Imagine you could choose between a job that you'd really like where you'd make so-so money, and a job that you'd hate but where you'd earn twice as much money.

Although it's easy to say, there is more to a career than the amount of money you'll earn.

I feel that people should plan for the long term when making career decisions. It's hard to plan for the long term when you are talking about taking a job that you feel you're going to hate.

You might not last long enough in that job to even worry about the long term if you hate it as much as you think you will and end up quitting to look for a job you'll like. You might find that earning the amount of money you're expecting just isn't worth it.

Will making twice as much money in this job be worth the fact that you'll hate it?

Are you absolutely certain that you will actually hate the job?

Is there any chance that the job you'd like might end up being more lucrative than you expect?

At the end of the day, you'll need to make the choice yourself but when making career decisions it's usually best to look beyond just the money that's involved.

You never know when the job (or the money) will run out or when its importance