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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.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @03:17PM
Work where you get paid a salary (through a company, or as self employed (registered business)), or an income through social security (pension, disabilities, jobless). If you work voluntary for a non-profit, you're expected to have a paid job beside it (sometimes it is possible to combine it with a social security subsidy). But many social security subsidies aren't possible if you are too rich.
Example:
We have here a discount on tax where a percent of the rent on a mortgage can be subtracted from your income. If you have no job, this can't be subtracted (no income), while you might have a lot of wealth.