People very high up the corporate ladder often aren't motivated by money. They just get paid a lot. It's not the reason why they work. They work to get power, f

People very high up the corporate ladder often aren't motivated by money. They just get paid a lot. It's not the reason why they work. They work to get power, fame, respect etc. They believe that good workers are like them even if those people don't earn very much in comparison. They also believe that if someone is a bad worker, eg not like them, and you pay them a lot then they'll slack off and spend their money on things like holidays rather than working as hard as possible.