Results: Rewarding Careers
Published on 12/14/2016
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1.
1.
Is/Was your job rewarding? Yes
43%
869 votes
No
24%
489 votes
Undecided
10%
200 votes
Not Applicable
22%
447 votes
2.
2.
I'm considering going back to school for a career I don't want, just to get a higher salary. Which is more important- working a job you like for a less than ideal salary or working a job you dislike for a high salary? Working an enjoyable job for less
65%
1312 votes
Working a less desireable job for more
28%
552 votes
Other (please specify)
7%
141 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.65% | 33 | |
| N/A | 0.80% | 16 |
| na | 0.80% | 16 |
| retired | 0.35% | 7 |
| Both | 0.15% | 3 |
| g | 0.10% | 2 |
| working an enjoyable job for more | 0.10% | 2 |
| Not sure | 0.10% | 2 |
| try appreciating the one you have and thinking about getting better pay doing what you love | 0.05% | 1 |
| I am retired. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not Applicable. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Work a job that has the right schooling for a job you would love and there is a demand for. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Depends on how bad uneed money | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'm not sure. | 0.05% | 1 |
| You will have to decide for yourself. | 0.05% | 1 |
| not working | 0.05% | 1 |
| Find a career you like with a higher salary. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Doing what you love adds more value to life | 0.05% | 1 |
| It depends if you can stomach something you know you are going to be unhappy in. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I am retired | 0.05% | 1 |
| homemaker | 0.05% | 1 |
| lets have both | 0.05% | 1 |
| work the higher job to save up to follow your passion | 0.05% | 1 |
| work a job you can tolerate for a salary you need | 0.05% | 1 |
| NOT APPLICABLE | 0.05% | 1 |
| Depends on a lot of things | 0.05% | 1 |
| Whichever you can live with. If you are too stressed about money, you'll end up resenting that job you thought you loved. | 0.05% | 1 |
| It depends upon how close to retirement you are. | 0.05% | 1 |
| how about a happy median and go to school to do something you enjoy but also pays good | 0.05% | 1 |
| Day job less/night gigs better | 0.05% | 1 |
| Depends on the person concerned and their situation | 0.05% | 1 |
| if working a less desireable job for more, I would constantly be applying for something more desirable. If you work at a job and you really hate going to work, that is no way to live. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have done both. I was lucky to find my current job, I love it, and get more $ | 0.05% | 1 |
| a desirable job with good pay that you are satisfied with | 0.05% | 1 |
| Balance | 0.05% | 1 |
| If more money is what you want to achieve...go for it..you win anyway. | 0.05% | 1 |
| None | 0.05% | 1 |
| try visualizing getting you really like with a higher salary | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'm retired | 0.05% | 1 |
| Been there done that, made the big bucks, retired | 0.05% | 1 |
| work part-time at both | 0.05% | 1 |
| Depends | 0.05% | 1 |
| Depends on what's more important to you. | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on who is depending on you for support | 0.05% | 1 |
| please check the answer i gave previously for this question | 0.05% | 1 |
| not working retired | 0.05% | 1 |
| Depends what you need. | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't care what you do | 0.05% | 1 |
| done both | 0.05% | 1 |
| R | 0.05% | 1 |
| too old to work | 0.05% | 1 |
| A balance of both | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on how much more | 0.05% | 1 |
| work at something you love | 0.05% | 1 |
| I am going back to school for a different career for retirement. | 0.05% | 1 |
| working for yourself! | 0.05% | 1 |
| if you can make it on the job you like, you'll be happier (or at least I would be) | 0.05% | 1 |
| unemployed | 0.05% | 1 |
| no | 0.05% | 1 |
| none of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| neither | 0.05% | 1 |
| Housewife pleasant work and husband | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on your situation | 0.05% | 1 |
| up to you, choose something you're passionate at | 0.05% | 1 |
| That's up to you | 0.05% | 1 |
| balance both | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'm not in the work force. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'm retred | 0.05% | 1 |
3.
3.
If you don't like your job, would you consider going back to school for a different career? Yes
33%
669 votes
No
23%
468 votes
Not Applicable
43%
868 votes
4.
4.
How important is it to work in a career that you love or find rewarding? Scale 1-10. 10 being very important to work in a rewarding career. 1
5%
91 votes
2
2%
44 votes
3
2%
42 votes
4
3%
60 votes
5
7%
146 votes
6
7%
137 votes
7
11%
223 votes
8
19%
375 votes
9
12%
240 votes
10
32%
647 votes
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