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Oh simple answer Mr. Super CEO; because no matter how you dress it up, the bottom line is NO, people do NOT love their jobs. Shockingly, people do not derive joy from using their effort to benefit someone else, in this case YOU.

The thing is, I actually do like my job, but I like doing other things too. If I didn't have to work, I would probably do something like what I do at work anyway, just not as much of it (probably like 2 hours/day?).

That said, I absolutely take all of my time off. Sometimes I do work-like things on my leave (personal projects), but I will take all of my time off.

If you are going to steal the value I create why would I would harder then necessary for you to get richer through my exploitation.

Look Mr "Super CEO" you're loving your job because you had an idea, took the risk, and through a mixture of good execution and luck-based-timing and/or access to external financial help succeeded.

Congratulations, you're one of the lucky few who managed to earn good money from their obsession. Seriously well done.

Your employees are not that. They're there to collect a salary and paid time off in exchange for their labour under the veiled threat of financial (and possibly medical) ruin if they don't.

The paid time off is necessary so they don't go mad from sacrificing a third of their life doing unfulfilling tasks 80% of the time (if they're lucky).

"Well if they aren't as obsessed as I am about this job, why don't they leave and start their own thing?"

Because:

1. Most people aren't passionate about things that could produce a livable wage if they did that full-time and therefore don't live to work, but work to live.

2. Even if they could turn a passion into a start-up business or self-employment, there's a myriad of other factors, e.g. risk appetite, financial position, people depending on them, previous traumatic experiences with low or zero-income, that inhibit them from taking on a massive gamble like this.

3. The current capitalism based economy would be unable to support everyone acting as basically an independent contractor offering goods and services. Organisations need to be formed to carry out more complex products and/or services. That's even without considering necessary public sector roles.

Get your head out of your reality-shielding arse and stop inhaling your own hot gasses.

This is precisely why "unlimited" PTO is a fucking scam. When it's a set amount in writing as part of your compensation package, they're literally committing a crime if they never let you take it. If it's more nebulously worded, it's easier to blame the demands of the job, as though those aren't defined by the same people jerking you around on benefits. And they have proven time and time again that they will take everything from you if given the chance.

I love my job. I really do. I also love other things more. It’s not rocket surgery.