The A to Z English Podcast A to Z Quick Tok 52 | Would you rather have a job that you love but struggle financially or a job that pays really well but doesn't make you happy?
In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack is joined by May, Layla, and Hendrick as the discuss the following Would you rather? question:
Would you rather have a job that you love but struggle financially or a job that pays really well but doesn't make you happy?
Transcript:
00:00:00
Jack
You're listening to the A-Z English podcast.
00:00:11
Jack
Welcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm one of the hosts of the podcast and today I am joined by my good friends and guest hosts Layla Hendrick and May.
00:00:25
Jack
And we have a really good would you rather question this one was brought to me by May. So thank you may for this one. And the question is would you rather have a job that you love?
00:00:41
Jack
But struggle financially or have a job that pays really well but doesn't make you happy.
00:00:53
Jack
Oh, this is a tough one. This is a tough one.
00:00:58
May
This is.
00:00:58
Jack
Layla, I'm going to.
00:01:00
Jack
Let you.
00:01:01
Jack
Get the first you know, take a the first crack at this one.
00:01:05
Jack
What do you think?
00:01:06
Layla
OK. Honestly, it's really a tough, tough situation to deal with.
00:01:13
Layla
Uh, if I rather have a job, but I really love it.
00:01:19
Layla
But I couldn't make enough money exactly at the question said to travel financially.
00:01:29
Layla
Or maybe to have a job that saves a lot of money, but I am never happy. I maybe that job doesn't make.
00:01:39
Layla
Me happy at all.
00:01:41
Layla
I think she.
00:01:44
Layla
Uh, I will go with the job that I love because I want to feel.
00:01:52
Layla
I want to.
00:01:53
Layla
See my relax. Uh, maybe with the job that I love, I love it. I I can make a process and.
00:02:04
Layla
To develop myself in some different ways, which makes me be able to get another chance of another job. So.
00:02:15
Layla
Because I love that job strongly, I have a passion about it.
00:02:20
Layla
So I think I will go with the having.
00:02:24
Layla
A job that I really like it.
00:02:27
Jack
OK.
00:02:27
Layla
Because I think I will create about that job.
00:02:31
Jack
Yeah. You're taking you're kind of taking a risk. You're taking a gamble.
00:02:36
Jack
On and following your we say in English following your gut, you know your gut instinct, right? It's like I think I should be doing this even though I don't make a lot of money. This is what I really love. This is my passion. OK, that's very respect. Respectable. You know, that's commendable.
00:02:57
Jack
I like that answer.
00:02:59
Jack
All right.
00:03:00
Jack
Trick. What about you, Sir? What are you going to choose? You going to take the job? That pays well, but doesn't make you happy. Or are you going to follow your passion and take the job that you love, even though you're not making much money and you are struggling financially?
00:03:19
Hendrick
Wow. Yeah, to be honest, it's quite tough, but I think I will go with the number.
00:03:28
Hendrick
Like I will, I will. I will try to have, like, a job that pays well, but doesn't make me happy because yeah, I mean like.
00:03:39
Hendrick
At least you know, like I have a job. And then I have good financial like I have this money and then.
00:03:48
Hendrick
I have a.
00:03:48
Hendrick
Doubt with the number one, I mean like you have like a job that you love but you don't, you know, like good at financial. I think that's also not make you happy like you know like struggle in financial.
00:04:04
Hendrick
I mean like we will be happy.
00:04:06
Hendrick
With that right?
00:04:08
Hendrick
And at least I mean like I.
00:04:10
Hendrick
Just need to work.
00:04:12
Hendrick
Is a day in a job like maybe 8 hours or seven hours? Yeah, maybe at a time.
00:04:19
Hendrick
I I'm not happy, but I'm I think after that after I receive the money, maybe I will be happy, yes.
00:04:26
Jack
Right.
00:04:27
Jack
So, OK, so you're you're not happy at work for 8 hours, but you're happy at home because you have money and you can really buy some stuff that will make you happy and then sleep 8 hours. So 16 hours. You're doing OK? Yeah.
00:04:34
Hendrick
X icon.
