I currently work at two restaurants, very nice, upscale restaurants. The work isn't too difficult or hard, but I'm considering dropping one of them to apply at an Arthur Murray ballroom dance studio.

Pros: It's DANCE. A JOB that will allow me to DANCE.

Cons: I've looked up a few reviews from employees of the company and from what I read, it seems like overall the management sucks, and the pay is very low considering what is expected of the employees, and given what patrons pay for lessons.

BUT A JOB THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO DANCE ;-; Worth it?

I'd recommend sticking with what you have.

From the sounds of it, no. No sense getting entangled in something you're going to potentially hate. Will you really love dancing on behalf of some shitbird employer who treats you like refuse because they know you don't have many other options for that line of work so you'll be forced to do some pretty degrading shit at the risk of losing your job otherwise?

Never let your passions be the deciding factor. I want nothing more than to live in the Rocky Mountains, but to afford that I'd have to take up at least two minimum wage jobs working crazy hours that won't ever let me get ahead in life just to pay for a very basic apartment in a shitty location, and utterly dismantling any progress towards saving for a house or a comfortable retirement, and I'd have to give up hobbies I love to live there.

Never be afraid to work at a job that sounds good for your life as a whole but might not be what you expected or had in mind for yourself. I wanted nothing more for almost my entire life to be a soldier, and when that fell through due to health problems, I took a chance at my current industry after hearing more about the opportunities in high school and college. Right now, I'm doing better than most of my high school classmates and I'm one of the few I know about with a career-level employment and a comfortable income. If you asked me back in high school what I wanted to do with my life, a water treatment operator wouldn't even be considered an option. Now that I've got my foot in the door, it's a great experience and a job that I love in a field that's always growing and changing. Honestly, I'm happy shit didn't pan out like I expected... health problems exempted.

Point is, don't sell yourself short just because you love to do something, especially if it might make you miserable. Go for an opportunity that will benefit your quality of life over a chance to maybe do something that's kind of what you like to do... maybe.

It doesn't matter if you love what you do at a job, if the management sucks your job will suck.

That's my opinion at least.

I have a friend at one of the jobs who also works with the dance company, I'll ask him more about the pros and cons of the job. All he's mentioned about it so far is that they're hiring and the hours are long. I'll poke through his thoughts more and see what comes of it.

Thanks for the insight, my doves <3

I'd stick with the jobs you have, personally. If the other place is run poorly, it will really suck the life out of something that you have a great love for. (Which would really be unfortunate.) You don't want to wind up associating dancing with something that you may potentially hate. (It will just ruin dancing on so many levels for you.)

Stay where you are, but keep looking -- something else may turn up that could be a better situation for you.

Think of it this way, it would be like if Holmes was offered a lucrative deal to work at Pixar, who happened to be taken over by a bunch of Nazi sympathizers and her entire job would be to draw concept art about Hitler and friends as they go on whacky adventures across the magical land of the Third Reich.

Doesn't matter how much you love drawing and being paid well to do it; nobody wants to draw happy Hitler and friends. Nothing is worth that.

Nothing.

Taaj said
I currently work at two restaurants, very nice, upscale restaurants. The work isn't too difficult or hard, but I'm considering dropping one of them to apply at an Arthur Murray ballroom dance studio.

Pros: It's DANCE. A JOB that will allow me to DANCE.

Cons: I've looked up a few reviews from employees of the company and from what I read, it seems like overall the management sucks, and the pay is very low considering what is expected of the employees, and given what patrons pay for lessons.

BUT A JOB THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO DANCE ;-; Worth it?

Stay with what you have and don't do it. Not only does poor management in a field where work is very minimum means they will take advantage of you and degrade you however they please but if you quit of get fired this also means that they are also more likely to give you a very bad review for any and all future employers and that could harm your chances in ever getting a good job to begin with. Thus fucking you up even more.

I say stick with the two fairly good jobs that are at least semi-likeable to you instead of trading for a job that holds your passion for dancing but with a shit staff crew that'll treat you badly and hurt you more in the future. While the job market for dancing might be low at this current time, not joining in with a shit staff and waiting for a better opportunity is better than joining a shit staff and losing any and all hope you'll ever have for a better job that includes dancing.