A big salary is much more important than job satisfaction. Do you agree or disagree?

There are two differing views on choosing an appropriate
career
. Some
people
are of the opinion that earning a high
income
is a much more paramount consideration than
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sense
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of satisfaction with their
job
. Some others attach more importance to being satisfied with one’s
career
.
However
, I disagree with the first group and
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that
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have
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a high
salary
cannot guarantee success at work. In the first place, statistics show that a majority of
people
quit their
job
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not because their
salary
is low but because they lack
of
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job
satisfaction.
This
was true of me, despite the fact that I failed to have a high
income
in my previous
job
, I was successful because I was passionate about my
job
, and that
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to desirable results.
Moreover
, eminent executives in
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world take the view that employees enjoying a positive outlook on their
career
are more likely to achieve higher success irrespective of the one’s
salary
.
Furthermore
, the concerns that stressful and arduous jobs have failed to bring about
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of happiness are
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, even if they may be
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.
stressrelated
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stress-related
stress related
ill-health have
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by employees in highly paid
position
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, as well.
For instance
, in our society those working in
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sector
as
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regarded more successful by
people
than others, the overriding cause of
this
attitude is their high
income
.
Nevertheless
, some of them leave behind their position so as to follow their dreams in
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income
careers, like art and literature. In conclusion, I am of the view that
although
making
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salary
is a paramount driving force for employees and managers should make a point of considering it as a significant factor,
but
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it is
job
satisfaction that
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staff to maintain in current
job
. Only when
people
crave
for
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their
career
will productivity improve.
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  • remuneration
  • financial security
  • motivation
  • luxuries
  • material possessions
  • fulfillment
  • work-life balance
  • stress levels
  • mental well-being
  • job security
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