"are you happy at your job, spike?"
"yeah, pretty much"
"because you dont seem all that happy, and you make all that money, yet you dont seem all that content"
"well my dishappiness isnt related to my job"
"i mean, i enjoy a certain level of prestige doing what i do, knowing that i can make a difference in how things work in a top level company. so that makes it better."
"plus you make all that money"
"well yeah, that helps too."

note: i dont make all that much money, but compared to the salary of a recent college graduate who is a teacher...