DustySaltus Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 A) You meet the love of your life. I mean he/she is all you ever dreamed of. The only problem is that he/she is an assistant manager at McDonald's and will never aspire to be anything more than that. They will love you unconditionally, be a great partner and never leave you or cheat on you under any circumstances. You would be working at a job that pays $50,000 a year for the rest of your life. Straight 9-5 job, Monday through Friday but again, you have the perfect relationship OR....... B) You and your partner both make $250,000 a year but there is a 50/50 chance that things will not work out. What do you choose?
TaraMaiden Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 A. Unquestionably. personal fulfilment and doing what makes you happy, is better than anything money can buy.
JamesM Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Okay, I will bite because the answer seems obvious. Some people who are risk takers may see the money as an attraction, and then gamble on the relationship. If the relationship fails...who cares, because there is always another. Me....I see the relationship as the important part of life. Money means nothing in comparison to having a happy home. I am one who likes routines and stability. So, I will choose A.
ordinary_girl Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 B) of course. who wants the same 9-5 job for the rest of her life? that sounds like a prison sentence with no parol!!! I don't need 250,000 pa from him nor for myself but I do want a life
Bejita463 Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 My initial inclination was to say A, because you listed positives to the degree it almost made me overlook the fact I don't think I could live out my life with someone who would be content being an assistant manager at McDonalds the rest of their life. At least with B I would have found someone who was not so lacking in ambition I would not be able to maintain a relationship with them anyway. It would end up being a 50% higher chance for a good relationship than I'd have with A. And that isn't even about the money. The money is just a perk.
espec10001 Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 B) of course. who wants the same 9-5 job for the rest of her life? that sounds like a prison sentence with no parol!!! Welcome to adulthood
Author DustySaltus Posted December 30, 2009 Author Posted December 30, 2009 Think about though, free cheeseburgers and fries for life......
Bejita463 Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Think about though, free cheeseburgers and fries for life...... This is easy to say when I am not starving, but I do think I would rather die than have to eat McDisgusting any more than is outright necessary .
ordinary_girl Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Whatever you say ordinary_girl ah you don't believe me. I have a career as a commercial analyst. I also lived/travelled and worked in Africa for a year and a half. so that's my adulthood so far. good luck with yours
espec10001 Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Think about though, free cheeseburgers and fries for life...... All the money you could save on food and doctors visits for colon cancer!
espec10001 Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 ah you don't believe me. I have a career as a commercial analyst. I also lived/travelled and worked in Africa for a year and a half. so that's my adulthood so far. good luck with yours Bravo! Good for you!
phineas Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 In which option would there be mind blowing oral sex?
espec10001 Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 In which option would there be mind blowing oral sex? The assistant could start a drive through for other services...
carhill Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Median salaries for McD's AM's are about 30K currently but do, in most cases, include health care, 401K, bonus, paid vacation and other perks. From this man's perspective, I'd choose A. I know enough people in the B category to know that I don't wish to be or be married to one of them Lastly, McD's is a huge global enterprise. If one builds a modest career within, and, later, changes their mind about the status quo, there are a lot of opportunities to mine. Flexibility. Having followed a career path which is not generally attractive to women, I understand better than most the trade-offs of working one's passion rather than working society's path when the two diverge. I'll take the McD's AM with the good heart any day. Thanks for asking
phineas Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 The assistant could start a drive through for other services... where does Ronald McDonald fit into this?
Bejita463 Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 where does Ronald McDonald fit into this? I bet he could figure something out. If he really tried.
JamesM Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I am guessing that if age was asked of each person responding, we might find the younger folks choosing B and us "older" (as in over thirtyish) choosing A. The reality is as you get older, IMO, then you realize that happiness together is better than personal happiness at the expense of a relationship. The way it was worded is that in the second option, there is a fifty fifty that the relationship would work. The positive part would be that two individuals would be highly motivated at their careers. The negative to that is...they would most likely put their individual needs above the marriage and the other person. Success and happiness do not equal power and money. In fact, some of the happiest homes are those which are low on money and high on love. And being that the assistant manager at the local McDonalds is quite good looking, then she is who I imagined when you gave your example.
Author DustySaltus Posted December 30, 2009 Author Posted December 30, 2009 I feel like I've been taking "B" in a lot of situations and that's a problem. Although, in my last situation I was prepared to take "A" and but it blew up in my face.....
InspiredbyYou Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Kind of ridiculous questions, should have made A a little more plausible. But I love your new avie!
Author DustySaltus Posted December 30, 2009 Author Posted December 30, 2009 Kind of ridiculous questions, should have made A a little more plausible. But I love your new avie! DY-NO-MITE!!! What should I have changed you think? I mean it's a stable life with a great person...but outside of that love it's pretty mundane...
Bejita463 Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 What should I have changed you think? The lack of ambition in A would be my suggestion.
Author DustySaltus Posted December 30, 2009 Author Posted December 30, 2009 The lack of ambition in A would be my suggestion. It's either sacrificing your own ambitions for love or potentially sacrificing love for your own ambitions....
phineas Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 normally i'd choose A. but right now i'd take B, have fun with the money then hope it ends then get back in line & pick B again I'm 38 & seperated. I just got out. I'm not interested in going back in again so soon.
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