Yeah, I was responding to this: But higher-paying jobs are all salaried rather than hourly, which seems to indicate that society has already decided pretty low

Yeah, I was responding to this: But higher-paying jobs are all salaried rather than hourly, which seems to indicate that society has already decided pretty low on the scale that more valuable jobs and work has less and less of a correlation with your hours worked. A quick google gets me this: While 40 hours of work per week is considered full-time, the average salaried employee does not often exceed 45-50 hours per week. This is because, according to Upcounsel, “If a job requires 55-60 (or more) hours to perform, many would consider it a poorly-designed job.” Even then, The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that almost 10 million American employees in all industries work 60 or more hours per week. https://www.bamboohr.com/hr-glossary/salaried-employee/ https://www.bamboohr.com/hr-glossary/salaried-employee/