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I know I am getting underpaid, but I am okay with it. For me, it is the ratio of money and stress that matters. Lets say I get 20% hike but it comes with 50% mo

I know I am getting underpaid, but I am okay with it. For me, it is the ratio of money and stress that matters. Lets say I get 20% hike but it comes with 50% more stress. I'd say no thanks and be happy with what I got. Better work is welcome, but more stress isn't.

airstrike 8y ago
What if it's a 2,000% hike with 100% more stress?
- gnulinux 8y ago
  I think there is definitely a stress ceiling after which I wouldn't accept any paycheck to let me do the job. But this is my personal opinion, I would imagine more stress => less demand on the job market => higher paycheck. For me, money isn't the end goal, but a necessary part of the adventure. When you play RPGs you don't try to make crazy money, you make enough to buy things you want in the game. That's kinda sorta how I see my financial situation.
  - airstrike 8y ago
    I hear you... Money isn't the end-goal for me either. I'm just hoping I'll be able endure the stress long enough so I can retire early (at age ~50) and enjoy a virtually stress-free retirement but we'll see...
- azhenley 8y ago
  The other element I always consider is the risk. Right now the GP knows the amount of stress the job causes. Changing jobs has risk about his/her ability to estimate the stress caused by the new job. I have a tendency to ignore things like stress (hard to measure) when selecting a job while overvaluing things that are easy to measure.
allthecybers 8y ago
I made a similar calculation a while ago when I moved from working at small companies to enterprise level tech and cybersecurity positions. My goal is to maximize the amount of money that can be made without the stress, pressure and demand of the job overtaking the enjoyment of the compensation. Admittedly, I could be making more money and being more aggressive in my career but ultimately I am satisfied with the balance I have found.

airstrike 8y ago

What if it's a 2,000% hike with 100% more stress?

gnulinux 8y ago
I think there is definitely a stress ceiling after which I wouldn't accept any paycheck to let me do the job. But this is my personal opinion, I would imagine more stress => less demand on the job market => higher paycheck. For me, money isn't the end goal, but a necessary part of the adventure. When you play RPGs you don't try to make crazy money, you make enough to buy things you want in the game. That's kinda sorta how I see my financial situation.
- airstrike 8y ago
  I hear you... Money isn't the end-goal for me either. I'm just hoping I'll be able endure the stress long enough so I can retire early (at age ~50) and enjoy a virtually stress-free retirement but we'll see...
azhenley 8y ago
The other element I always consider is the risk. Right now the GP knows the amount of stress the job causes. Changing jobs has risk about his/her ability to estimate the stress caused by the new job. I have a tendency to ignore things like stress (hard to measure) when selecting a job while overvaluing things that are easy to measure.

allthecybers 8y ago

I made a similar calculation a while ago when I moved from working at small companies to enterprise level tech and cybersecurity positions. My goal is to maximize the amount of money that can be made without the stress, pressure and demand of the job overtaking the enjoyment of the compensation. Admittedly, I could be making more money and being more aggressive in my career but ultimately I am satisfied with the balance I have found.