When people have the opportunity to earn more, they do, no matter how hard it is for them. Citation needed. It really depends on how you view the world. If t

When people have the opportunity to earn more, they do, no matter how hard it is for them. Citation needed. It really depends on how you view the world. If that view is all about money and consumption, then, yeah, you probably won't leave money on the table. There are, however, competing worldviews that offer different versions of the good life, and in my experience, there are plenty of willing to leave money on the table because of it.