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Passion beats pay in the long run

 

I worked in sales roles with several different companies and industries for some 10 years. I never enjoyed the role, but ended up as a senior salesperson. Then I got a job offer in operations as a trainee with a very reputable corporation. The role is rewarding in terms of job satisfaction and career advancement, and I feel I am more suited to it. More importantly, after two years of training I will be assigned to a senior supervisor role. But then I was also just offered a senior sales role in one of the Fortune Global 500’s top five firms. The package is very attractive and I think it will take at least three to four years for my operations role to catch up. I think it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work for such a big company, but don’t see the same career-advancement opportunities. I won’t acquire leadership skills or a career path and don’t see them in this role. I hope you can shed some light.