What I mean is everyone wants both. And I’m not talking huge differences. I don’t mean go from 30k per year to 120k per year or going home sweating everyday to watching Netflix most days. What brought the question up was I was in hospital and the computer the scanned all the medication and machines into was on my right side of bed and Iv pole where all medications were on my left. Nurses also had to deal with wired scanners which they had to hold up above the bed to walk around. Not a huge problem but cover 30 rooms with 4-16 different medications to swap out per day was probably a major pain(nurses can chime in disagreeing).
Another thing I’ve seen is people in a warehouse with systems logging all locations a product could be in and saying yeah we have some of that in one of these and they have to walk around to check several locations to find which still has some.
So you want a 2k-6k raise… If your job was easier how much would that make you stay instead of just demanding a raise?
Edit: this is not a real situation but say I have 4 employees under me and an extra 25k in budget. Would you prefer a raise or to improve your job?
Can confirm. After trying out a lot of different jobs and careers, I’ve concluded that working harder for more pay only applies to jobs where your abilities aren’t much of a factor; You’re only renting out your muscles. These jobs can be hard as fuck, and often don’t pay very well.
Then there are jobs where the employee matters more. Some jobs because of what you’re allowed to do (certs, licenses, etc), and then there are the jobs that require niche skills - They don’t hire you to work hard, they’re hiring you for what you can do when needed. Think of a lawyer on a retainer.
I, for example, have a few certs and licenses, combined with very niche skills. My job is easy as fuck (for me), and there aren’t many others who can do it.