Why work hard when you only get paid so little??

I cant help thinking after reading Jonathan Leger's email..despite all the hoo haas going on in the financial markets, threat of recession etc..his income had increased these past months although he was only working 1-2 hours.

It made me think, looking at the cleaner at my office and my house, who work hard from morning til evening, only to get paid peanuts.
The operators and technicians in my company..who work on platforms or in plants..endangering themselves daily being exposed to radicals / chemicals...yet the amount they earn in a year is less than a General Manager in my company earn in a month.

Its like..the harder u work..the less u get paid..so why choose work that require u to work so hard..??
Its not that I'm lazy... my friends in uni can vouch how much effort and hours I put in MUOSS though I wasnt paid at all..yet coz of the passion..I was willing to voluntarily do it..
But now, being in a company I dont give a damn about...only staying coz I'm obliged too..
So why should I put in so much effort? when I could be earning more from my online business

Out of place at work ...

I often feel out of place at work...

for instance, this morning, when I came in to office ppl were talking whether they shld agree with the new retirement benefit scheme...whether the company has cheated them of their entitlement.
as for me, i just cant be bothered..coz I know I wont even wanna stay here til I retire..
so whatever benefit I can squeeze out as soon as possible is my current priority now.
money now is always better than money later.

yesterday, i went to redeem my cards points since they had special offer for staff...the petrol vouchers will expire mid next yr..so i still have plenty of time to use it, even if i had left the company.

i have also collected the vouchers for cooking gas subsidy..
should go and maximise my dental benefits for year 2008.

hmm...what else can I squeeze out of the benefits I have..