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[Closed] Wages vs Job satisfaction - Midlife Crisis etc

v7fmp · 2020-07-08T14:14:09Z

Hey chums! TL/DR: has anyone jacked in their 'well payed' job, moved somewhere else cheaper and started a new/different life? I'm curious about the correlation between the wages you earn and the job satisfaction you receive.... probably as im thinking of indulging in a mid-life crisis and throwing it all in and living a 'cheaper' more simple life. So I have always been one that 'works to live' rather than 'lives to work'. Although I do give it 100% at my job and be the best that I can (cheese!). But I don't get any satisfaction from my job (I work in the carbon industry, for a company that mainly makes components for high end super cars etc). I have a sense of achievement at times, but ultimately, the world would keep spinning if it all went pop tomorrow. My wife was a recruitment consultant for 13 odd years, but has been a 'mum' for the past 3 years. In that time she has done various online training courses, as she wants to change career. on top of this we had some inheritance money that we plan to buy a second property with, in the hope of renting it out and using it as extra income. Now I hear you asking yourself, why am I reading a strangers life story here... good question... has anyone been in a fairly decent paid job, not enjoyed it, jacked it all in, moved to wales/Scotland/somewhere cheaper to live, got a much lower paid job and enjoyed life more/the same/less? My wife is up for buying somewhere is south wales, living mortgage free, closer to many decent riding trails etc and living a less stressful life. Part of me is up for it, part of me knows I wont earn anywhere near the same amount of money, as the industry I work in doesn't seem to exist really in south wales, so I am cautious about the whole idea. Or don't want to end up in a job that I also find unsatisfying, but earning a lot less...… let me know your thoughts or experience if you have a spare moment! Thanks in advance!

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rickon

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I've done this quite a few times.

The most pertinent was being paid a decent amount of money, but being very stressed all the time.

I took about a £60k pay cut, but am now doing what I would consider my dream job with the team I really enjoy spending time with.

You need to decide what's most important to you. I didn't want to look back at my life, realise I earned a lot of money but didn't enjoy myself along the way.

For me, job satisfaction first, people to be with second, money third. Location.... I'll take commuting over living somewhere I don't like.

Posted : 09/07/2020 3:40 pm

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