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Do people who consider themselves “outdoorsy” tend to pursue employment opportunities that pay less than their potential earnings, had they pursued employment t
by AuthorizedCust 5y ago
Do people who consider themselves “outdoorsy” tend to pursue employment opportunities that pay less than their potential earnings, had they pursued employment that maximized the value of their skills?
It’s like a “pursue your passion” dilemma. If your passion is whitewater rafting, employment in that field will pay differently than, say, many kinds of employment facilitated by a computer science degree.
Same dilemma goes for clergy, who often have marketable and lucrative skills they leave behind to pursue their calling.
- boring_twenties 5y agoAnecdotally, I'd say it's very common. In fact I often meet people who have abandoned previously lucrative careers to work for peanuts, in exchange for more skiing. A friend of mine used to be an investment banker; currently a server at a bar. I myself gave up software development and delivered pizza for a couple of years (though I later ended up with a decent compromise.)