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Best to start with what you consider high pay. I’m at a little over 200k and am content with that as my family and I overall live pretty modestly so were able to go on a vacation or two a year, have the kids in activities and still save for retirement and other things. But you ask other people on here if they are not at 500k they make it sound like they are living in poverty.
But generally pay does align with effort and time. I really think if people looked how much time most partners and CEO type roles not only work in their current role but also to get they they wouldn’t even try to replicate it even if it meant guaranteed success. For example I’ve met partners that travel so much they can count on their hands how many times they have seen their kids in the past 2-3 months. Some may feel differently but to me no amount of money in the world would make that worth it on an ongoing basis.
There really isn’t a shortcut for working hard. Usually the highest paid are those who have perfected their craft and sacrificed a lot along the way
Yep! It’s important to re-evaluate your priorities regularly. Just because you thought it’s what you wanted when younger doesn’t mean it will always fit where you are now. We evolve and our desires & interest change. After a few years as manager I moved back by choice to a senior for 7 years. I moved from full time to part time for the last 18 months to try to hang on but just resigned 60 days ago. I’m done with accounting & corporate for now, maybe forever. I needed a change! I was angry all the time, I felt chained to my desk, constantly plugged in, missing entire days, sun up to sun down, bored to tears, and unable to leave due to my time invested in this path and the $$. I knew it was coming so I aggressively prepared financially the past few years. I can’t say it’s been easy mentally as there are lots of moments of feeling lost, but no regrets. I think it will just take time to figure out what I want next and what that looks like. I know don’t want to sit at a desk or stare at Excel for hours on end. I miss moving my body more and may go back to bartending & serving at events. I’m fortunate in that we’ve lived off one income for years and saved 100% of the second. So I have no urgency to return to the workforce or line anything up. There’s more to life then work, a job, and giving every waking minute to a corporation. Everyone’s replaceable and life goes on. The money and title just wasn’t enough for me, anymore.
Good luck.
Why do you think they pay more?
Hours and effort does not need to translate into burnout. Good managers. Clear purpose. Interesting work all can offset burnout even if work is intense and hours are long.
If you want low intensity and high pay you need to find a role where you bring unique value. It has to be unique because if it is easily comparable to the market then your pay will be benchmarked. (Warning , you can still have burnout with low intensity).