The weekend is over already but I'm in the mood to answer a weekend question. I'll be responding to the very first question,
Would you rather
Would you rather work in a job you totally hate but pays you well or work in a job you love and find inspiring but the pay was low and you had to strictly budget your financial matters. Explain your answers.
This is an interesting one because it's a choice a lot of people have to make. Where I come from, you'd be lucky to work in a place you actually wished to. Most times, people just take whatever it is that comes their way just so they can survive. This inherently means that a lot of people are working at jobs they hate.
I haven't necessarily worked at a job I completely hated, every single job I have done piqued my interest one way or another. However, I've worked with bosses I didn't like that made the job tiring.
I don't have the luxury of being selective in a country where there are not enough jobs so I'd pick a job I totally hate that pays me well over an inspiring job. This is very contradictory for someone who talks about their mental health a lot but the truth is I have to survive before anything else.
Passion doesn't pay the bills over here and I can't starve with the vague hope that someday, everything will work out fine. My brother is a typical example in this case. I always thought he'd make a great career out of his artworks but now I'm grown and I understand why he dropped his passion to deal with life.
It's not as if I don't know how to budget but there are so many uncertainties with being in Nigeria. Nothing is insured and bills keep popping because you have to provide for yourself the basics that the government have failed to provide for you.
No matter how strict you are with your budget, a low-paying job can't cover all of your seen and many unforeseen expenses. I rather have that job that pays well so I can at least have more to save and sort my basic needs. Remember poor people are not terrible at saving, there's just not enough for them to save.
It's a tough decision to make because I'd be risking my mental health and also risking my passion. When I worked with people I didn't like, it was hard at first but I learned to detach my emotions and work-life from after-work life.
That's exactly what I'd do if I were to be in a job I hated right now. It'd be like living a double life but it's the best I can do to be a little sane as I try to earn a decent living.
How about you? Passion over money? Or are you like me who would bear it all until it's okay to chase passion?
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