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Should have stipulated a minimum amount of time at the job. Some people probably were thinking they could take the higher-paying, longer-hours job, push hard to work long enough to earn $80k, then take the rest of the year off. It's hypothetical, so why not?

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It's not just $140k v. $80k. $140k jobs are on higher tracks and typically lead to much higher salaries down the future. Plus people over-estimate their ability to evade the job requirements/restrictions (sure it might take others so long to do it, but I'll do it faster).

If it was the exact same job with the same prestige, but you could buy some of your hours back for a reduced salary, I think you would see a different result.

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