This article resonates with me, although I loved my job. To make a long story short, when I was 20 I had to fully support my mother and my very young sister. T

This article resonates with me, although I loved my job. To make a long story short, when I was 20 I had to fully support my mother and my very young sister. This was the most important reason that led me to accept conditions at work (work for a foreign company who I didn't know anyone in person, for low salary, not enough vacation, work way more than 40 hours per week, be on call 24/7 for years, etc) that I know for a fact people that were not in the same situation would never take. At least the vast majority of my friends and colleagues from college. I still loved my job, but it was a balance between accepting shitty conditions and being a very dedicated worker betting on a brighter future for my family. It turned out very good for me, although it took a very long time to, in terms of salary, be on par with a national median. I never thought about it that way, but family indeed was the real motivator for me.