I‘m thinking of ditching my very safe and very well paid office job with the option to work from home for a job in the field where I drive around and inspect buildings. Taxes included I’d get a 300€ paycut but would gain the ability to get paid for overtime, which I do not have at the moment. Also, due to austerity measures I have no chance of ever getting into a higher position at my current job.
I don’t know maybe I just want the validation of something I’ll do anyway, maybe I want to get shown what makes my current job better than the might-be one.
I’d never leave public sector/government work for lower pay.
If you want job security, flexible working, decent conditions, good pension then (in the UK at least) you work for the government.
If you want good pay then you leave.
Leaving that job security for less money is, imho, absolutely insane.
If I was in my 20s, I’d be off like a shot.
At 30, I’d think for about 5 minutes before doing it.
At 40 I’d try to have a backup plan in place.
Now I’m in my 50s, I’d cling onto that safe and boring job like a limpet.
How much is the paycut at the government job?
Retirements aren’t replaced. Only chance of getting a raise is if someone higher up quits
No, I mean the current paycut
No paycut, only if I switch jobs
What? You aren’t paid in your current job? Get out of there ASAP
Please correct me if I’m wrong since I’m not native in English. In my understanding a paycut is the reduction of one’s income.
You’re 100% correct. That other person is making zero sense asking about a pay cut. Maybe they’re thinking payout, which is an actual compound word.
Sorry, English isn’t my native language. I had seen paycut used as “the cut of the pay you get from a job”, i.e. your salary, when expressed as a percentage. I didn’t realise paycut could be used as salary reduction.