I have to insert here than work is about more than just making money. I have two sons. My oldest is extraordinarily bright, went to MIT and now has a great job at a biotech. He met his wife at the company - she is also a college grad -and together they have a great life.
My younger son never liked school, never took a single college class, but found a great job running a small business. He actually makes more than my older son and his wife combined.
Here’s the big difference: my older son is mentally engaged in his job. It provides him far more “job satisfaction” than the money alone, and he feels that he is accomplishing something significant.
My younger son’s work is 100% transactional. There is little satisfaction beyond the paycheck. He has some customers that he genuinely likes, and many that he merely tolerates. His work does not make him happy.
We should never think that money is the only reward from a job, or think it is the only measure of success for an education.
One thing the progs mistakenly assume is that EVERYONE hates their job and their boss. Even my first entry level jobs in high school were fun. Now, near 60 years old, my ‘job’ is very fun. Everyone I know likes their job.