Comments on: Don’t be a Paycheck Player: How 5,000 Dollars cost me 5 Years of my Life http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/05/27/dont-be-a-paycheck-player-how-5000-dollars-cost-me-5-years-of-my-life/ the blog for ambitions young professional women. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:08:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Slinking Toward Retirement | 5 Warning Signs That You’re About End Up in a Job You’ll Hate | Riding the Waves of Personal Development | News, Travel, Opinion and Just Odd and Funny Things... http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/05/27/dont-be-a-paycheck-player-how-5000-dollars-cost-me-5-years-of-my-life/#comment-59815 Slinking Toward Retirement | 5 Warning Signs That You’re About End Up in a Job You’ll Hate | Riding the Waves of Personal Development | News, Travel, Opinion and Just Odd and Funny Things... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:01:42 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2697#comment-59815 [...] job to take. But, don’t forget that being a paycheck player can be detrimental to your future. I lost close to 5 years of my life for an extra $5000 a year. That being said, if a position has a salary that would barely enable you to live, then it’s [...] [...] job to take. But, don’t forget that being a paycheck player can be detrimental to your future. I lost close to 5 years of my life for an extra $5000 a year. That being said, if a position has a salary that would barely enable you to live, then it’s [...]

]]> By: 5 Warning Signs That You’re About End Up in a Job You’ll Hate | Riding the Waves of Personal Development http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/05/27/dont-be-a-paycheck-player-how-5000-dollars-cost-me-5-years-of-my-life/#comment-58380 5 Warning Signs That You’re About End Up in a Job You’ll Hate | Riding the Waves of Personal Development Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:01:54 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2697#comment-58380 [...] job to take. But, don’t forget that being a paycheck player can be detrimental to your future. I lost close to 5 years of my life for an extra $5000 a year. That being said, if a position has a salary that would barely enable you to live, then it’s [...] [...] job to take. But, don’t forget that being a paycheck player can be detrimental to your future. I lost close to 5 years of my life for an extra $5000 a year. That being said, if a position has a salary that would barely enable you to live, then it’s [...]

]]> By: 4 Bad Decisions and What I Learned From Them http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/05/27/dont-be-a-paycheck-player-how-5000-dollars-cost-me-5-years-of-my-life/#comment-29810 4 Bad Decisions and What I Learned From Them Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:01:41 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2697#comment-29810 [...] the wrong job for 5k More: I’ve said before that being a paycheck player can be really detrimental to your success. I chose my first job out of college, even though deep [...] [...] the wrong job for 5k More: I’ve said before that being a paycheck player can be really detrimental to your success. I chose my first job out of college, even though deep [...]

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/05/27/dont-be-a-paycheck-player-how-5000-dollars-cost-me-5-years-of-my-life/#comment-12837 Financial Samurai Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:13:46 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2697#comment-12837 Great story Sri! How did you and Ms. Career develop a relationship? Best, Sam Great story Sri! How did you and Ms. Career develop a relationship?

Best,

Sam

]]> By: Srinivas Rao http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/05/27/dont-be-a-paycheck-player-how-5000-dollars-cost-me-5-years-of-my-life/#comment-12102 Srinivas Rao Sat, 29 May 2010 15:27:22 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2697#comment-12102 @Amy: I think we've been all guilty of this at one point or another in our lives. We get this idea in our check that just a little more money will give us so much more happiness. This is a morbid example, but yesterday I was watching an old season of 24 where the director of CTU gets exposed to high levels of radiation and finds out he has hours to live. He talks to another CTU agent about the fact that he wanted to be a teacher and chose to work at CTU for an additional 5000 dollars and it cost him his life. @Amy: I think we’ve been all guilty of this at one point or another in our lives. We get this idea in our check that just a little more money will give us so much more happiness. This is a morbid example, but yesterday I was watching an old season of 24 where the director of CTU gets exposed to high levels of radiation and finds out he has hours to live. He talks to another CTU agent about the fact that he wanted to be a teacher and chose to work at CTU for an additional 5000 dollars and it cost him his life.

