My choise will be interet! Even if it's not a HOT job, if you really work it out, I believe you can make a good career too!

i choose interest....if no interest on the job,no mood to work....haha....

for me, money cums 1st. well, it all depends wat u guys truly need at certain stage of ur career. it's sth to do with age oso.

I will choose money first

Interest first for me. From interest comes passion. That's when you do your job with all your heart. You don't care how much you earn from it. You do it not because of money, but because you want to do it.

That's very important because working is a very repetitive process. You do the same thing and face the same people everyday. That's why you need something to motivate yourself or otherwise you will be worn out easily.

Interest for me. If i get a lotsa money, but working environment and the job itself is Shi*ty, totally ripped off my life, Dont want ler..Cant be doing this for the next 5 years..Il go bang head!!
If you are really interested in doing something, im sure you can make something out of it too..but it takes time..and how determine you are.. to reach your gol..

u cant eat wif interest.. sometimes is just too hard to choose cos no money no talk....

I totally agree with you! And btw, nice banner down thr mate!

yeah. same like me. interest come 1st. If not interest in doing the job, i think i will not giving 100% effort in doing the job because i really dont like the job even it gives me high salary @ money. So, choose the job that u really interested so u can show ur 100% effort for the job ..! !~

For those people that say their interest is very important for them. I would ask them a very simple question: how do you know that you are VERY interested in something??

IMHO, you CANNOT say that you are very interested in something unless you are willing to do it for free. For example, you have a degree/diploma in IT but you say that you are very interested in ART. So, what have you done in your SPARE time for ART?? Do you study and do ART even though you do not have a job and course work in ART??

IMHO, most people only talk about their are interested in something. But, it is only talk. They do not really love that thing.

Dreamer

P.S.: Say what you mean and mean what you say.

This post has been edited by dreamer101: Nov 13 2006, 12:51 AM

If you give me the amount i want, i will cultivate interest

so true..

Say you got a job offer in Shell as System Administrator or something, but then you got very much interest in programming which only a small IT company wanna hire u... Which will u go for?

Well, if you REALLY want to be a programmer and you want it BADLY enough, there is nothing wrong if you go for it. Go out there and chase your dream!~ BTW, who wants to work in a big international company where you can't be heard.

This post has been edited by maniac_rage: Nov 13 2006, 09:54 AM

Well? Freedom come first.

Remember that money has no intrinsic value of its own.
Ask yourself, if you were to get a job that doesn't interest you buy pays more, does the extra money (and spare time left) motivates you more, in place of interest? Will being to afford a extra gadget per month or bigger vacation at the end of the year enough of a compensation, compared to the lower-paying job that interests you more?

For many ppl, money is very important, even for me, no money no talk. But if you do things that you have no interest on everyday, you will get boring, and tired. Interest might not earn you enough money, but that is not forever.

For example, you have a degree in computer science, and if you work as a programmer, you can get RM2k as start and slowly increase by RM200 yearly(figures are assume only). But since you arent interest in it, you could not do it very good, and only right after expected from your superior. Your salary increment or rank will hit a wall 1 day where you cannot improve anymore.

But if you work with your interest, you always do it better compare to ppl who work for money only, you willing to spend extra time doing research/ study on things you dont know but interested on/discuss with friends/expert in that field. Your study/ research might not prove useful atm, but will more or less help you understand better compare to others, or count it as extra knowledge(it is highly depents on your wisdom). So if you do work as a graphic designer(your interest), without the support from your degree, you cant get as high salary as working as a programmer, maybe RM1500 you can get or even lesser, RM1200, but if you can do alot(not just a little) better compare to others, your company will value you higher, you will get better increment(maybe RM300 maybe or better) or a bonus(1 month), or have a much higher chance to get promoted to a leader(if your company has the chance).

Yeah, you could say if u get promoted to programmer leader can get higher salary compare to leader of other department, but ask yourself, can you do it better compare to programmers who do have interest in that field while you interested in others ?

Lastly, ppl who work because of interest happier compare to ppl who work for money only. Choose 1, marriage with some1 you love, or marriage with some1 you dont like, but who is rich. For sure ppl will choose marriage with some1 whos rich and you like, but if you can found it, i have to congratz you, not all have the chance to have both.

well my case is more complicated,my interest is in multimedia but i studied in IT and lastly i am currently working in broadcast engineering industry,although i dont know anything about my current work,i learn about it and build my interest,now i have settled down and i like my current work.

Actually for me both also can. but I chose Interest first.
If no interest sure very sien while working..everyday do da same thing.
But if got interest sure will do very well, and can learn easily, and when can do very well, means can get promoted faster, then salary also go higher lo.. Lol.

fulfill both interest and salary at the same time

money first. after earn enough, can do what you like.