00:04:39
Hendrick
Yeah, rather.
00:04:42
Hendrick
Yeah, rather than, you know, like you have a job that you really love, but you know, like, your struggle financial. So I I say, like, I mean like, it's good rather than, you know, like you have a good job, but you know.
00:04:55
Hendrick
After that you have to struggle with financial I mean like you also need money to eat. Need money to for something.
00:05:03
Jack
Right, no, this isn't. This is, this is the why this is such a good question. May you're you've really, you've got my head spinning right now because Leila makes a good point and Hendrick makes a really good point. So may settle this debate for us. What do what? Which one are you going to choose?
00:05:22
May
To be fair, I am still considering my my option for this question.
00:05:28
발표자 2
OK.
00:05:31
Layla
Show me.
00:05:34
May
And getting a high pay sounds.
00:05:40
May
However, in this situation I I would rather go for go for a job that I love.
00:05:47
May
Although the pay is a little low, probably so probably I.
00:05:56
May
We need to.
00:05:56
May
Do I will need to do some another job?
00:06:00
May
To get extra income.
00:06:03
May
As long as I am happy, because except the fact that.
00:06:10
May
Even though a company paid you very high.
00:06:15
May
Income, I mean, if you earn very high from that company, but trust me most of the time you won't be able to go back on time. You need to come during the weekend or public.
00:06:27
May
OK, you need to do a lot of overtime until like when you go back home, you don't have. Don't even have time to see your family to hang out your friends. So that is.
00:06:39
May
Most of the time what you call.
00:06:42
May
High, high income job.
00:06:45
May
So for all the reasons mentioned, I prefer to go for a job that I love. Although the pay is a little lower and probably I will do another.
00:06:46
Hendrick
OK.
00:07:00
May
Pass to get some income.
00:07:04
Jack
Now I think may change the rules in the middle of the game here because it went from struggling financially to a little bit less pay.
00:07:14
Jack
I don't know. I'm not sure.
00:07:14
May
Exactly. Yeah. And they struggle.
00:07:19
May
Struggling, struggling financially.
00:07:22
May
Yeah, you, you get a job one job with.
00:07:28
May
I mean, but you get what you get the job, but the the money that you that you know every month is low. So I I'm thinking maybe if I OK if I I don't like doing this job but I'll maybe have another job so that I won't struggle.
00:07:49
Jack
OK, OK. So you have one job that you love and then you get to get another job that you maybe hate. So now you have two jobs, one that you love, but one that you really hate. But that's alright, I guess what you're saying, I get you're saying you're going to supplement your income somehow, make some extra money? Yeah.
00:08:05
May
Yeah, something with my income.
00:08:07
May
Probably I can do something.
00:08:10
May
So by doing that, I'll.
00:08:11
Jack
Yeah, yeah, sure. Well, I.
00:08:12
Jack
Don't think you can invest any money you don't have. You're struggling financially. You don't have any money to invest.
00:08:17
May
By so. So in that case I will choose to do another extra job so that I won't struggle financially.
00:08:25
Jack
OK, OK.
00:08:27
Jack
Sure, sure, sure. OK. OK. Alright, I'm I think this is I'm going to choose. I'm going to go with Hendrick and I'm going to take the job that I hate.
00:08:37
Jack
UM, but pays really well, and I'm going to focus all my energy and my free time on my hobbies, and I'll have a lot of time to buy. Like good podcasting equipment and, you know, audio equipment and video equipment. And I can really make my hobby.
00:08:56
Jack
My main job and then just work to live.
00:09:00
Jack
Live, you know, just go and work and make money, but it's not really my passion. I know it's.
00:09:06
Jack
Sad, I mean.
00:09:07
Jack
I the best case scenario is that you work a job that you love and you make enough money to live comfortably, but in a lot a lot of situations for people.
00:09:20
Jack
They work in jobs that they don't really like.
00:09:24
Jack
But they can't quit because they need the money. They have families, they have, you know, kids that are studying ballet at a boarding school in America, there's things like that. So just for example.
