It’s not simply more hours in, more money out. It’s the desire to work hard that matters.
This is the difference between junior investment bankers and engineers. Both have to work hard at the beginning of their careers to justify being paid for their work for all future years. Investment bankers are paid to be available to make decks, crunch numbers, etc at all hours of the day. I’m curious how many of those hours are spent doing something of value vs just being available to the partner. In comparison, a software engineers time is not valued for simply being available, but rather in creating something useful. Both are motivated to work many hours, but one is intrinsic and the other is extrinsic.
This is the difference between junior investment bankers and engineers. Both have to work hard at the beginning of their careers to justify being paid for their work for all future years. Investment bankers are paid to be available to make decks, crunch numbers, etc at all hours of the day. I’m curious how many of those hours are spent doing something of value vs just being available to the partner. In comparison, a software engineers time is not valued for simply being available, but rather in creating something useful. Both are motivated to work many hours, but one is intrinsic and the other is extrinsic.