would you rather make less money and do what you love, or make more money and do something you don't quite like much? have any of you been faced with this decision before?

it depends on how much money we're talking about. if doing what you love makes you enough money to get by and have a little extra spending money, i'd choose that.

if i made any less than I did right now Id be eating goberment cheese

unless its #4 starter for the dodgers, I wouldnt work for less

when i first got into radio, i worked for nothing. i was the only "intern" out of college. it was totally worth it

hm. i would certainly have to cut back a bit in terms of extra spending money, but then, i would be having paid dinners with famous philosophy, science and religion authors twice a week or so. i'd make enough to live, surely, and would have to tighten up a bit elsewhere.

I'm an English and Philosophy major, so I'm basically looking to be poor for the sake of getting to study literature and thought forever.

No wait, you can still, uhm................................ oh well, proceed.

You take the job for less that you will enjoy more obviously. And I have essentially made this decision a few times.

Have you finally found a way to get paid for postwhoring?

no, but i may have found a way to be the new york city face of an organization that promotes free inquiry, science and reason, while writing about philosophy, science and religion, and meeting and discussing these issues with the most famous and best authors of books on these topics. or something like that.

So in other words, you'll be starting three times as many philosophical threads in N&D?

My advice would be to absolutely take the job you will love. The only factors to look at are: will you still be able to pay off any debt you have?
I am underpaid for my job but I have vitually no debt, and I love what I do, and wouldn't leave for more money unless I would like the job as much.
Or my wife was pregnant.

something else to consider is which job will provide you a better experience in terms of what you may want to do in the future and the kind of moves (careerwise) that you would like to make at some point. if the low paying job comes on top in this category too, i think it's a no brainer (even with less money)

And untill this happens you should totally do the job you will love.

I make shit money but I LOVE my job.

it seems that this decision will have to be made by me soon.

If you TRULY love it, your lack of wealth will go less noticed.

OTOH, having a family later on is really helped by having some more money, so think about where it will take you 10 years from now.

Not an easy decision by any means. Make a pros and cons list.

Hypothetical my ASS!! This thread's a farce!

i would pick the coffee beans out of the monkey shit in peru for the right amount of money.

You also have to consider the future... Like PD said, where will it take you 10 years from now? And a good question right now is, given the current economic problems, which job is more stable?