]]> By: Amy http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/05/27/dont-be-a-paycheck-player-how-5000-dollars-cost-me-5-years-of-my-life/#comment-12098 Amy Sat, 29 May 2010 12:36:53 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2697#comment-12098 Oh my gracious. I am a little embarassed to say I'm guilty of this. I rationalize it by saying that the paycheck is getting me closer to my goals (paying down debt, going to school, etc) but during the most recent enrollment period at my college I wasn't able to leave to go enroll. Ironic, huh? Oh my gracious. I am a little embarassed to say I’m guilty of this. I rationalize it by saying that the paycheck is getting me closer to my goals (paying down debt, going to school, etc) but during the most recent enrollment period at my college I wasn’t able to leave to go enroll. Ironic, huh?

]]> By: Srinivas Rao http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/05/27/dont-be-a-paycheck-player-how-5000-dollars-cost-me-5-years-of-my-life/#comment-12087 Srinivas Rao Fri, 28 May 2010 17:26:00 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2697#comment-12087 @Desiree: Sounds to me like you might need to take the leap of faith and see if there are other opportunities. Fear kept me in that first job for so long and I can honestly tell you if it hadn't been for fear and being threatened, I would have probably been much better off. So, keep that in mind. @Desiree: Sounds to me like you might need to take the leap of faith and see if there are other opportunities. Fear kept me in that first job for so long and I can honestly tell you if it hadn’t been for fear and being threatened, I would have probably been much better off. So, keep that in mind.

]]> By: Desiree http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/05/27/dont-be-a-paycheck-player-how-5000-dollars-cost-me-5-years-of-my-life/#comment-12078 Desiree Fri, 28 May 2010 02:26:06 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2697#comment-12078 I have a little bit of a different experience. I am severely underpaid but that is not the problem. My workplace has no energy, no focus, vision, positivity, compassion (even though that is one of our major causes), respect for its talented and line employees and overall evil spirited to keep those who are hard workers down. I have stressed, cried, been beaten down physically and mentally and realized what is the point? I am not learning anything new and have been stuck...partly because I allow myself to be stuck because I am afraid to jump from the frying pan into the fire. I want to do what makes my heart sing! But we as people have to understand we are not superhuman and have to do what is right for our health mentally and physically. We have to learn to better assess our options and career choices regardless of pay. Pay will come if we do a fantastic job! I have a little bit of a different experience. I am severely underpaid but that is not the problem. My workplace has no energy, no focus, vision, positivity, compassion (even though that is one of our major causes), respect for its talented and line employees and overall evil spirited to keep those who are hard workers down. I have stressed, cried, been beaten down physically and mentally and realized what is the point? I am not learning anything new and have been stuck…partly because I allow myself to be stuck because I am afraid to jump from the frying pan into the fire. I want to do what makes my heart sing! But we as people have to understand we are not superhuman and have to do what is right for our health mentally and physically. We have to learn to better assess our options and career choices regardless of pay. Pay will come if we do a fantastic job!

]]> By: Srinivas Rao http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/05/27/dont-be-a-paycheck-player-how-5000-dollars-cost-me-5-years-of-my-life/#comment-12074 Srinivas Rao Thu, 27 May 2010 18:20:27 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2697#comment-12074 @Michael: Just know that in a bad economy people have a tendency to hype up how good their companies are. The other thing is they see it as an employer's market often. I've had friends who have gone on interviews that were a complete waste of time because the company didn't even bother screening properly. @Michael: Just know that in a bad economy people have a tendency to hype up how good their companies are. The other thing is they see it as an employer’s market often. I’ve had friends who have gone on interviews that were a complete waste of time because the company didn’t even bother screening properly.

]]> By: Michael Rakowski http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/05/27/dont-be-a-paycheck-player-how-5000-dollars-cost-me-5-years-of-my-life/#comment-12072 Michael Rakowski Thu, 27 May 2010 17:56:01 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2697#comment-12072 That is a crazy story. Pretty much a nightmare situation. At the beginning it seemed like it would have been a stable, good job but that was far from the truth. I'm talking to some companies about jobs now so I'm going to be extra careful when screening them. That is a crazy story. Pretty much a nightmare situation. At the beginning it seemed like it would have been a stable, good job but that was far from the truth. I’m talking to some companies about jobs now so I’m going to be extra careful when screening them.

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