Pay vs. Happiness

itri writes "A co-worker recently sent me and article about job burnout. Although it's a year old, the points seemed to resonate well with me. The nutshell of the article is that job burnout is caused by lack of the sense of accomplishment, working for a narcissistic boss, and a conflict between the employers and employee's values. Is it really better working for a company that cares about your satisfaction? Are there any companies like that and (more importantly) are they hiring?"

Channel Your Inner Wally

[Shadow Wrought]

After all, if your supervisor is going to channel their Inner PHB, they give you little choice.

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[BushCheney08]

but if you are in the lab, you can have access to an incredibly extensive and diverse shared iTunes library and crank all you want.

Lots of tunes and all the crank I want? Sign me up!

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Let Steve explain!

[Spy der Mann]

Is Steve Ballmer rich? WAY YES! But is he happy? Oh no wait, Steve, get that chair down HEEEEELP!!!

jail

[Anonymous Coward]

when i get out of jail, can i traffic my rocks to the community?
absolutely not!

i plead the fif..... FIFFFFF

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[Donniedarkness]

you can have access to an incredibly extensive and diverse shared iTunes library and crank all you want.

I'll learn to program.

Re:Obligatory - Work for Yourself

[tktk]

I've only ever been happy contracting. Get in, get the job done, get out. Get paid twice as much. Establish business identity, take advantage of tax deductions. Very nice way to go. Must be motivated though and willing to SAVE money for the inevitable dry spells.

Get in, get the job done 6 months late, get out. Get called back constantly because you did a poor job.

My apologies if you're not a building general contractor.

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[The Bungi]

Board certified neurologist willing to relocate.

Good thing you're not in the IT industry...

- "So, you're a neurologist?"
- "Well, sorta. I play 'Operation' online all the time and I'm really good. I'm also halfway through the Wikipedia article on neurons. So... do I get the position?"

re: willing to relocate

[Tumbleweed]

> prometheus.med.utah.edu/~bwjones/

Dude - relocate to _Utah_?! You gotta be kidding me...is there hazard pay included?

(joke!) [sorta]

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[BWJones]

Your mother is one of my new heros. Seriously.

No seriously, please twist the knife some more.

[radiotyler]

In her book Overcoming Job Burnout, Dr. Beverly Potter defines burnout as "a destruction of motivation caused by feelings of powerlessness.

Thanks for that REALLY. You've just described my eight years in the workforce, and the way every pointed-haired boss I had used to take control over my life for at least eight hours a day.

Work. Do your job well. Leave your work at the office. Go home. Rinse. Repeat.

It's just that easy folks; if a chubby, 24 year old tattooed jackass like me can figure that one out, anyone can. I don't see anything really groundbreaking in this article, but if it keeps you from stealing MY stapler, by all means, read on. Or maybe go to Amazon [amazon.com] and buy one of the 5 or so books she quoted from.

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm creating a Sims character based on your mom's career(s) :)

The Scientific way

[Alan]

According to in depth research using googlefight, pay wins [googlefight.com].

Re:Keep your sanity

[HTH NE1]

I enjoy my job, it's a good job. I take pride in my work, I do a good job.

Why then do I get an image of you polishing a rifle when I read that?

In contrast to the article, my company told me to stop working long hours regularly because they were afraid I'd burn out. But I was happier when I was working longer hours! I got more done and felt less guilty about the occasional web surfing.

Re:Let Steve explain!

[Elad Alon]

Sure, Steve may not be happy, but he has the power to make you sad. Hell, he'll fucking bury you! He's done it before and he'll do it again!

Re:Burnout.

[mattbee]

I'll see your quote and raise you another quote by actor Michael Caine: "The idea that money doesn't buy you happiness is a lie put about by the rich, to stop the poor from killing them".

Re:Burnout.

[Anonymous Coward]

I'll tell you who cares... my wife. She cares a lot about how much money I make. That's one reason she has sex with me

there are a lot of women who walk the streets at night downtown who are like that.

Re:Burnout.

[Anonymous Coward]

Maybe a few more years on this planet will wake you up to the fact that the "happiness" of a Land Rover is shallow and fleeting.

I couldn't agree more. What you want instead is the shallow and fleeting happiness of a Porsche. I freakin' love mine! Chicks love it too. Yes, the happiness will fade, but by then I will have delivery my 2006 Aston Vantage! Woo hoo!

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[Louis Guerin]

Irony: Not one major grammatical, spelling or punctuation error in the parent.

Someone give this man a job.

L

Re:Burnout.

[Anonymous Coward]

I'll tell you who cares... my wife. She cares a lot about how much money I make. That's one reason she has sex with me.

Same here!

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[drsquare]

I'm afraid I'm overqualified to be a Slashdot editor.

Re:Burnout.

[evil-osm]

2. Do you have any debt burdens that will reduce your income in the future?
 
See wife in previous post

Re:Why should you.. or anyone care?: Slave Mentali

[CardiganKiller]

Let's presume you're talking about my God-Damned Penis.

...then crowing about how "GDP has gone up!!!11one" is simply a slave mentality...

Perhaps, but wouldn't you crow too? "GPD IS UP!!!111 TEH YAYNESS, ROFLLRZZZZZ"

If you've got a 35-hour workweek, 6 weeks of paid vacation every year, free healthcare, free schooling through Bachelor's-level for your kids, and a guaranteed old-age pension.... would you give it all up so you could live in a country that had a slightly higher GDP????

Yes!

Are you insane? What on god's green earth effect will a higher GDP have on your own personal life experience??

Oh now you're just being plain sarcastic aren't you?

Re:Why should you.. or anyone care?: Slave Mentali

[asdfghjklqwertyuiop]

If you've got a 35-hour workweek, 6 weeks of paid vacation every year, free healthcare, free schooling through Bachelor's-level for your kids, and a guaranteed old-age pension.... would you give it all up so you could live in a country that had a slightly higher GDP????

What country is that?

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[Beavbo]

Wouldn't let you drive the Porsche huh? Bummer....

Re:Burnout.

[xski]

>>I'll tell you who cares... my wife. She cares a lot about how much money I make. That's one reason she has sex with me

>there are a lot of women who walk the streets at night downtown who are like that.

And they're probably cheaper in the long run... 'cept for the ole AIDS gamble...

But hey, how do you know who else your wife is sleeping with anyway?

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[Fulcrum of Evil]

It's Utah - the drug of choice is probably meth.

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[bataras]

Is Board Certified Neurologist to you what Microsoft Certified Professional is to us? :)

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[indifferent children]

giving my children financial independence is not high on my list of priorities

Aw, come on! Paris Hilton's father is sooo proud of her. Don't you wish you had a daughter like that?

Re:Suck it up...

[Anonymous Coward]

Not forgetting the good old saying "hard work MIGHT Pay off in the future... but laziness pays off NOW".

Praise "Bob" ;)

Re:Its a matter of perspective

[WickedStick]

What if her name was Porsche...would that matter? I mean, my wife's maiden name is Beer and I always joked that I wanted to marry a beer, but I didn't really marry her because her last name was Beer... did I...???