A Facebook Status!!

It was usual working day when suddenly while waiting at my son’s day care I checked my Facebook wall…after all I was eager for the responses on my status update which said…

"what matters more in a job:content or environment?"

 

And amazingly enough this time there were more comments than just likes J and some came from long lost friends too. So this means content does matter!! Right or else why would you all take pains of writing comments rather than either ignoring or may be ‘like’ing as a social courtesy. But is it just that...I doubt if I would have got same response on Orkut scrap. Hmmmm…. so guess what?  Ignoring environment is ruled out too.

But going through all the comments you would notice not just variety but different permutations of two choices. And yes, Money I purposely didn’t mention as an option for in a way it is part of environment and one more addition in option probably would have not even allowed to capture  all the comments. So when I saw environment and first choice, could relate to my personal experience where as a recruiter many times I came across candidates ready to compromise on higher capacity positions just for a better brand name, which they felt would provide better environment and exposure. Not just that, need for better environment also makes people come on lower salary hence agreeing with those who voted for it was quite natural for me. But at the same time a recent discussion with a friend who actually opted for an environment which she was not very pleased with ,only for a job profile with a content of her choice. Infact she chose job profile against all the odds!! Not just her many people consider its only content which takes you up on the ladder but similarly there are people who imbibe positives for the environment and grow as a professional.

We definitely can’t ignore the fact that best is the blend of both but when it comes to make a choice it’s not just different for different people but it does change for any specific person with time. An individual’s choice would depend on his state of mind and vary with his priorities and preferences. But ultimately what’s important that whatsoever we might pursue but ultimately we all seek inner peace. Our choices are just a way to stabilize our urges which allows us to focus for our further overall development.

So next time when you choose something remember there is nothing wrong or right it’s just your outlook, so go for it!!