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Ironically, there is evidence that money is still the primary driver of job selection (above meaningful work), based on the assumption that money will make them
by bumby 3y ago
Ironically, there is evidence that money is still the primary driver of job selection (above meaningful work), based on the assumption that money will make them more happy.
https://giesbusiness.illinois.edu/news/2023/10/23/paper--higher-pay-consistently-trumps-meaningful-work-as-strongly-valued-job-attribute https://giesbusiness.illinois.edu/news/2023/10/23/paper--hig...
- ethanbond 3y agoYep, people tend to have different (even contradictory and self-defeating) preferences over different time horizons. Many such cases.
- AlotOfReading 3y agoI'm not sure that motivation follows from the preference. Money is an extremely good proxy for all sorts of desirable job attributes like respect, better working environments, and social status.
- bumby 3y agoI would tend to agree, in part because of hedonic adaptation. I suspect the impact on happiness from more money is relatively less enduring.