> But give a person the choice between all those things and an extra $100k income, and I'm pretty sure you can guess what they'll choose. At least most people.

> But give a person the choice between all those things and an extra $100k income, and I'm pretty sure you can guess what they'll choose. At least most people. i suppose "most" can mean a range of things. but i think that if money was even top 3 for somebody, we'd see them studying for FAANG interviews continuously, and applying over and over. in all my years i've run into maybe one person who behaved like that. maybe that's more common behavior than i realize? (google is the only one of them that's had a real presence in my area for >10 years.) it's important! and i think management definitely likes to underestimate the importance, but it seems to be balanced with a selection of other interests. many of which management could provide for ~$0 or <$0, so they're worth mentioning in (what i feel is) the context of this Ask HN.