A personal reflection arguing that high pay does not guarantee fulfillment if work requires long hours at a desk. The speaker rejects trading large amounts of time (e.g., ~200 hours/month or 10 hours/day) for money, saying increased salary only buys material goods while leaving daily work life unfulfilling.
And I didn't want my life to look like 200 hours a month sitting at a desk doing something I was bored with, no matter how much money you paid me. And maybe that resonates with people, because let's say I was on 100 grand a year for argument's sake. But even if you just said, we'll give you 200 grand a year, I'm still bored for 10 hours a day, unfulfilled at my desk. I'll have a nicer car, you'll start buying more toys. Those 10 hours a day, you're still trading time for money, and the time you're spending isn't very fulfilling. So.
