What is more important to you: the money or the work?

对你而言，工资和工作哪个更重要？

Money is always important, but the work you perform is the most important. Every employee who has quit a job in frustration¹ knows the importance of enjoying their line of work. Let’s face it, there are a few positions that you wouldn’t do no matter the salary.

工资总是很重要，但是你从事的工作才是最重要的。每一位在纠结中辞掉工作的员工都知道享受工作的重要性。必须承认，有些工作不论工资多高，你都不会做的。

WORST ANSWER: This question may be posed to you in different ways, at different times in the interview. The interviewer knows what he’s doing: he’s looking for inconsistent answers on your part to determine if you’ve been coached . The worst thing you could do is answer differently than you did before. At that point, your consistency² comes into question and the one thing that’s valued across all cultures is consistency.

最差回答：在面试中，面试官会以不同的方式在不同的时间向你提出这个问题。面试官知道他在做什么：他在寻找你回答问题中前后不一致的地方，以此来判断你是不是有备而来。最糟糕的回答就是前后不一致。这个时候，你的一致性就会受到质疑。而在所有的文化中，保持一致性都是十分重要的。

BEST ANSWER: The best answer is to put things into perspective. Money IS important — highly important — after all, no one works for free, but enjoying your work, your co-workers, and boss rank higher. We all know people, perhaps you’ve been in this same circumstance, who were highly paid but despised their job.

最好的回答：最好的回答一定要全面合理。工资确实很重要，毕竟任何人的工作都不是白干的，但是，更重要的是一定要喜欢自己的工作、老板以及同事。我们都知道一些人工资很高，却厌恶自己的工作，也许你也曾遇到过相同的情况。

Example: “My honest answer is that it depends on the money and the work. Obviously there are positions I wouldn’t do no matter the pay, but others I would consider on a volunteer basis. In reality, though, I don’t think a strong compensation package and enjoyable work are mutually exclusive. My desire is to work in a field that offers me not only the challenge of growth and personal development, but professional development as well. Based on what I’ve learned about this open position at your company, I believe I’m an ideal fit.”

范例回答：“说实话，这要看工资水平和所从事的工作。显然，有些工作即使给再高的工资我也不会做，而有些工作即使义务帮忙我也愿意。实际上，我也不认为高工资和喜欢的工作两者之间是对立的。我期望的工作既具有不断的挑战成长空间，同时还可为个人发展提供机会。基于我对您公司招聘职位的了解，我相信自己可以胜任。”