Ever feel torn between your passion and paycheck? I love my healthcare job, but sometimes wonder if I could earn more elsewhere. How do you balance your love for the work with financial needs?

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I feel that way at times, and I imagine it's not uncommon. I'll think of how I could take some transferable skills and enter another field, and if the economy was better now I might be actively exploring that. I like the idea of working in healthcare but at times I feel like I could accomplish more elsewhere.

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It seems we are feeling the same, it's fulfilling job wise but pay wise not really. Have you managed to find a solution about transferable skills in any other field?

I think about that a lot. I definitely think I could be making significantly more money if I transitioned to technology or finance, and I sometimes think about going to school to get another degree. But I love what I do, and I love my team, and until that changes, I'm probably going to stick around.

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I'm the same, I love my job and what I do, it's just the pay. I sometimes feel I should have gone to IT too.

I love my job too, but the paycheck can be tempting to rethink. It’s all about finding that balance, isn’t it?

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It is. I sometimes this to find a second job to help but other responsibilities don't let me to do it.

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