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Human society revolves around getting, trading, saving, and spending money. I think that money is a primary motivator for many, many, many people. Including mys
by random_rr 10y ago
Human society revolves around getting, trading, saving, and spending money. I think that money is a primary motivator for many, many, many people. Including myself - why else would I show up to a job every day?
I show up because I need money. I perform at a high level in order to ask for more money. I use that money to do things that I want. Money is a great motivator - I care about trivial things because I am paid to care about them. I would never care if I weren't being paid.
- dagw 10y agoObviously money is my primary motivator for going to work, but offering me more of it won't necessarily make me work more or in itself convince me to go work for someone else. Two salary negotiations ago I turned down money in exchange for more vacation days for example. I've turned down jobs offering more money because they placed greater demands on my time. I've also taken jobs offering less money since they offered me more intellectual freedom and autonomy as to how I go about my work.