There is one word that describes the type of jobs my grandparents and parents wanted: stabile. 

Creative? No. Fun? No. Exciting? Not really. Consistent? Yes!

I think this was a result of the Great Depression. I mean if I grew up during the GD, when I got older I would want a stable job too! Who cares about what you do as long as you have enough money to feed your family.

My generation is not like that.

I value stability, but the thing I value more than that is passion. I want to work at something I'm passionate about. And that passion trumps the money for me. I can cut back on stuff. I don't have to have all the stuff I could have if I made a lot of money. I really don't care much about the money as long as we have what we need (which is different than what we want). I'd rather take a pay cut and work for something I'm passionate about than have all the money in the word and hate my job--no matter how stable it is.

So fellow twentysomethings, which do you prefer? Stability or passion? Am I alone here in being willing to take a pay cut to work for something I'm passionate about?

@JacobRiggs