Reasons why you might want to reject a lower-paying job.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Handle the Job Offer You Can't Afford] Reference

But now only a few thousand lower-paying nonunion jobs will be created.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain Stiffs U.S. Workers, Helps Europeans Win Air Tanker Deal] Reference

Now he spends four hours a day commuting to and from a lower-paying job.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 14, 2004] Reference

Klein has applied for lower-paying junior positions, but has had no luck.    From Wordnik.com.  [Road Rage Blamed On Layoff] Reference

Superintendents and were reported to Inspectors who then assigned them lower-paying jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [6.Organize or Starve] Reference

So wait, Harvard is trying to direct students of limited means into lower-paying specialties?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 'Emboldenment Effect'] Reference

This will reduce the demand for the lower-paying 7% bond, and thus the market price of the bond.    From Wordnik.com.  [Government Debt Is Not Risk-Free] Reference

Getty Images None of this is to say that your husband has to take this particular lower-paying job.    From Wordnik.com.  [Should You Take an Hourly Job or Stay on Unemployment?] Reference

An even bigger part is because of occupational segregation: Women tend to work in lower-paying fields.    From Wordnik.com.  [Despite New Law, Gender Salary Gap Persists] Reference

"They go to a somewhat lower-paying government job and then, over time, debt starts to build up," Friedly said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Capitol Hill employees owed $9.3 million in back taxes last year, data show] Reference

Women favor education and lower-paying jobs, while men gravitate toward engineering and finance which pay more.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2007] Reference

My draft legislation also would compensate workers whose beryllium sensitivity forced them into lower-paying jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memorandum On Occupational Illness Compensation] Reference

Paul went on WVLK-AM in Lexington and told unemployed people to stop whining and start accepting lower-paying jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [J.D. Hayworth's "free money"; Steve Cohen's dorky dancing; Mark Kirk's great escape; and Mike Huckabee's affair with Helen Thomas] Reference

Since she's an executive at another software company, Parker's transition to a lower-paying job was a little easier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Finding Your Dream Job] Reference

Goldman Sachs offered him a job, but he took a lower-paying gig developing urban marketplaces in the Washington area.    From Wordnik.com.  [D.C. developer David von Storch is pumped to take fitness centers to a new level] Reference

Like a number of older workers, Mr. Denton has decided to leave the work force rather than accept a lower-paying job.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Firms Struggle to Hire Despite High Unemployment] Reference

If that's not a problem for you, it's still a good idea to shore up your finances before moving to a lower-paying job.    From Wordnik.com.  [When a High-Paying Job Keeps You Low] Reference

Rural areas have a larger share of lower-paying health-care jobs such as nursing assistants and personal-care attendants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Factories Fading, Hospitals Step In] Reference

Even as lower-paying jobs have been lost, the flow of high-paying government and contractor jobs has fueled housing demand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Loudoun County home sales appear to be rebounding, report shows] Reference

SCHNEIDER: A lot of them are out of work, or a lot of them have found lower-paying jobs and their unhappy with the economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2004] Reference

Congressional aides often leave lower-paying jobs working for lawmakers for higher salaries at corporations or trade groups.    From Wordnik.com.  [Barney Frank Severs Ties With Ex-Staffer Now Working at ICE] Reference

In addition, the new cable work that takes up some of the slack is lower-paying, in terms of both upfront fees and residuals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jonathan Handel: Leno Strips Down] Reference

Intangible rewards help explain why someone would choose to stay at a lower-paying job when a higher-paying one is available.    From Wordnik.com.  [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference

Women often choose the lower-paying specialties like family practice and pediatrics, he says, which brings down the pay average.    From Wordnik.com.  [Best-Paying Jobs For Women] Reference

In other words, it's a comment on the flight of many jobs overseas to lower-paying areas, as we all know, loss of manufacturing jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of American Freedom] Reference

Dozens of other laid-off workers said they are having the same problem, forcing some to consider lower-paying jobs or new professions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wall Street's Insecurity] Reference

According to The New York Times people with ADHD have lower-paying jobs and a higher chance of being fired versus people without ADHD.    From Wordnik.com.  [ADHD Entrepreneurs] Reference

Others, who have had to take lower-paying jobs, are struggling to pay credit card debt accumulated before and after their unemployment.    From Wordnik.com.  [A caveat on that drop in credit card debt] Reference

But there are signs of a deceleration in revenue growth in India as carriers begin to target lower-paying customers from the countryside.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bharti Raises Bid for MTN, Improving Odds of Pact] Reference

As patients shift to a lower-paying government plan, doctors 'incomes will decline by as much as 15% to 20% depending on their specialty.    From Wordnik.com.  [How ObamaCare Will Affect Your Doctor] Reference

Labor leaders thwarted Mr. Ricke's subsequent attempt to shift around 50,000 other workers from the fixed-line unit into lower-paying jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deutsche Telekom Faces] Reference

It will decrease the debt burden that crushes too many of those people and discourages them from spending a few years in lower-paying jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Presidents Remarks To American Council On Education] Reference

Many remain bitter that the U.S. government refused to rescue the company, but have moved on to new jobs that seem stable but often are lower-paying.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lehman's Legacy: Aline Almeida] Reference

At the same time, investors are moving money from lower-paying demand accounts to time deposits that pay higher interest, a move that has further increased costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chinese Banks: Buy Now, Sell Later?] Reference

"As the downturn deepens, an increasing number of job seekers will find themselves getting lower-paying offers," says Mark Royal, a senior consultant at Hay Group.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Handle the Job Offer You Can't Afford] Reference

He favors wage subsidies -- sometimes called "wage insurance" -- for older workers that would temporarily complement their income if they have to shift to a lower-paying job.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Election Choice: Trade] Reference