If you were unhappy working night shift and were offered a day position, would you take it, even if it meant making $5,000 less a year?
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If I could live on $5000 less a year and the change in position would make me happy, yes.
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Absolutely, life is too short to be unhappy, so accept it if you can cope with the pay cut.
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It depends on your personal situation, but I have always said that you should be happy in your work as you spend a big part of your life doing it, so if it would make you happier and you can cope with less money, yes do it. Good luck.
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Yes - without hesitation. One can adapt much more easily to lack of money, than to lack of sleep or whatever the negativities are for you working nights. I hope this helps : )
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If I could handle the loss of income, yes. I'd rather be happy.
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Happiness in the long run outweighs money...
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You have to weigh the pros and cons of want vs. need. You might want a particular shift because of the perks that come with it. Weigh that "want" against how much 5,000 more dollars would help you. Compare the two and go with the one that is more important to you.
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I have recently changed professions due to being very unhappy. I was in retail management for 20 years. Having to work 65 - 80 hours a week I did not see my wife and daughter much. I prayed alot about this and finally one day I was terminated. I have now moved into the construction field and am very happy. I did take a large decrease in pay, approx.$10,000. My wife and I pray and everything is great. Oh, and I no longer take blood pressure medication.
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Absolutely not! That is big bucks to me. But, go for it. I will take your night shift. I wish somebody would get out of my way so I can move up!
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So, long as all the bills can easily be paid with $5,000 less then I'd go for the happiness. Once feeling happier, you could then feel more motivated to apply for a better paid job.
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I made that choice myself. As soon as I was able to give up nights for days I did it and never looked back. Losing that extra 10% differential hurt in the beginning, but I adjusted to it pretty quickly. I personally think you'll be much happier on days and that will outweigh the money in importance to you before you know it. It did for me.
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Having worked all shift, sometimes all in the same day, and worked swing shift for over a year, I have a VERY hard time understanding where you're coming from. If I were unhappy with the job, I would not be any happier by the presence of sunlight. Therefore, the question is proven farther futile unless we go to an alternate universe where I am a pansy-assed person with zero exposure to reality.
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I've worked 24/7 shifts for the past 8 years and just got a position working days, at a higher pay grade, but less overall without the shift allowance (if that makes sense!) To be honest I jumped at the chance at getting off shifts, I've always hated doing them, and especially after the company I work for relocated my department 35 miles from where I used to work. Even though this job is at a higher pay grade I would have taken almost anything worthwhile to get off shifts. My social life is poor from working shifts, and although last year I got married and had my first child, I don't have the quality time with them that I would like. Now that will all change. It comes down to the question that you must ask yourself: How good is my quality of life? If you can get a balance between when you work and when your off, then you'll feel so much better within yourself. I sense that seeing as you put the question out that you feel that you don't get this balance. My advice is that if you can absorb the loss of earnings, then get a job working regular hours.
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