'Job interest holds greater importance than the salary it gives.' I agree to this statement to a certain extend.
Personally, I feel that having a great interest in a job affects the person on the way they work. No doubt happiness is a thing which is priceless and could not be bought with any sum of money. Naturally, people would feel happier whenever they are doing something which they enjoy and love.
Likewise, same for a job, having a great interest towards a particular job could enhance one’s performance, confidence, motivation and many other related factors. People have a greater tendency to do better in their interests. They will not find it a hassle to put in extra efforts like working overtime and the results will be terrific or even better than terrific. Holding onto a job of interest could also help build one’s self-esteem and confidence. It serves as a motivation to do better in the job.
With a job of interest, one could meet all sorts of people who have the same interests as them. This way, they could broaden their social network. With a bigger social network, one could rely on these to make money in a way or another.
However, everything could be contradicted because of how fast-paced and complex the society is today.
If you were given two choices – one, hold a job of interest with low paying salary or two, hold a job with a high salary and special benefits like insurances and monthly allowance, which choice would you pick? I believe that most, like myself, would pick the second choice instead of the first. Why? It is because pursuing a job of interest with a low paying salary approximately about two thousand dollars every month will not be satisfactory. With the high standards of living, one could not possibly live without any problems with only two thousand dollars especially when they have a big family to feed. With many problems arising, how would one feel happy?
According to a recent survey on Ezinearticles.com, only forty five percent of Americans are satisfied with their jobs while a whopping fifty five percent of Americans are reporting to a job which they are not happy because it is not a job of their interest. Why then do these people still work in that field if they are not happy? Well for one it could be because it offer better wages or it could also be because they are not competent enough or are unable to get into the job of their choice due to other reasons. The main point is that they are continuing to do what they are doing even though they are unhappy because of practical reasons. Take Tom Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie, a play by Tennessie Williams, for example, he is working with the “Continental Shoemakers” a job that offers “sixty five dollars a month” even though he hates it. Why so? Well it’s because he is the sole breadwinner of the family after his father had abandoned them because he “fell in love with long distances”. He shoulders the family’s expenses and is forced to subdue his desire for “adventure” for practical reasons like fulfilling his responsibilities towards his family. As can be seen, salary is the factor that most people will put prior to job interest.
In conclusion, job interests do not really hold a greater interest compared to the salary it gives.
55% is not whopping.
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