Most people in the world need to work in order to lead a decent life or even just to survive. Many workers are motivated by money: if the job pays well, they are willing to do it. However, some people are not concerned with the size of their pay packet: they simply enjoy their job and choose to do it whether they earn a high salary or not. What is more important – salary or job satisfaction? Discuss and give reasons for your answer.

Many people argue that while selecting any job priority must be given to salaries, while others argue that job

satisfaction

should behold important,

instead

. Job

satisfaction

is the factor which brings meaning to life while salaries can enable individual to have the improved standard of living. On the one hand, People who feel job

satisfaction

finds their jobs more useful and well regarded in

society

.

This

means that these people have the sense of responsibility which is valued by people in

society

and they feel good when they are able to cater to the needs of

society

.

For Example

, in the profession of medicine, doctors are generally well respected in

society

and they are well appreciated for curing the suffering of people,

this

helps them to feel worthy of investing their time in their profession.

On the other hand

, individuals who consider their pay checks of higher importance are not in the profession where they get direct feedback from the user of their services/products.

This

implies that these users do not know their customers and the benefits they are providing to the end users and

similarly

their end users cannot appreciate them directly.

As a result

, to feel the sense of achievement these people are focused towards living standards and materialistic things, which they can buy with money.

For Instance

, Mostly software developers, buy costly devices like apple watch, fitness gadgets and luxurious cars and are focused on pay checks. In conclusion, While Job

satisfaction

comes from factors, where there is direct interaction between service providers and receiver, earnings are indirect appreciation which reflects in the accounts of the individual.