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Published: Saturday February 9, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Wednesday April 17, 2013 MYT 1:59:24 AM

Salary vs job satisfaction
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WHEN looking for employment, most, if not all of the time, we choose to go for something that either promises a fat paycheck or a job that might not pay so well but guarantees great satisfaction. So which would you go for and what is the preferred choice? According to a recent survey by JobsCentral Malaysia, the average urban Malaysian employee considers his or her salary to be the most important aspect of their working life, even beyond career advancement opportunities and intellectuallystimulating work.

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The survey, titled The JobsCentral 2012 Work Happiness Survey, questioned 3,194 employed citizens of the Klang
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