A theory I stole from someone is that he's not being paid for doing the hard work, he's being paid for not destroying the hard work (and the company). Like a d

A theory I stole from someone is that he's not being paid for doing the hard work, he's being paid for not destroying the hard work (and the company). Like a driver of an armored truck that you pay extra, not for driving it being difficult, but due to the value of the cargo. Does that seem so weird to you?