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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: 2) by q.kontinuum on Tuesday December 13 2016, @03:29PM
reason to pay the more unpleasant jobs well
I agree. With basic income for everyone, earning something on top would be an enjoyable thing compared to work hard to hardly make ends meet now. Also I suspect that the less enjoyable jobs usually require less training, so it would be entirely feasible (with basic income available) to have more people just working a few hours a week for some additional luxuries instead of having few people being forced to do it as a full time job.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @03:41PM
So guys, next time you visit a nice, clean public toilet, tip the toilet lady a dollar more ;)