00:09:42
Jack
Yeah. So you know in my opinion, I mean it it I know it's it's not exactly a romantic situation, you know, but but it's. But it's practical. It's practical. And so even though I really respect Layla and Maze answers because I think you guys are following your heart.
00:09:43
May
Which is.
00:09:55
Layla
00.
00:10:03
Jack
And your passion.
00:10:05
Jack
I just. I don't want to struggle.
00:10:08
Jack
Because I I have.
00:10:09
Jack
Worked many jobs that I hate and also struggled financially.
00:10:14
Jack
I had it.
00:10:15
Jack
I didn't get paid well and I hated the job, so.
00:10:19
Layla
This is really the worst.
00:10:21
발표자
If I can.
00:10:22
Jack
At least.
00:10:22
Jack
Get at work. A job that I hate and get paid. Well, that's better than what I was.
00:10:27
Jack
Doing in the past so.
00:10:29
Layla
Right.
00:10:30
Jack
Yeah, yeah.
00:10:32
Jack
So that's my yeah.
00:10:33
May
But then Jack, I have a question like I just want to ask your point on this. Let's say if you looking in the A you got a job and your income the the company will really pay you very well, but then you don't even have time to.
00:10:52
May
Buy the things that you like, do whatever things you want to do.
00:10:56
May
So will you feel happy or will you satisfy?
00:11:00
Jack
Well, that depends. I guess I we didn't really discuss the the rules of this question very clearly. I was assuming that both jobs are 40 hours a week, you know 40 or 50 hours a week. But one job you enjoy the other job you don't enjoy. But the time is the same.
00:11:20
Jack
If you if.
00:11:20
발표자 2
It is only.
00:11:20
Jack
I have to work 80 hours a week.
00:11:22
Jack
Week to get the good paying job, then I'll just work the job that I hate. But I'll work 80 hours a week and then I'll make enough money to survive. So.
00:11:35
Jack
Yeah, I I understand what you're saying. And you're right. Most people who have a lot of responsibility and are at high positions in companies, they work really, really long hours. That's just a fact. That's true. So I would not, I would not agree to that. I don't want to do that.
00:11:48
May
Yeah. Check.
00:11:55
Jack
I want to I want to have leisure time. I want to have spend time with my family. I want to spend time with my my online students making the podcast, teaching in the Zoom sessions and making content for my channel. So in that case.
00:12:14
Jack
I don't think I would sacrifice all of that for one high paying job where I have to work 80 hours a week.
00:12:22
Jack
I couldn't do it.
00:12:23
Jack
So I guess I agree a little bit with you may and I agree a little bit with Hendra and I agree a little bit.
00:12:29
Jack
With Leila. So I cheated.
00:12:30
발표자 2
It looks like you're on both side.
00:12:32
발표자 2
Now, yeah, you. You were saying? I tried to change.
00:12:32
Jack
Yeah, I cheated. I.
00:12:33
Jack
I'm standing on the fence right now.
00:12:42
Jack
Right, I always accuse May of being the cheater of trying to have to play both sides, but today I'm.
00:12:48
Jack
Both sides Jack today. Yeah. This. Yeah.
00:12:52
May
OK.
00:12:54
Jack
I'm gonna. I'm gonna.
00:12:55
Jack
Throw it out to our listeners out there cause we're kind of split here 5050. So I want the listeners to be the tiebreaker. What do you guys think? Would you rather have a high paying job where that you hate?
00:13:08
Jack
Or would you rather work a job that you love but struggle financially? And what is your answer to this? Send us an A message or a comment on our website A-Z englishpodcast.com.
00:13:21
Jack
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00:13:41
Jack
We'll have the discussion and the debate right there in our WhatsApp, yeah.
00:13:44
May
You are like Jack.
00:13:46
May
So you would like.
00:13:47
May
To hear what our listener is going to.
00:13:50
Jack
Absolutely. I I'm very, very interested in what our.
00:13:53
Jack
Listeners will say to.
00:13:54
Jack
This question, so with that said guys, thank you so much for joining me today and we will see you.
00:14:00
May
Next time bye bye bye.
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