Hi good people, i need constructive suggestions pls, i am married with a son, wifey is a student in 3rd yr. I worked as a tv presenter and later moved on to radio as a presenter/producer/DJ, i did this for 4years of my life and loved every minute of it. Later moved to banking where i stayed for 3yrs but now i am an asst mgr in an IT firm, i take care care of their branding issues. My problem now is that cos of skool i stay far from my young family, i am in Lagos and the are in Enugu, secondly i hate Lagos cos i awake 4:30am everyday and leave my house 5:30am to avoid traffic. I earn close to 250k a month with other incentives but yet i am not satisfied with the job, Lagos, the traffic (the fact that i have to struggle driving to & fro work against heavy traffic) and most especially not being close to my family. I just got an appointment to move back to radio in the east, 1hr drive away from my family for a salary of 90k a month, a flat, health insurance and 6months salary review. What should i do? i love media, its my life but taking a paycut of 150k for job satisfaction is scary? i need your honest contributions, u could be saving a life, waiting for your answers, one love!  

How come everyone is advicing based on the money alone, even with the 250k a month, he hates Lagos cos of the traffic and some other factors. But back in the east he'll be given a flat(which mean he'll no longer pay for accomodation), have access to health insurance scheme(his medical bill wont eat into his salary), in 6months he'll get a salary review(probably be earning more than 100k by then) and most importantly he'll be very close to his young family.
When you're not satisfied with what you are doing, it's difficult to grow. Believe me, I've lived in Lagos for sometime and i've also lived in other part of the country, getting a 2-bedroom flat in a good location in Lagos wont be less than 350k per annum, cost of maintaining your car in Lagos will be higher due to the hours spent in traffic. Above all, there's nothing as good as returning to the comfort of your family when faced with challenges of work place.

Me sef:

@ Poster,

You need to do some mathematics to put some variables in perspective. You need to quantify the following:

A. Gains of leaving your present job

i. Proximity to your family
ii. Job satisfaction
iii. Less stress: light traffic, good closing time
iv. Reduced expenses: free medical bill, free accomodation, less car maintenance cost, less fuel consumption (gen and car) This kind of gives a wholistic approach in navigating a way out of ur dilema. May God guide to toe d right step bro.

B. Losses arising from quiting your current job for the Enugu job

i. Salary cut (quite easy: 160k)

You will need to put value to all items under A (i - iv) and then do Total  B - Total A. If your answer is positive, then stay in Lagos. If negative, then pack your bag and head for Enugu. This is the quantitative analysis of your situation.

Now here is my qualitative analysis:

i. About 80% of the people in Nigeria do not have job satisfaction (my perspective) and honestly speaking job satisfaction would not put gari on your table. Only money will.

ii. 160k salary reduction is no yams. Is your wife ready to give up all the goodies you send to her and your child just to have you around her? What about families who depend on you - i mean your brothers, sisters, father, mother, friends, relatives etc?  Will they stop asking you for money just because you now have a 90k job? Or do you spend your money alone?

iii. You can still satisfy your passion for media in Lagos. There are so many media houses in Lagos. If you are so good and talented, it won't be long for one of them to find you and offer you a job with a decent pay.

iv. Your wife will soon finish school and can join you in Lagos.

V. Finally, Lagos is where you can nuture your brains to achieve utmost personal and career development more than what Enugu will offer you. the best in media profession are in Lagos and they will challenge you a great deal to continue to strive towards professionalism and perfection. You may end up being a local champion in Enugu.

The choice is still yours to make. I wish you all the best.

Ndipe:

The man is complaining of BP and yet, some are encouraging him to stick with the job in Lagos. Afroprince, which one is more important, your health or making more money. You are in a difficult situation, but God will see you through. After six months, you might get a raise from 90k.

chaircover:

@kx forgive my prying but did you have dependents at the time you gave up your job?