Success or Happiness

Some people do not escape a job or life circumstance they don’t like because they feel many pressure on why they shouldn’t leave. For example, I have a friend named Andy, who worked in one of the “The Big Fours.” All I know is that they are in the business field, but of course, there are a lot more to these companies. When he worked for one of the companies, he was getting paid a lot of money, and many people envied him because they saw him being set for life. During the beginning of his career, he was excited and happy because he was getting paid a lot of money, but he started to hate his job because they were working him like crazy. The more he worked at this company, the more he hated his job because it became a job that he could no longer handle. He wanted to quit his job, but he was afraid of what his friends and family would say. He had a good reputation, and he did not want to ruin that by quitting the job that drove him insane. Even though his reputation was constantly on his mind, he also felt that it would be very hard to find another job that pays as good as the one he had. He didn’t have time for his friends or family, and was always stressed out from work. After three long years of hard work with the same company, Andy decided that he had to quit because it was turning him into a person that he did not want to be. When Andy quit his job, his friends and family supported him because they saw how unhappy he was. As he thought long and hard, he knew that it would not be hard for him to make money once again and be happy because having one of “The Big Four” companies on his resume was a major plus. He took some time off from work, but it did not take him very long to find another good paying job because his experience with his former company showed employers that he is very educated and hard working.

Sometimes, you just have to follow your heart and do what you think is best for you because you are the one who has to live with yourself at the end of the day. This can be a very hard thing to do because we are afraid of what the public and professional sphere thinks of us. The majority of the time, we only think of the negative outcome of our actions, and what others will say or think. However, certain situations may not seem too difficult if we were look at the brighter side of things. One of my favorite quote is “When one door closes, another door opens.” I like the quote because it speaks the truth in any way you choose to look at it. There are many opportunities for us in the world, and we do not have to settle for something that we are not happy with. At times, it will get tempting for us to take any job offer that comes our way because we are tired of trying, and not having the type of money we wish to have, but we must always try to remember to think positive and believe in ourselves. Some may take longer than others to find a good paying job and be happy, but it is all worth it in the end. All we have to do is keep trying and never give up. When we finally get the career that we have been searching for, we will become satisfied with life as we feel like we have not worked another day in our lives because we love our career that much. We don’t have to have experiences like Andy, but we do need to have a drive like him because he pulled himself out of an environment that he hated, and found a career that made him a lot happier. At the end of the day, you and your loved ones comes first, and that’s why it’s so important for you to have a career that makes everyone happy.