Interesting point I saw on this site a while ago - most people are well trained to work out hourly compensation by time spent working. By that metric, ignoring

Interesting point I saw on this site a while ago - most people are well trained to work out hourly compensation by time spent working. By that metric, ignoring hair loss, you and your coworkers earn the same per hour. Let's flip it and measure something else of value. How much free time you have left over. After all overheads (work, sleep, commute, chores) 1 extra hour worked per day can be a 25% reduction in your free time. What is that worth? How much are you selling that 25% for? Would the overtime or pay rise be worth this? Sometimes you just need cash in the bank even at a poor exchange rate but I think it's useful to look from different perspectives.