Money Or Job Satisfaction?

Money Or Job Satisfaction?

 I’m planning to give a talk to a group of graduating college students mid next month. One point I’d like to make is that it’s important to love your work. Nobody should work at a job they hate.

This is common advice, of course, but I also hear people say that it’s okay to work at a crummy job if it’s a stepping stone toward a larger goal

What sort of advice would you offer to a young person just entering the work force? What’s the most important thing to look for in a job? Is money the top priority? Job satisfaction?

Is it better to be in a job you love that barely pays the rent, or to be making a fortune in a job that sucks your soul out and spits it on the floor? How can you tell what you love when you’re just starting out?

Are you working for the money only?