a good answer no matter what the pay. So ask yourself what motivates me? If money comes first, you may want to rethink why you are here (and I as an employer will draw the interview to a polite but quick close).  Match the employer to you. If you take "anything" may as well settle for nothing. 

      

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