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posted by Snow on Tuesday December 13 2016, @10:52AM   Printer-friendly
from the this-is-just-what-our-corporate-overlords-want-us-to-think dept.

You’d think striking it suddenly rich would be the ultimate ticket to freedom. Without money worries, the world would be your oyster. Perhaps you’d champion a worthy cause, or indulge a sporting passion, but work? Surely not. However, remaining gainfully employed after sudden wealth is more common than you’d think. After all, there are numerous high-profile billionaires who haven’t called it quits despite possessing the luxury to retire, including some of the world’s top chief executives, such as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg.

But it turns out, the suddenly rich who aren’t running companies are also loathe to quit, even though they have plenty of money. That could be, in part, because the link between salary and job satisfaction is very weak.


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  • (Score: 2) by q.kontinuum on Tuesday December 13 2016, @02:52PM

    by q.kontinuum (532) on Tuesday December 13 2016, @02:52PM (#440793) Journal

    I would also assume there is a correlation between ambition and getting rich. Definitely not 1, but that doesn't mean there isn't a correlation.
    (There might be some correlation between sociopathy and ambition > 1 as well. I'm not implying ambitious people 'd be morally superior.)

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