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Samantha Ng

Samantha Ng is associate manager at Michael Page Hong Kong.

Will more responsibility in a job make me unhappy?

I work as a marketer at a small but reasonably successful business. I like the company, the job and I am generally happy. I’ve just been offered a similar job at a large company with better pay and opportunities to progress further.The job will also bring more responsibilities, travelling and, I suspect, might even be less stimulating. I am tempted to take up the offer but I am also worried that the job might make me very unhappy. Is it worth sacrificing happiness, at least in the short term, for long-term benefits? ...