Work Motivations Beyond Money

This cluster centers on debates about whether people are primarily driven by financial incentives in their work and careers, or by other factors such as passion, purpose, achievement, and social good.

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Sample Comments

nowarninglabel Aug 10, 2016 View on HN

Not everyone is motivated solely by money.

Synaesthesia Mar 9, 2022 View on HN

People are motivated by more than just money.

jlgaddis Jul 17, 2016 View on HN

Not everyone is solely motivated by money.

rorykoehler Jun 28, 2015 View on HN

Surely money isn't the only reason you work?

adrianN May 29, 2023 View on HN

Maybe because people prefer earning money over interesting work?

konjin Sep 14, 2020 View on HN

What's more human than wanting to make as much money as possible for the least amount of work?

johnmarius Aug 10, 2016 View on HN

Some people are in fact motivated by money. Lots of things will begin to make sense to you, if you consider them from that perspective.

chrisseaton Sep 13, 2021 View on HN

Maybe not everyone's motivated by money?

citricsquid Jan 25, 2011 View on HN

How many people out there work for the desire to achieve vs. bags of money?

notadoc Jun 29, 2017 View on HN

Believe it or not, some people aren't entirely motivated by money.