> if anything problems like stress have actually become less of an issue as my pay increases That's been my experience too; pay and stress have been somewhat i

> if anything problems like stress have actually become less of an issue as my pay increases That's been my experience too; pay and stress have been somewhat inversely proportional. Some of this is just a natural result of being financially secure enough that being fired isn't something I have to fear, but it's also that companies which pay poorly also treat their employees poorly in other ways too.