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TWRoO said:
Munkeh111 said:
llewdebkram said:

I'm retraining as a cisco engineeer after becoming bored of my previous career after 17 years so right now I earn £0 but previously I was on about £40,000 if you add all benefits together.

It really doesn't matter how much you earn from your job/career, if it's a job you hate the money means nothing and if it's a job you love that's worth more than the salary itself.

My son couldn't understand me leaving a very well paid job but he wants to be a musician and I asked him if he would rather earn £100 a week playing guitar on stage or £400 a week wiping elderly peoples bottoms in a care home, then he understood what it means to find a job you love.

That made me laugh.... I think I agree with you on that one

It's funny, but sad at the same time... many care-workers are paid minimum wage.

Yes that's true but I didn't choose a care home worker as an example of a bad job I chose it because it's a job I knew my son would hate to do no matter what the salary was.

If you love that kind of work you'd probably be prepared to work for a modest wage, and that's what it's all about, find a job you love and you need never work again.