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Pay vs. Happiness

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the but-i-want-both dept.

itri writes "A co-worker recently sent me and article about job burnout. Although it's a year old, the points seemed to resonate well with me. The nutshell of the article is that job burnout is caused by lack of the sense of accomplishment, working for a narcissistic boss, and a conflict between the employers and employee's values. Is it really better working for a company that cares about your satisfaction? Are there any companies like that and (more importantly) are they hiring?"

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  1. diverse shared iTunes by oliverthered · · Score: 0, Troll

    Are you licensed for that? it's one thing people copying a few songs it's another thing when a company does it.

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  2. Re:WAAAAAAAH! I'M SAD! by sexyrexy · · Score: 1, Troll

    Job burnout is a serious issue for Americans, who typically work 20 hours or more per week than their lazy European counterparts. That is why the US accounts for 30% of the world's economic activity.

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  3. Re:Burn-out is common with Linux Admins by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Stupid-ass troll feeder

  4. Nice Try... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Allow me to translate this:
          "I have a job for you."

    Translates to:
          "But I won't pay you much"

    Believe me Doctors and lawyers are all the same... they charge you out the ass for their services, they make you wait, but they seemed shocked if you want to charge them.

    That's why I've never accepted work from them.

    To break it down more succinctly, Lawyers will try to screw you in the contract and in the payment, Doctors seem shocked that you won't work for free.

    This guy is probably thinking... Gee, $30/hour is a reasonable wage.... and he gets pissed off when you tell him... "4 weeks of work, 160 hours, that will be around $10,000". But he thinks "Hmmm, one 'procedure', 3 hours of work $5K".

    Only work with this guy if you are close to starvation and lack any kind of self-esteem.

  5. Re:Left the US, and loving it! by milktoastman · · Score: 0, Troll

    wow, dude, where did you learn this word "shit?" This word "shit"...you throw it around like a pro and show that you can play the games the big boys play. man, how does that "shit" work for you? Look! I said "shit" in a sentence! Will you pet me?

  6. Rich person retires, film at 11 by Urusai · · Score: 0, Troll

    Good to see after sucking the marrow from society's bone some people can sock enough away to live on a cook's wage.

  7. Re:Its a matter of perspective by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    And as a further note, if he replies to a Slashdot post, his/your business has already failed - you just don't know it yet. Any CEO/Executive that has time to reply (reading is ok) to trivial posts such as this one, is failing their role in his/her company. Being an Executive is a 24/7 job, and not easily condusive to "browsing the web".
    Hey, shut up. Who do you think the fuck you are?
    I'm Bill gates. point IE here: http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/default.asp

    So, i get to surf msn the whole day, ant its good. ya, ballmer does get a bit pissed sometimes, but i think i'll get him a chair that's screwed up (down?) to the floor. and maybe a deospray and some talc. Jimmy i think needs some hair colour. and soma needs s liposuction done. You have to architect not just the xbox abd Windows, but also the people in my company. See? I'm the chief software architect! I even get people to upoad their financial records and windows keys!!

    ive come a long way from picking listings from dumpsters.

    so,
    browse around,

    bill.gates@microsoft.com