What salary do you think would make you happy? (lemmy.world)

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[-] huginn@feddit.it 37 points 9 months ago

The more money I make the sooner I can stop working.

So bigger salary = bigger happy. Always. There's no number that is "enough".

I enjoy my job, so working 20 more years isn't that onerous.

But I'd rather retire tomorrow than work for anyone else.

[-] tdawg@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

Honestly? If I won the lottery today I would still work. I really really enjoy my work. It keeps me focused and motivated. My problem is having my livelyhood tied to the wims of a chaotic prideful coke filled VC

[-] huginn@feddit.it 5 points 9 months ago

That's fair, and also true for me.

I enjoy laboring. I do not enjoy working for others.

I've got endless amounts of side projects that I never have enough mental energy for because the job saps it all.

When I got laid off last year I had about a month between jobs where I got to just do whatever I wanted. After about a week of decompressing I started working 5ish hours a day on side projects, because I wanted something that was more mentally stimulating.

[-] just_change_it@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

There’s no number that is “enough”.

A quadrillion dollars per minute ought to be enough for anybody.

[-] huginn@feddit.it 12 points 9 months ago

See that means I would instantly retire, so I wouldn't be working.

[-] all-knight-party@kbin.run 6 points 9 months ago

You would work until you got your first paycheck. If it were a job that paid you under the table you could theoretically work a single shift. Best job ever.

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Putting that much money into circulation would cause hyperinflation and then a gallon of milk would cost 10 quintillion dollars and you're back to square one.

[-] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 9 months ago

>Putting that much money into circulation would cause hyperinflation

so dont circulate it.

[-] just_change_it@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Right... if one person owns a quadrillion dollars but doesn't spend it there is no inflation. They'd just spend a billion here... a billion there... buying up all those midsized businesses or swathes of land.

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