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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
In a way, yes, and also not. When your tasks at work become less menial/laborious and more administrative, it can seem like you have less on your plate, but you’re usually getting more and more sucked into your job, and it can take over more and more of your life

For example, consider every retail wage earner that gets sleazily texted by their managers during their free time, trying to get them to come in. From the manager’s perspective though, they’re potentially off work, and getting messages from employees saying they can’t make their shift, sometimes last-minute, and they’re contacting many different employees who are off work at the time trying to fill in slots for shifts at the workplace. That kind of thing can completely possess managers working in hourly jobs, which is why they get so pushy and sleazy about it. (Of course, I’m not excusing that type of thing, we need different solutions)

Another good example is the classic case of the businessman who spends less and less time with his family as he moves up the corporate ladder, as he has to go on more flights and trips for important meetings, all while his salary grows. And all the while tension grows between all the money he’s bringing in for his family, and how little time he has to spend with them.

The only people who are up at the top, get paid stupid money, and get to live leisurely, are c-suite executives at certain companies (it’s easy to name notable executives that obviously don’t do much work, and ones that do), and most of all, board members. You wanna be filthy rich and work a week or two a year? Get on the board of a big company. Good luck with that one though, it’s usually easier to be a c-suite exec
gpt
I worked for a small bank and the board members met once a month. They got paid about 30,000/year.