career choice

• Clandestine

  19 Oct 07, 16:30

  No choice made is "forever"...so don't feel guilty about not taking up the new job just because it doesn't pay well.
  
  Do what is right for you "right now" instead, especially if you need the finances to help your family out.
  
  And in time, once finances are a little more stable, you can then think of maybe switching to other job opprtunities that benefit others. Priority is to your family.
  
  However, if you think that in the long run, taking the new job now would/can only lead to better things in the long run...and you feel that it will take a little bit of a struggle financially, but you can manage it....then go for the new job.
  
  
• shinta

  19 Oct 07, 16:34

  Originally posted by naruto77:

  I don't enjoy to work for $$$$; however my recent predicament have somewhat pressurized me to take money into consideration
  
  my family need some financial assistance
  
  

  work for money first
  
  for the next few mths try to scrimp n save
  
  den once u think u have enuff money set aside, u can move on to ur dreams, ur aspiration
  
  eh u need to continue somemore right?
  
  den save even more money first
  
  den go study den go get the phd den
• parn

  19 Oct 07, 16:51

  If you are sure that the potential as a personal banker is there, you should stick to it and not lose faith in it.
  
  Since you've just began this position for only 6 months, it is highly unlikely that you will get a salary adjustment anytime soon.
  
  Perserverance in a role like this will definitely pay off in due time as a personal banker with many years of experience be more likely to be in a higher demand than a job seeker with multiple short-terms employments.
  
  I say you should stick to it for a year or two minimum and see if you're being value as proportional to your work performance.
  
  

  Originally posted by naruto77:

  i am in a dilemma whether i should switch career or not
  
  i am now with UOB working as a Personal Banker
  
  i have only joined for 6 months, so far job satisfaction is low
  
  the pay is not amazing too. i know some bankers take home can be 10k a month
  
  however for new ones such as myself it's difficult to even try to take home more than 3k
  
  but the potential is there
  
  recently i have another job offer with school for the autistic as an associate psychologist
  
  considering that it is more aligned to my future aspiration i am considering a switch
  
  however the compensation is terrible, i am trying to push for a 2350 a month now
  
  but they mentioned before that they offer 2.3k max
  
  should i switch? i dun really intend to work with kids in the long run, but i thot this is a good stepping stone, and i seem to have wasted alot of time trying out different careers...
  
  pls, i need a 2nd, 3rd, etc opinion
  
  if u r going to be childish about ur response than save it. and another thing is, even psychologist needs opinions from others and a listening ear as well, we aren't God
  
  we do however provide good listening ear, and therapies to modify ur cognition or behaviors
  
  thats the only difference
  
  and of course we are more sensitive to you as a human being too