JOB OPTIONS: PASSION OR PAY?

Which job would you choose? A job that you are Passionate about but offer Low Compensation or a job that you are somehow Unhappy with but offers High Compensation?

I feel like there are so many things that I want to do in my life but there is so little time! 

I want to become a DJ and make my own music.  I want to become a Photographer, Videographer and Blogger and get my own website famous.  I want to be the boss of my own all-in-one Printing shop (for tarpaulins, shirts, etc.) and Internet café. I want to be a Game Administrator in my own Private Server in an online game.  

I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology.  My first target was getting a job in a BPO company.  I have done background checks for companies and I felt that I really wanted it. For fresh graduates and for people with no working experience, getting a job in a call center was already a big thing.  

Three points: good training ground, essential working experience, and fair compensation.

Call Floor

So I started my first real career as a Customer’s Account Executive, but it’s commonly known as Call Center Agent.  To be honest, I really REALLY enjoy my time working.  The workload is easy, the conversations are entertaining, the coffee is free, the aircon that I love so much is there, and the compensation is good. It’s near my field of expertise (technology and all).  It’s been five months since I started working and I’m doing good. 

But truth be told, I’m starting to get tired of it.  One major downer that I realized when working in a BPO company is the shock that a body gets when the sleeping pattern that it got used to for so many years would change. Those who have been working in the graveyard shift said

“You’ll get used to it.”

And I believed them, as long as I get a minimum of 6-8 hours of sleep.  

I learned the importance of an 8-HOUR SLEEP – it was something that I always took for granted when I was in school. It was true that without sleep, one cannot be ok.  Sleeping is happiness.

I miss sleeping at night. I hated waking up at night when everyone else is asleep.  I hated sleeping in the morning when everyone else is awake. I hated missing out on events because I couldn’t match up with their schedule. 

Then there’s this job calling that my heart wants to answer.  My heart is calling me to get back to my programming skills.  I could use it to start my own private server of an online game. I did it before during college but didn’t have enough time to manage the server.  Becoming a god in my own game – it was a dream that can come true.

But other people tell me that a private server is too risky.  They say that accumulating donations and PHP from the shop in game is not enough to make a living. But I know for myself that I can do it. Because want to do it. 

I could get another job that I also love but I will have to take an exam, which isn’t until next year. 

In my mind it’s: PRIORITIES, PRIORITIES, PRIORITIES . . .   I know my responsibilities and priorities.  I want to get married with my girlfriend soon, start a new life, and support my own family. 

Follow your passion and not your salary. 

Should I believe in dreams? Should I do what I love? Should I love what I do? Should I sacrifice the good job I have right now (although I am no longer contented with it) over something that I have wanted to do for so long? Should I stay in my job and wait for a few months for that new job?