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Your income is not determine by how hard you work. It's determined by how much value you create and how strong your negotiating position is for capturing that

by khuey 14y ago

Your income is not determine by how hard you work. It's determined by how much value you create and how strong your negotiating position is for capturing that value.

nilkn 14y ago
Has that not been my point all along? ...
- khuey 14y ago
  Perhaps I misread you, but you seem to think that this is unfair. Why?
  - nilkn 14y ago
    Unfair may not be the right word. I just think I'm fortunate to enjoy something which, as a side effect, makes me valuable to companies. If I were to say there is unfairness in the matter, it would be because not all activities are valued the same. There are obvious reasons for that which I don't contest, but the distribution of interests across different people is more or less random and pays no attention to whether those interests will lead to high-value skills or not. I view myself as lucky to have an innate interest in something which makes me financially valuable to at least some companies. Some of my friends or family members don't have interests which tend to lead to high-value skills. As a result, for them to get a similarly paying job, they'd have to choose a career in something they don't enjoy. I don't believe anyone is acting overly entitled for wanting to get the best compensation they can convince a company to pay them. Maybe I misread the original article, but I got the sense from the author's tone that he feels entitled to much more than simply being paid his worth, though. He just doesn't appear to be even remotely grateful for any of the fortunes he has to even have the option of turning down companies all over high-paying jobs which he enjoys greatly. I suppose this is a case where words speak louder than actions. His actions--maximizing his expected compensation--are perfectly fine in my book. But his words betray a deeper level of entitlement which I don't think is justified. Just my two cents.

by khuey 14y ago

Your income is not determine by how hard you work. It's determined by how much value you create and how strong your negotiating position is for capturing that value.

nilkn 14y ago

Has that not been my point all along? ...

khuey 14y ago
Perhaps I misread you, but you seem to think that this is unfair. Why?
- nilkn 14y ago
  Unfair may not be the right word. I just think I'm fortunate to enjoy something which, as a side effect, makes me valuable to companies. If I were to say there is unfairness in the matter, it would be because not all activities are valued the same. There are obvious reasons for that which I don't contest, but the distribution of interests across different people is more or less random and pays no attention to whether those interests will lead to high-value skills or not. I view myself as lucky to have an innate interest in something which makes me financially valuable to at least some companies. Some of my friends or family members don't have interests which tend to lead to high-value skills. As a result, for them to get a similarly paying job, they'd have to choose a career in something they don't enjoy. I don't believe anyone is acting overly entitled for wanting to get the best compensation they can convince a company to pay them. Maybe I misread the original article, but I got the sense from the author's tone that he feels entitled to much more than simply being paid his worth, though. He just doesn't appear to be even remotely grateful for any of the fortunes he has to even have the option of turning down companies all over high-paying jobs which he enjoys greatly. I suppose this is a case where words speak louder than actions. His actions--maximizing his expected compensation--are perfectly fine in my book. But his words betray a deeper level of entitlement which I don't think is justified. Just my two cents.