my uneducated response is I do not receive more pay for doing more.
Yeah, well, that can happen during difficult economic times. Even so, the American standard of living has consistently improved over time because of technological advances and increased productivity. Few people would get any pay increases unless their productivity also increased. Individual situations will vary, of course, but I’m talking about the big picture. The average family today has two cars ( or more), larger homes with central heat and AC, color televisions, all sorts of electronic gadgets, and a washer and dryer so mom doesn’t have to use a line strung across the back yard. All those restaurants out there today, that weren’t out there forty years ago, exist because we have more income to support them, and that increased income is driven by increased productivity. It’s Economics 101. Again, your personal mileage may vary.